Chances are, you’re no stranger to the term “mindfulness”. In the past few years, mindfulness has snowballed from a seed of change into a full-fledged and fortified pillar of wellness. Mindfulness is defined as, “a mental state achieved by focusing on one’s awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one’s feelings, thoughts,…
Phishing is a common fraudulent practice that involves, “sending emails purporting to be from reputable companies in order to induce individuals to reveal personal information, such as passwords and credit card numbers”. Phishing is an example of deceptive social engineering, one that exploits cybersecurity weaknesses held across most industries, including healthcare. Phishing attempts are typically…
We would like to thank HITRUST, our friends Schellman & Company, LLC, as well as today’s host, Orlando Health, for inviting us to join them in the HITRUST Community Extension Program Orlando. We’ve discussed HITRUST in previous blog posts and presentations, but we find that it’s important to revisit this topic as the year comes…
Late last month, Advize Health’s Managing Director, Jeanmarie Loria teamed up with Regine Bonneau of RB Advisory LLC to deliver a presentation on IT Inventory and standard security measures. This webinar was free to all attendees and included a discussion on the importance of IT Inventory, and the technologies available to help organizations maintain their…
Q: Just what is HITRUST anyway? A: HITRUST is a common security framework (CSF) created and governed by the HITRUST Alliance, a privately held U.S. company made up of leaders from healthcare, technology, and information security. The framework is comprised of several prescriptive security controls that can be assessed to determine the level of information…
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is one of many federal departments taking part in a pattern of increased spending for Health IT security initiatives. Even in the midst of sequestration, or the taking of assets until a debt is paid off, federal health agencies have upped their information technology expenditure by…