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Stage 2 Meaningful Use Implications on HIPAA Hosting

Initially I had some difficulty pinning down the exact objectives and implications Stage 2 meaningful use would have on health IT for healthcare organizations that deal with electronic protected health information (ePHI). I combed through the entire document for any … Continue reading

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Server Hack Leads to HIPAA Violation by Utah Department of Health

4/10 Update – 780,000 may be affected. A configuration error at the authentication level of a server allowed hackers from Eastern Europe to access 25,000 social security numbers and the personal records of over 181,000 individuals collected by the Utah … Continue reading

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HIPAA Hosting Q&A with a Certified HIPAA Practitioner & Security Specialist

We get a lot of questions from clients about HIPAA compliance and security. To help clear up any confusion, our Certified HIPAA Practitioner (CHP) and Certified HIPAA Security Specialist (CHSS) Joe Dylewski of ATMP Solutions answered the questions we shared … Continue reading

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Liveblogging from HIT ’12 – Day 1

We’re liveblogging from Jacksonville, Florida for the next couple of days, covering the HIT (Healthcare Information Technology) ’12 conference, Healthcare Information Transformation April 3-4, 2012. Online Tech’s HIPAA hosting solutions are fully audited and compliant to provide complete PHI protection for … Continue reading

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Cloud Computing in 2012: Ready for Enterprise?

It’s no surprise that computing, applications, and data storage have been creeping ever so more and more into the idea of “the cloud.” Cloud computing is becoming more and more prevalent in everyday computing and has no signs of slowing … Continue reading

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Online Tech Speaks on Cloud Computing at Upcoming Healthcare IT Conference

Online Tech will be attending and participating on a panel at the HIT (Healthcare Information Technology) ’12 conference, Healthcare Information Transformation, in Jacksonville, Florida next week, April 3-4, 2012. A variety of health plans, physician groups, hospitals, governmental associations and service … Continue reading

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HIT ’12 Conference on Healthcare Information Transformation

We’ve been busy! Online Tech is attending the HIT (Healthcare Information Technology) ’12 Conference on Healthcare Information Transformation in Jacksonville, FL from April 3-4. The tagline is Leveraging IT to Improve Healthcare Delivery, with a focus on how implementing new … Continue reading

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What is a HIPAA Violation?

What is a HIPAA violation? While an endless variety of scenarios exist, a few of the most common and avoidable include certain characteristics, such as unencrypted data, employee error, data stored on devices lost or stolen, business associates, and a … Continue reading

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Total Cost of a HIPAA Violation: 18.5 Million

Who: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee (BCBST) Who was affected: Over 1 million members of the BCBST had their information stolen, including names, SSNs, diagnosis codes, birthdates and health plan IDs. What: 57 unencrypted hard drives were stolen from … Continue reading

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HIPAA Cloud Hosting to Achieve Meaningful Use

Support for the adoption of cloud hosting in healthcare in order to meet meaningful use standards, foster the exchange of information and improve economic conditions is increasing. A scholarly article published late last year by the American Journal of Public … Continue reading

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