No Business as Usual
Computer Techs
Currently, there is no such thing as Business as Usual. Every day, small and medium businesses are re-inventing how they function. The most unfortunate side-effect of this COVID-19 crisis is that many small businesses have closed, and many of those will not re-open. The economic …
7 Necessities before Sending Your Workforce Remote
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, many companies are considering work from home options to facilitate social-distancing and keep their workforce healthy. However, it’s not as simple as sending your employees home, firing up personal laptops and getting back to work. Here are seven things you …
5 Tips for Successfully Working from Home
COVID-19 has forced event cancellations, school closures, and a consideration for remote work where possible. As more companies are sending their employees to work from home, we compiled this list of tips to be successful away from the office. 1. Reliable Internet: Nothing is more …
3 Ways Technology Will Help Pull Us Through the COVID-19 Pandemic
Many businesses and people are struggling as the COVID-19 Pandemic closes restaurants and bars, cancels events, and forces people to practice social-distancing. Technology on our side allows us to maintain productivity and ensure life will continue at a somewhat normal clip. We believe there are …
HIPAA Compliant Laptops
HIPAA regulations require healthcare organizations and individual care providers to take measures to keep patient data secure. Failure to do so can result in fines if an organization suffers a breach of unsecured PHI. The HIPAA Security Rule requires that mobile devices be rendered secure. …
What is HIPAA Compliance?
What is HIPAA Compliance? The Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information (Privacy Rule) sets forth, for the first time, a set of national standards for the protection of certain health information. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued the HIPAA …
HIPAA Privacy Rule
The compliance date of the HIPAA Privacy Rule was April 14, 2003, with a one-year extension for certain “small plans”. HIPAA Privacy Rules regulate the use and disclosure of Protected Health Information (PHI) held by covered entities which are defined as health care clearinghouses, employer-sponsored …
HIPAA Basics
Looking for a HIPAA summary or HIPAA 101 guide? Start here. When it comes to understanding HIPAA basics, the task can seem daunting. Reading the regulation means sorting through complex legalese and relying on hearsay can lead to more misunderstandings than clarifications. That’s why we’ve …
Protected Health Information: HIPAA PHI
What Does PHI Stand For in Healthcare? The PHI acronym stands for protected health information. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) mandates that PHI in healthcare must be safeguarded. As such healthcare organizations must be aware of what is considered PHI. What is …
How an MSP Protects Your Company Part 1
Now that we’ve covered what a Managed Service Provider is, let’s take a deeper look into how an MSP protects your company. Let’s start with some of the simple things first, like how your hardware and software is protected. Updates and Patches Okay, this one …
