Eliminating Communications Data and System Silos in Regulated Industries
Marty Colburn (the well-known former CTO for FINRA) notes in one of his recent Smarsh Expert Perspectives series video segments that solutions actually do exist today for organizations seeking to avoid separate data and system silos for each type of communication content they use. THE SITUATION The range of different communications content types that need to...
How the Rise in Electronic Communications Impacts the Healthcare Industry
Privacy breaches can result in fines and litigation, costing valuable resources and potentially affecting a healthcare organization’s public image.
Are you Getting Ready for the FDA’s Big Pharma Social Media Rules?
Many pharmaceutical companies (including those selling prescription drugs for humans and animals, prescription biologics, and medical devices) are now starting to use social media in their general marketing and to communicate directly to customers. The industry as a whole—similar to other highly-regulated groups, like financial services—has approached social media with caution, while it waits for...
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) was adopted to ensure health insurance coverage after leaving an employer and also to provide standards for facilitating health-care--related electronic transactions. To improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the health-care system, HIPAA included administrative simplification provisions that required DHHS to adopt national standards for electronic...
New HIPAA Breach Notice Rules
The new regulations require health care providers, health plans and other entities covered by HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) to inform individuals when their protected health information (PHI) is compromised. In cases where more than 500 people are affected by a data breach, health care providers and other HIPAA-covered entities must promptly inform...