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, JD, MBA, advises clients on compliance and transactions in healthcare, cybersecurity, corporate and securities law, while representing plaintiffs in False Claims Act and Dodd-Frank whistleblower cases. She also teaches bioethics at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. Rachel can be reached through her website, 

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Covered entities should be balancing a patient’s right to request his/her medical records or designated record set in a particular electronic format with an unacceptable level of security risk to the covered entity’s systems.

CISA cybersecurity vulnerability announcement underscores importance of risk assessment when transferring PHIs to patients

In light of a major insurance company recently being hit with ransomware, the importance of protection, detection, and correction cannot be over emphasized.

Compliance suggestions for mitigating ransomware attacks, aftermath 

Cyberthreats are not going away and cybercriminals are becoming more crafty. 

Providers must remain vigilant about cybersecurity and fraud schemes

H.R. 7898, signed into law on January 5, 2021, addresses the recognition of security practices and amends the HITECH Act – kind of.

Cybersecurity: Look to where you are going

Here are five ways to stop a cyber criminal from infiltrating your EHR.

5 Ways to Thwart Cyberattacks on Your EHR

Willy Leichter has over twenty years of experience in product marketing, product management, outbound marketing, communications, digital marketing, and demand generation. 

He has worked with a wide range of global enterprises to help them meet evolving security challenges. With extensive experience in a range of IT domains including network security, global data privacy laws, data loss prevention, access control, email security and cloud applications, he is a frequent speaker at industry events and author on IT security and compliance issues.

In the wake of COVID-19, healthcare organizations are scrambling to not only protect their patients' lives, but their data and privacy as well. 

3 steps to protect your practice from ransomware

This is Part III in this series and the focus is on the cybersecurity donation Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”) safe harbor and Stark Law exception.


New Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute Final Rules:  Part 3 – Cybersecurity Donation

Warnings from government agencies and experts, coupled with recent HHS-OCR settlements, place HIPAA and cybersecurity compliance at the top of one’s “to do” list. 

HIPAA and Cybersecurity Round-Up: November 2020

A trifecta of healthcare cybersecurity issues should cause healthcare industry participants to assess their current environments. 

A hospital cyberattack, two OCR Security Rule settlements, and 2020 ransomware payouts

Make sure email is a part of your cybersecurity strategy.