For healthcare organizations, a cyberattack is not just a security issue but the beginning of a slew of financial and criminal penalties under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). With the veritable treasure trove of data they collect, healthcare providers and hospitals have always been attractive targets for cybercriminals. This year alone, out […]
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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule that protects electronic data went into effect in 2005, but small and midsize healthcare organizations are still struggling to comply with the law. They are confused and fear the Security Rule because they don’t have the IT knowledge or tools to properly meet the requirements to […]
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RapidFire Tools continually looks for ways to help its partners sell their services to end customers. With that in mind, we’ve produced an infographic on HIPAA compliance breaches you can download and customize for your MSP brand. It features a list of eye-opening stats that underscore the necessity of HIPAA compliance. Download our HIPAA […]
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HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) is nothing new for healthcare organizations. The legislation ensures patient data is secure and kept private due to its sensitive nature. Therefore, it’s an obvious and natural concern for the 800,000 or so organizations across the U.S. delivering healthcare services as their primary function (defined as […]
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We’d like to relay a story that one of our MSP customers shared with us. It truly highlights the need for compliance documentation… I could hear the fear in her voice. One of our clients, subject to the HIPAA rules, called to say she had just received a letter saying that her company was […]
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