HIPAA Compliant Cloud Storage Explained
In 1980s Canada, the infamous “tainted blood scandal” led to thousands of unsuspecting transfusion recipients being exposed to HIV and hepatitis C. Inadequate screening of stored blood produced the largest, most preventable health disaster in Canada’s history. Like blood in a body, the quality and storage of data in your organization can make all the... Continue reading
HIPAA Compliant App Development: Key Principles and Tips
The world has gone mobile, and healthcare will never be the same. Ever since their first appearance in Apple’s App Store in 2008, healthcare apps have exploded out of the gate and haven’t looked back. (Apparently Mr. Jobs was approached about a fledgling healthcare app all the way back in 1977, but wasn’t ready to... Continue reading
HIPAA Compliant Texting: Everything You Need To Know
Is text messaging an acceptable tool for healthcare? Do HIPAA compliance regulations support the texting of electronically protected health information (ePHI)?
HIPAA Compliant Hosting Is More Complicated Than You Think
You pride yourself on your DIY prowess: Broken toilet? “I can fix it!” Automate the house lights? “Easy!” Fix my Chromebook? “Why not?” “No challenge is too complex,” you say, “if you just boil it down.” You’d even wear the t-shirt: “Out of intense complexities, intense simplicities emerge.” – Winston Churchill (On the Chromebook fix,... Continue reading