CEa and BAa simply must get their HIPAA “ducks in a row” as we approach 2010. The major provisions of the ARRA and the HITECH Act kick in on February 18th 2010, and HIPAA enforcement will continue to heat up. Be ready and be careful!

Whether it’s from stolen laptops, rogue wi-fi hotspots, employee snooping, or determined hackers, data breaches and losses are skyrocketing. The problem is so acute, that even organizations that track data breaches are amazed at the scope of the data breach problem.