How HIPAA Can Crush Your Medical Practice: Why Most Medical Practices Don't Have a Clue About Cybersecurity or HIPAA and What to Do About It
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| Rating | : | 4.17 (966 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B07283QDV5 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 458 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-10 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
How can you protect yourself against an enemy that you can't see? How can you meet the regulations of a policy you aren't aware of? If you are involved in the medical industry, you know that today's technology often complicates patient-record confidentiality. Petronella provides the ultimate solutions for how health care providers and their associates can increase cybersecurity to guarantee HIPAA compliance.. There are real challenges in ensuring HIPAA compliance, and the consequences are no laughing matter. After all, knowledge is the most powerful tool in any battle. You also know that regulations meant to protect patient records, like the Health Insurance Portability and Affordability Act (HIPAA), grow more stringent on a daily basis. In a world filled with cyberdangers, it's
DR said An essential but scary read for all companies that manage patient information. Excellent book. Although the need for keeping patient information safe and secure is obvious, the methods for avoiding a data breach are not so simple. This book provides an informative glimpse into the world of cyber security and makes it clear that there are no off the shelf solutions to protect oneself and one's patients. Instead, the best approach is setting up a security system with multiple layers of defenses. Given the very technical nature of this field, and it's constant changing methods of threat, . "Excellent read/great information" according to Amazon Customer. As a provider Craig Petronella has help me tremendously with keeping my security up to date. With changing laws and regulations within the healthcare system it is hard to keep up with the with the changing environment while trying to run a full time practice. If you are unsure you are meeting HIPAA standards this is a must read, a majority of EHRs are not fully HIPAA compliant which leave providers vulnerable if/and when an audit occurs. Great read and extremely helpful.. federal regulations about medical information privacy and makes it easy for the businessman or normal guy to understand JOEL hELFER Craig Petronella does an outstanding job of taking a complex subject of federal regulations about medical information privacy and makes it easy for the businessman or normal guy to understand. It's jaw dropping to realize that the federal government can use HIPPA to put you out of business if you do not protect medical records from cyber thieves. A must read for anyone who keeps medical records.