Category: HIPAA Compliance

Encryption at the Software Level: Linux and Windows

Encryption’s the name of the game these days, whether it’s at the software, hardware or storage level. And it’s an industry best practice for organizations that need to meet HIPAA and PCI compliance. We’ve got three webinars lined up for … Continue reading

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Upcoming Webinar: Encryption – Perspective on Privacy, Security & Compliance

Join Chris Heuman, Practice Leader for RISC Management and Consulting, and Online Tech for an informative webinar on the value of encryption for HIPAA, PCI and many other regulatory frameworks and the successful components of a data security program that … Continue reading

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Indiana HIMSS Spring Conference: Health Reform and Future of Public Health

Online Tech exhibited HIPAA hosting solutions at booth #9 at the Indiana HIMSS Spring Conference hosted in Carmel, Indiana. The conference theme centered around Innovation in HIT (Health Information Technology). Impact of Health Reform Seema Verma, SVC Consulting, Indiana Health … Continue reading

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Indiana HIMSS Spring Conference: Innovations in HIT (Health Information Technology)

Online Tech exhibited HIPAA hosting solutions at booth #9 at the Indiana HIMSS Spring Conference hosted in Carmel, Indiana yesterday. The conference theme centered around Innovation in HIT (Health Information Technology). Keynote Address: Troy Trygstad, PharmD, MBA, PhD Vice President, … Continue reading

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Tackling Healthcare CIO Challenges: Securing Infrastructure, IT Expertise and Costs

Nearly one in five healthcare CIOs have had a security breach within the past 12 months, according to statistics compiled by McKesson in Understanding Your CIO. Their top infrastructure IT focus is on systems that secure personal health information (22 … Continue reading

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Celebrate Corporate Compliance and Ethics Week!

Everybody put your party hats on, it’s time to celebrate! May 5-11 is Corporate Compliance and Ethics week, which means it’s the perfect time for taking stock of your business and finding some great ways to make compliance a culture … Continue reading

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Utah Healthcare Data Breach Costs the State $9 Million

Last March, the Utah Department of Technology Services (DTS) was hacked and 280,000 individuals had their Social Security numbers compromised. A year later, a report is released revealing that the state has spent about $9 million total on remediation – … Continue reading

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Pairing Cloud Computing Benefits with Security and Compliance

The added business value of cloud computing is multi-faceted, as Online Tech’s co-CEO Mike Klein outlined in a previous article, The Six Benefits of Cloud Computing, which I’ll summarize here: Lower Costs Pooling of computing resources means better efficiency and … Continue reading

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2013 HCCA: The Evolving Congressional Landscape

Online Tech is exhibiting HIPAA hosting solutions at booth #919 at the Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)’s 17th Annual Compliance Institute Conference April 21-24 in National Harbor, MD. The conference draws in healthcare compliance professionals, risk managers, privacy officers, healthcare … Continue reading

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2013 HCCA: Latest Trends in Data Breach Threats

Online Tech is exhibiting HIPAA hosting solutions at booth #919 at the Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)’s 17th Annual Compliance Institute Conference April 21-24 in National Harbor, MD. The conference draws in healthcare compliance professionals, risk managers, privacy officers, healthcare … Continue reading

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