by Richard Lang | Jan 3, 2024 | Compliance, Cybersecurity
2 minute read HST Pathways, a leading provider of innovative software solutions for surgery centers and healthcare organizations, proudly announces that six of its solutions have achieved the HITRUST Essentials, 1-year (e1) Certification. This significant...
by Richard Lang | Nov 21, 2023 | Compliance, Cybersecurity
4 minute read Unsurprisingly, malicious actors have been hard at work developing new social engineering strategies that ASC employees should be aware of. Staying aware will help avoid falling victim, ultimately putting patient care & information at risk. We can,...
by Maura Cash, RN, BSN, CASC | Nov 14, 2023 | CMS, Compliance
4 minute read The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) unveiled the 2024 Final Payment Rule on November 2. The rule brings a mix of good, bad, and ugly news for ASCs nationwide. On a positive note, CMS has expanded the list of ASC-covered procedures....
by Richard Lang | May 8, 2023 | Compliance, Cybersecurity
4 minute read WiFi – Why Not? How an ASC Can Guard Against WiFi Attacks The introduction of Wi-Fi unchained computing devices from desks, providing the power of software and the internet in a portable format. Among many other scenarios, handheld tablets can be...
by Richard Lang | Feb 10, 2023 | Compliance, Cybersecurity
3 minute read Richard Langwww.hstpathways.com/ “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” That adage is especially true when protecting your patient’s data. In 2022, the average cost of a data breach was $4.35 million. Even more...
by Richard Lang | Nov 18, 2022 | Compliance, Cybersecurity, Patient Safety
4 minute read Richard Langwww.hstpathways.com/ Social Engineering is the #1 attack vector leading to cybersecurity breaches. However, to be successful, many of these social engineering attacks rely on a simple fact: the workstation where the end user is...
