by Barry Herrin | Cybersecurity, Insurance
In October of 2002, The Economist magazine wrote that “total security was impossible†and that insurance would be how businesses managed the financial aspects of cyber risk. Since then, security attacks have changed and become more deceptive and complex, and cyber...
by Barry Herrin | Cybersecurity, Data security
No, it doesn’t rhyme, and you can’t dance to it, but it’s what the smart shopper should be adding to his list for the jolly old elf. In case you missed them, several federal agencies, including the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Federal Bureau of...
by Barry Herrin | Innovation
At every health care security and cyber conference I attend, people want to talk about apps. Without fail, there is at least one: Futurist who thinks she can make a world-changing impact on a disease by offering a highly tailored app to folks with that disease and/or...
by Barry Herrin | Finance, Insurance
As published in the Journal of AHIMA, July to August 2018, Vol. 89, no. 07 Institutions entering the alternative payment model (APM) landscape for the first time need to have an appreciÂation of what this activity does and does not entail. It does not simply mean...
by Barry Herrin | Compliance, Conflicts of Interest, HIPAA
As published in Health Care Compliance Association’s magazine Compliance Today, August 2015. HIPAA has expanded liability for business associates and their subcontractors. Law firms are business associates and subcontractors to many covered-entity clients. In...