If your office creates, maintains, receives or transmits electronic protected health information (e-PHI), you are a covered entity and a risk analysis is a mandatory step towards HIPAA compliance. Further, for those offices attempting to meet Meaningful Use requirements, a risk analysis is also required for Meaningful Use compliance.

If your medical group or hospital creates, maintains, receives, or transmits electronic protected health information (e-PHI), a risk analysis is a mandatory step towards HIPAA compliance.

As more and more health care professionals use mobile devices to store and transmit Protected Health Information (PHI), there is now a need to safeguard not only the physical security of the device but also the information stored on it.

CyberRisk Podcast. What physicians and hospital IT staff need to do to protect themselves. Tom Andre talks about Common Cyber Mistakes.

Smartphones, iPads, tablets, and laptop computers are common tools used by physicians. Here are ways to avoid a HIPAA violation if they are lost or stolen.