Healthcare Compliance Updates & Tips

Checkout the latest regulatory compliance updates and tips from ComplyAssistant.
On top of our updates and tips we often publish free tools and webinars to help the compliance community.

ComplyAssistant Partners to Offer PriSec Boot Camp to Help Prevent Information Losses and Cyberattacks

Just as we tell our clients that privacy and security is everyone’s responsibility, we also believe it’s our responsibility to help educate the industry about best practices for protecting critical data and infrastructure. To that end, ComplyAssistant has partnered with industry-leading companies to produce the PriSec Boot Camp. To help prepare professionals at all levels—from […]

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Podcast: New Jersey HIMSS – Customer Story Series: ComplyAssistant HICP

The New Jersey HIMSS June episode of their Customer Story podcast series features Gerry Blass, President and CEO of ComplyAssistant. Gerry joins host Mike Fortino, NJ HIMSS board member, and GalaxE.Solutions Account Executive to discuss the Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices (HICP). HICP was developed to raise awareness, provide vetted cybersecurity practices, and move organizations towards […]

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Operational Continuity – Cyber Incident Framework Available Upon Request

The Healthcare Public Health Sector Coordinating Councils (HSCC) recently published a document entitled “Operational Continuity – Cyber Incident” (OCCI) to assist organizations with the preparation and response to Cyber Incidents. In order to ensure ComplyAssistant clients and partners have access to the latest cyber tools available, it can be made available to active grc software […]

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NJ HIMSS CMIO Series – Angela Yochem of Novant Health – Innovative Digital Transformation Leadership – Sponsored by ComplyAssistant

The New Jersey HIMSS Digital Transformation podcast series continues with an in-depth discussion with a national leader on the topic.  This episode’s guest is Angela Yochem, Chief Transformation and Digital Officer at Novant Health and Chief Operating Officer and General Manager of Novant Health Enterprises. Join your NJ HIMSS host, Jim Hennessy, CEO of e4 Services, as he […]

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First Annual ViVE Conference: Reactions and Takeaways

ComplyAssistant’s Ken Reiher attended the first annual ViVE Conference and had the following reaction and takeaway noted by Health IT Answers in their “First Annual ViVE Conference: Reactions and Takeaways” article. “Throughout my career, I have attended several healthcare conferences but, ViVE was a little different. Since the majority of attendees have not attended a […]

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Amid rising cyberattacks, a more discreet trend: EHR snooping

ComplyAssistant’s Gerry Blass comments on ways to mitigate rising cyberattacks in Fierce Healthcare’s “Amid rising cyberattacks, a more discreet trend: EHR snooping” article from March 7, 2022. “Though most systems are not likely to completely block access to medical records, they can include tools like break-the-glass, which offers a warning as a deterrent before allowing […]

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Mitigate Risk While Preparing for the Future: Why You Need a DRBC Plan

An article released by Gartner reported that by the year 2025, cyberattackers will have weaponized operational technology (OT) environments to successfully harm or kill humans. OT attacks, also known as attacks on hardware and software that monitors or controls equipment, assets, and processes, are on the rise. Consider the ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline, for example. Effects were felt up and down the East Coast, resulting in a payout of $4.4 million and damage to hospitals, emergency medical services, and law enforcement agencies.

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