HIPAA Compliance Tips for Small Medical Practices
Posted By American Med Spa Association, Monday, July 30, 2018
You’ve seen the headlines splashed on TV and across the internet: data breaches hit national businesses such as Target, Chipotle, and many large healthcare systems.
But data breaches don’t just affect large corporate entities, they affect small healthcare organizations as well. Take the case of Holland Eye Laser Surgery in March 2018. Their five-provider group practice saw a data breach which made available the patient records of 42,000 patients. Hackers were able to access Social Security numbers, birth records, and other sensitive protected health information (PHI).
Read more at The Aesthetic Channel >>
But data breaches don’t just affect large corporate entities, they affect small healthcare organizations as well. Take the case of Holland Eye Laser Surgery in March 2018. Their five-provider group practice saw a data breach which made available the patient records of 42,000 patients. Hackers were able to access Social Security numbers, birth records, and other sensitive protected health information (PHI).
Read more at The Aesthetic Channel >>