Safer in the Cloud: Office 365 and HIPAA Data
You like saving everything to your hard drive – it’s what you do. Then your laptop or tablet gets lifted, right out of your car. Sure, you thought it was safer to have sensitive information under your own watchful eye – except when it was on your car seat, while you went to the 7-11... Continue reading
HIPAA Plug-ins for WordPress, Part 3: Activity Logs
“Have you seen the video?” It’s a query for a connected world, bringing the world up close. From cell phones to visual doorbells – even police body cams – video helps tell a story – and maybe solve a crime. Now imagine this crime is an attempt to steal your company data or disable your... Continue reading
HIPAA Plugins for WordPress- Part 2 – WordFence
One of the clear lessons of our recent pandemic has been that an invisible virus can do great harm to a body, if only given a “portal” through which to enter. The “attack vectors” are varied, if not deceptive: airborne, on surfaces, and even by those who show no symptoms. Fortunately, we’ve learned firsthand how... Continue reading
Keep Your Heart Open: LA Surge Hospital, Pt. 2
Note: It’s National Hospital Week, celebrating hospitals, health systems, and health care workers. This year’s theme: “A Week of Thanks.” With that in mind, and especially during these trying times, we wanted to take a few weeks away from our series on HIPAA Plugins for WordPress to mention the important contributions of our own Terri Vidals and... Continue reading
LA Surge Hospital, Part. 1: Responding to a Crisis
Note: We’re taking a few weeks away from our series on HIPAA Plugins for WordPress to mention the important contributions of our own Terri Vidals and the Los Angeles Surge Center, a new Covid-19 – only hospital fighting to stem the tide of the novel coronavirus. As the spread of the Covid-19 virus rapidly evolved into a... Continue reading
Is Workspace HIPAA Compliant?
Collaboration – it’s essential for a successful healthcare practice. The excellent care you provide wouldn’t be accomplished without it. For numerous clinics and counselors, surgeons and specialists, Google’s powerful suite of collaborative services are top-notch. From Gmail to Hangouts, to Calendar and Sheets, Workspace provides the anywhere, real-time connections necessary to promote efficient outcomes. It... Continue reading
HIPAA Vault Expands Telemedicine Services during Covid19
In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, remote health services and telemedicine technologies – already in operation in many places – are now in high demand. With critical isolation and quarantine protocols now impacting non-emergent, in-person exams, the need is great for health providers to adopt effective consultation alternatives. As a result, some telemedicine companies... Continue reading
Are Google Servers HIPAA Compliant?
Innovative healthcare technology providers, including developers of telemedicine apps for virtual consults, rely on-site responsiveness and high data availability to facilitate patient care. Before choosing the cloud, these important technology providers will often ask if Google servers can meet the tests for HIPAA compliance; in other words, will they ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and high... Continue reading