Healthcare has an April Storm
Mark Twain is often credited with the line: “Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.” This spring, everyone was talking. In fact, if April is famous for its plentiful showers, then 2019 was legendary. Across the country, a number of all-time rain and snowfall totals were shattered: Asheville, NC, for example,... Continue reading
Clutch Recognizes HIPAA Vault in Cloud Consulting Industry
Clutch is a B2B ratings and reviews website located in the heart of Washington, D.C. Its mission is to help business clients connect with the service providers for their upcoming projects that will be the best fit. Clients can search the platform based on service and location so that they only see the most relevant... Continue reading
Protect Sensitive Patient Information with HIPAA Vault
Healthcare organizations face somewhat of a double whammy when it comes to digital security. Not only do they have to protect their businesses from ever-growing threats — including sophisticated phishing schemes, DDoS attacks, and ransomware — but they must do so in compliance with strict government regulations. In 1996, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)... Continue reading
Cheap HIPAA Compliant Hosting Plans
Often, the barrier that provides many companies and startups from expanding at a fast pace is the cost of entry for HIPAA Compliant Hosting. Because of the sensitive nature of PHI, HIPAA requires that the hosting environments be specially monitored in ways that are not required of the non-HIPAA sector. However, this type of increased security comes at a time cost for the provider, and a financial cost for the client: It is simply more expensive to host HIPAA data than non-HIPAA data. However, the barrier for entry need not be insurmountable. It is possible to find an inexpensive solution that still meets the safeguards required by HIPAA.
How We Envision Multi-Cloud
The clouds are gathering, so to speak. Multi-cloud technology is no longer on the horizon – it’s here. Traditionally, healthcare organizations have been slow to embrace the benefits of the cloud, rightfully focusing on the need for essential data security. An MSSP like HIPAA Vault helps alleviate those concerns, by providing a 24/7, managed cloud... Continue reading
Why your forms must be HIPAA Compliant
Anyone who handles medical information has probably heard the horror stories about what happens when protected health data falls into the wrong hands. There is, for instance, the $16 million settlement that health insurance giant Anthem is paying in response to the largest U.S. health data breach in history. In that case, hackers sent spear-phishing... Continue reading