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OCR to Increase Efforts to Investigate Breaches Affecting Fewer Than 500 Individuals

By M. Scott Koller on September 6, 2016 Posted in Uncategorized

The Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is the federal agency tasked with investigating data breaches involving protected health information (PHI) under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The mere mention of an OCR investigation can strike fear into the hearts of HIPAA privacy officers and health care … Continue Reading

Don’t Get Phished! Hackers Pose as CEOs to Steal Tax Information from HR and Payroll Professionals at Healthcare Organizations

By Melinda L. McLellan and Lynn Sessions on March 11, 2016 Posted in Uncategorized

Every tax season is plagued with scams to defraud individuals and companies for money from tax returns. However, this year has started off with a bang and this means that the healthcare industry has another reason to worry. On March 1, 2016, the IRS issued an alert warning “payroll and human resources professionals to beware of an … Continue Reading