In this episode of The Risk Perspective, we are joined by David Holtzman, Executive Advisor at CynergisTek, and industry-recognized HIPAA expert. We are also excited to be joined by a new guest, Andrew Mahler, Senior Manager of Privacy and Compliance Services at CynergisTek. Andrew has a background serving as an Investigator for the U.S Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR).

Together, Andrew and David highlight and discuss major HIPAA violations in the past, speak about the importance of OCR regulations and involvement, as well as talk about how HIPAA disclosures to the media have changed during the time of COVID-19. This 34-minute episode deep dives into HIPAA media disclosures and is sure to benefit all listeners from marketing specialists to CISO.

Links To Content and Articles:

• Read David Holtzman's blog 'OCR Warns Hospitals: No News Media in Treatment Areas Without Patient Authorization' written on MAY 27, 2020. 
• David Holtzman was recently quoted in HealthcareInfoSecurity's article 'Inside Job at Clinics: Mobile Phone Used for Fraud', written by Marianne Kolbasuk McGee to discuss potential risks posed by employees inappropriately using personal devices during COVID-19.
• For a full repository of COVID-19 crisis resources, visit our CTEK COVID-19 Communications page for news, articles, podcasts, and more.
• Contact us with any questions regarding the regulatory changes during the COVID-19 crisis.