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The long-awaited final modifications to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Enforcement and Breach Rules were introduced recently. The 563-word document outlines the changes that were initially slated for implementation last summer, also known as the final omnibus rule.
Stay up-to-date on the latest HIPAA compliance topics and discussions with our previously recorded webinars and slideshows featuring health IT experts, including health IT attorneys, mobile health experts and a hospital CIO.
Ann Arbor, Michigan – March 6, 2013 –With a staffing transition looming, the Buckley Jolley Real Estate Team found itself in the same position as many small businesses: Not sure how to best handle its IT needs. The solution for the Brighton, Mich.-based agency was Online Tech, the leader in secure and compliant data center hosting.
Ann Arbor, Michigan – February 28, 2013 – The Colorado Business Group on Health (CBGH) is on the frontline of transforming the way the United States pays for health care. And it’s using Online Tech’s HIPAA compliant cloud to support the process in its corner of the country.
Peggy McShane, Managing Director, Segue Health
Peggy leads business development and client account management for the Federal, Commercial, and Non-Profit health market segments to define innovative services and solutions, with the ultimate goal of supporting emergent health systems transform health data into practical and useful information. Peggy's background in health and health IT includes: a ten-year career in the hospital setting as a Director of Medical Records; a ten+ year career as a health and health IT consultant with Booz Allen Hamilton; and a five-year career as the business owner of Net New Growth, LLC.
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As the Managing Director of Segue Health, Peggy leads business development and client account management for the Federal, Commercial, and Non-Profit health market segments. As part of this leadership, she works with Segue’s ownership and technology teams to define innovative services and solutions, with the ultimate goal of supporting emergent health systems transform health data into practical and useful information.
Peggy has an extensive professional background in health and health IT, including: a ten-year career in the hospital setting as a Director of Medical Records; a ten+ year career as a health and health IT consultant with Booz Allen Hamilton; and a five-year career as the business owner of Net New Growth, LLC. In November 2012, Net New Growth, LLC merged with Segue Technologies, Inc. to form “Segue Health.”
Peggy holds a Bachelors of Science in Health Records Administration from York College of Pennsylvania, a Masters of Science in Information Management from Marymount University, and a Masters Certificate in Strategic Marketing from Tulane University. As a health IT focused professional, Peggy was one of the first in the nation to receive the Certified Professional in Health Information Management Systems (CPHIMS) from HIMSS.
Health IT Webinars:Implications of Recent Medicare Announcements on Trends in Physician Payment Methods
Recent announcements by Medicare regarding pilot programs and 2013 payment changes represent developments in methodologies and policy changes that will impact Medicare physician payment in the future. This webinar explores these recent announcements and the underlying trends that will likely have a dramatic impact on physician payment in the future.
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Overview of the SCOTUS Decision and Its Impact on Healthcare IT
This webinar discusses the broader implications of the recent Supreme Court decision on healthcare and how it will affect meaningful use for covered entities and business associates alike.
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Healthcare Security Vulnerabilities
This webinar will review several REAL healthcare related security engagements, provide an overview of the IT Security world today, provide insight into the hacking community, discuss several proactive methodologies for mitigation of security vulnerabilities and explain the shortcomings of some security testing methodologies.
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Health IT ArticlesTechnical Solutions to Meet the OCR HIPAA Audit Protocol
Announced this summer, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) created its own set of guidelines for auditing covered entities pursuant to the HITECH Act audit mandate. As the governing entity of HIPAA law, the OCR determines if an organization is … Continue reading →
Addressing the Top IT Security Issues of 2012
Trustwave’s 2012 Global Security Report produced several key findings on data breaches and security issues across many industries. Here are a few of the findings, with resources to help remedy them: Customer records made up 89 percent of all breached … Continue reading →
2012 State of Mobile Health IT
The 2nd Annual HIMSS Mobile Technology Survey, sponsored by Qualcomm Life, found that over 90 percent of respondents reported physicians using mobile technology in their everyday operations. Eighty percent of physicians use mobile technology to provide patient care, and nearly … Continue reading →
Ann Arbor, Michigan – February 26, 2013 – Grab your smartphone, the doctor will see you now.
Dave Bennett, National Sales Director, Healthcare
Dave directs AnyPresence’s healthcare sales. He has been in Mobility with a focus on Healthcare since 2010, and was involved in growing mobility programs with companies such as Aetna and Independence Blue Cross. Prior to getting into mobility, Dave was with Axeda Corporation, an M2M enterprise software company providing remote connectivity to medical device and life sciences companies such as Siemens, GE and Phillips.
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Dave’s earlier career was spent in medical devices, first selling clean rooms for immune-suppressed patients, then spending 5 years in acute hemodialysis with HemoCleanse, where he established clinical trials in Japan, the US and UK, achieved FDA clearance and subsequent sales to hospitals worldwide for an innovative therapy for multi-organ failure. Later, Dave created channel sales and pre-FDA revenue for Immunetics, a company with a new approach to HIV confirmatory testing.
Dave graduated from Duke University and received his Masters from Purdue University.
Mobile Healthcare (mHealth) Application Webinars:FDA Regulation of Mobile Health Devices
This recorded webinar discusses how software has increasingly become an integral part of healthcare, whether through incorporation into medical devices, as a stand-alone system that practitioners use to make clinical decisions, or as a means for transmitting and storing medical records.
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During this presentation, Kirk Larson, Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Children’s Hospital Central California, explains how the hospital uses a virtual environment to securely manage a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) environment without jeopardizing sensitive data.
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Mobile Healthcare Application ArticlesMobile Security White Paper: Policies, Technology & BYOD
The integration of diverse mobile devices throughout the work environment is both inevitable and enabling. Workflows previously tied to less portable devices can now enjoy free access wherever a wireless signal allows.
But enabling access also presents security, privacy, and confidentiality concerns. Industries that rely on sensitive data such as healthcare, financial, and insurance have heightened risks and concerns. Addressing security concerns is nothing new for these industries, but mobile technologies present a dizzying array of uniquely configured, user-selected hardware and software … Continue reading →
Global Mobile Trends See Rise in BYOD; Policies Lag
A recent global survey conducted by Cisco Internet Business Solutions Group (CIBSG) found that 89 percent of IT leaders from enterprise and mid-sized companies supported BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) in some form – supporting the movement toward an increase … Continue reading →
2012 State of Mobile Health IT
The 2nd Annual HIMSS Mobile Technology Survey, sponsored by Qualcomm Life, found that over 90 percent of respondents reported physicians using mobile technology in their everyday operations. Eighty percent of physicians use mobile technology to provide patient care, and nearly … Continue reading →
Featuring: Meet the Health IT Experts at HIMSS 13! HIPAA Hosting Provider BAAs Need to Reflect HHS Final HIPAA Privacy & Security Rules
Ann Arbor, Michigan – February 19, 2013 – When psychologist James Pann and his team set out to create EvalPlace, he wanted to differentiate the web-based performance management system for the health and human services fields by making it HIPAA compliant.
Christopher Heuman CHP, CHSS, CSCS, CISSP, Practice Leader, RISC Management & Consulting
Prior to consulting, Chris Heuman worked in healthcare organizations in an information systems and data security capacity for over 20 years. Chris held increasingly responsible positions in healthcare IT from systems and network administration to project management, infrastructure management and information security. Prior to founding RISC Management, Chris developed consulting programs focused on information security and compliance specifically for healthcare institutions as a Director of Engineering Services at mCurve, and Practice Leader for Compliance and Security at ecfirst.
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Learn about business continuity management and planning, risk analysis, data loss prevention and disaster recovery for healthcare companies in need of HIPAA compliance.
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Through his practical experience and certifications as a Certified HIPAA Professional (CHP), Certified Security Compliance Specialist (CSCS) and Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Chris is uniquely experienced to assist healthcare organizations in understanding and meeting the myriad compliance and security regulations and requirements they face.
As the Practice Leader at RISC Management, Chris helps providers and healthcare technology organizations by providing services in the areas of risk analysis, vulnerability assessment, business continuity management and planning, business impact analysis, disaster recovery planning, social engineering tests, data loss prevention, education and training, project management and consensus building at all organizational levels. In addition, Chris has presented training programs in the HIPAA, HITECH, compliance and security space, and has been a featured presenter for statewide healthcare organizations, for Health Information Exchanges, as a guest speaker for MBA programs, and has delivered tailored training to dozens of healthcare-related organizations and accreditation bodies.
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Disaster Recovery Webinar Series:Online Tech's Systems Support Manager Steve Aiello led a three-part webinar series on the topic of disaster recovery, from case studies to technical implementation.
Business Continuity in Lean Times
Businesses have a responsibility to their stakeholders to think about their long-term viability - Steve provides an overview of disaster recovery and business continuity with real company examples and the benefits of developing a business continuity plan.
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This webinar transitions from theory and thought processes into practical application of disaster recovery. It covers various disaster response options including:
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Technical Disaster Recovery Implementation
Ths webinar transitions from theory and thought processes into the implementation of technical disaster recovery. We identify the technical requirements necessary utilizing the business continuity concepts and technical strategies.
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Disaster Recovery ArticlesDisaster Recovery for HIPAA Applications - It's All About Availability of PHI
HIPAA – The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act focuses on three key criteria for handling Protected Health Information (PHI): availability, confidentiality and integrity. This blog post focuses on availability as it applies to HIPAA applications and HIPAA data. Availability … Continue reading →
Benefits of Disaster Recovery in Cloud Computing
There are a lot of benefits with cloud computing – cost-effective resource use, rapid provisioning, scalability and elasticity. One of the most significant advantages to cloud computing is how it changes disaster recovery, making it more cost-effective and lowering the bar for enterprises to deploy comprehensive DR plans for their entire IT infrastructure. … Continue reading →
Risks on the Rise: Making a Case For IT Disaster Recovery
According to the Forrester/Disaster Recovery Journal Business Continuity Preparedness Survey from 2011 Q4, the top increasing risks cited by a survey of decision-makers or influencers when it comes to IT planning and purchasing for business continuity were as follows: (48%) … Continue reading →
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