Compliance and Security Archives

Three Security Areas That Benefit From Integration

Integration is one of those words that you’ve probably heard a lot, but you’re not completely sure what it means. You might know that it has to do with combining different systems so that they function effectively together, but you might not understand why that is important. When it comes to healthcare payments, integration between your payment solution and your practice management system can have multiple, impactful benefits.

Last month, the InstaMed blog explained the various financial and operational benefits of

Tagged Compliance and Security, integrated healthcare payments, patient portal

How to Heal a Broken Heart(bleed Bug)

Last month, Valentine’s Day had me reflecting on matters of the heart (even security officers can be sentimental now and then) and I took some time to think about love, relationships and heartbreak. Heartbreak is hard. It can make us feel used and question how we could have let ourselves become vulnerable to such pain. After heartbreak happens, we find ourselves patching up the places where our heart was exposed and revaluating ourselves to figure out how we can prevent

Tagged Compliance and Security, healthcare payment security, PCI compliance, PCI-DSS

Tales and Tricks of Social Engineering 20 Years Ago and Today

In last month’s blog, Compliance vs. Security and What Do All Those Acronyms Mean?, I highlighted the differences between compliance and security and how it’s possible (but not desirable) to have one without the other. This month, marking the anniversary of one of the most infamous hacker arrests of the twenty-first century, I want to discuss a serious security threat that compliance alone cannot prevent. But don’t worry, I’ll also highlight best practices you and your staff can take to

Tagged Compliance and Security, healthcare payment security, IT security

Introducing: Security Corner with Noah Dermer

Welcome to the Security Corner
Welcome to the first installation of InstaMed’s Security Corner, a monthly blog feature discussing important topics in compliance and security with me, Noah Dermer. I came to InstaMed in 2015 to join the Security and Compliance team. Previously, I was the Chief Security Officer at Epic Systems, where one of my responsibilities was building security into Epic’s enterprise applications. As Security Officer at InstaMed, my goal is to support our security and compliance mission as well

Tagged Compliance and Security, EMV, healthcare payment security, P2PE, PCI compliance, PCI scope, PCI-DSS, security

Ask the Expert: EMV, Encryption and Reducing Your PCI Scope

Tony Hansen is a Payment Card Industry Professional (PCIP) at Providence Health Systems. Providence is the third largest not-for-profit health system in the U.S., operating 34 hospitals in five states. Earlier this year, Tony met with a group of Epic Users about the importance of EMV and how encryption helps reduce PCI scope and protect against the threat of fraud and stolen personal data.

Below are the insights and advice Tony shared regarding some of the most frequently asked questions about

Tagged Best Practice, Compliance and Security, EMV, HIPAA, PCI compliance, PCI scope, PCI-DSS

Blog Post Topic: Compliance and Security

Three Security Areas That Benefit From Integration

How to Heal a Broken Heart(bleed Bug)

Tales and Tricks of Social Engineering 20 Years Ago and Today

Introducing: Security Corner with Noah Dermer

Ask the Expert: EMV, Encryption and Reducing Your PCI Scope

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