By: Julie Mungai The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released an updated joint publication for organizations that collect consumer health…
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HITRUST recently published the HITRUST Risk Management Handbook—a comprehensive resource explaining the major elements of the HITRUST Risk Management Framework (RMF). The HITRUST Risk Management Handbook provides organizations and assessors…
A recently released survey conducted by Health3PT confirms 72% of vendors believe today’s third-party risk management practices are not effective. Health3PT and HITRUST Assurance Program have partnered together to provide…
By: Brianna Plush, senior consultant, Cyber Risk Advisory Cyberattacks are on the rise, and one of the most vulnerable industries is healthcare. Healthcare organizations amass enormous amounts of personally identifiable information…
For the second year in a row, BARR Advisory associates attended the 2022 HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition (HIMSS22), in Orlando, Fla., which brought more than 29,000 participants from…
BARR Advisory will take part in the 2022 HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition (HIMSS22) March 14-18, 2022, in Orlando, Florida. For nearly 60 years, HIMSS members and healthcare professionals—from…
With the regularly changing threat landscape and strict regulations around protected health information (PHI), healthcare organizations need to consistently work towards achieving their security and compliance goals. Luckily, strategic tools…
Brad Thies, founder and president of BARR Advisory, will participate at the Northern Ohio Chapter HIMSS (NOHIMSS) 2021 Virtual Fall Conference, titled, “Perspectives in Capacity Management: Extending Access to Care,”…
Not long ago, hackers focused on stealing financial data. The digitization of financial transactions brought heavy regulation and security to protect those transactions, but thieves still found ways to steal…
Healthcare data is an incredibly valuable target to hackers. With major security threats like outdated hospital systems, ransomware attacks, and phishing attempts threatening the healthcare industry, it’s important for healthcare…
