Healthcare IT on Secure Techies

A HIPAA Security Risk Analysis We Could Defend

Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0700

A multi-provider clinic in Encino asked Secure Techies for a HIPAA security risk analysis after a cyber-insurance renewal and a new specialist group’s BAA demanded evidence, not a list of products. We scoped a four-week review against the Security Rule, mapped where ePHI actually lived, ranked gaps with the practice manager in the room, and left a treatment plan. We did not issue a HIPAA certification. OCR and the practice’s chosen assessor stay in that seat.

CrowdStrike Outage Response for a Healthcare Practice

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0700

On July 19, 2024 a defective CrowdStrike Falcon content update crashed Windows hosts worldwide. A San Fernando Valley outpatient clinic called Secure Techies before dawn because exam-room PCs and the front-desk machines would not boot. We triaged what was actually down, recovered what we could remotely, went on-site for BitLocker and no-console machines, and left a written after-action so the next update would not be a surprise.

HIPAA Compliance Checklist: What Every Healthcare Organization Needs to Know

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0800

Here’s the short answer: HIPAA compliance comes down to three rules — Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification — backed by an annual risk assessment, encryption, access controls, audit logs, signed Business Associate Agreements, and yearly staff training. Miss those and you risk fines from $100 to $50,000 per violation, up to about $1.5 million per category each year.