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MARCH 8, 2024

Is anyone else just feeling tired? Wondering if it is just that time of year? Still recovering from the holiday madness or itching into Spring fever? Statistics show that 89% of workers experienced burnout in 2023. I can provide you with plenty more statistics about the relevance of burnout. Chances are I don’t have to do that.

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Etactics

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

If you’re reading this blog, chances are that the company you work for works with HIPAA in some type of way. If not, while the content within this post might not apply to you, it’s still good information to know! HIPAA is short for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.

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Etactics

OCTOBER 27, 2023

In 2022, 707 healthcare breaches affected 52 million patients. When you think of a data breach, your mind might go to credit card fraud or identity theft in general. These are both huge risks when it comes to the security of personal information. But, unfortunately, the risks don’t end there.

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Etactics

OCTOBER 19, 2023

When you hear the word “culture”, what comes to mind? Does a certain food or family tradition come to mind? Do you think of someone you know or do you think of yourself? The reality is that culture is all around us. It involves the beliefs, customs, and behaviors of people from various groups.

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Etactics

AUGUST 4, 2023

On average, the global cost of a data breach in 2023 is about 4.45 million USD. This number is actually a 15% increase since 2020. Ensuring the security of protected health information (PHI) can shield your company from financial losses, as well as losing the trust of your clients.

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Etactics

JULY 25, 2023

Culturally diverse companies perform 36% better financially than less diverse businesses. That statistic puts the importance of having a culturally competent workforce into simple terms. If your organization is diverse, it will perform better. In other words, no one can deny the importance of fostering an inclusive workplace.

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Etactics

JUNE 16, 2023

Did you know that 97% of Americans report that safety at work is one of the most important things they look for? It doesn’t matter what industry you work in, employers have a responsibility to ensure healthy and safe conditions.

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Etactics

JUNE 9, 2023

Nursing is our nation’s largest healthcare profession. With a little over 4 million registered nurses, it is about 4 times the size of the physician workforce. Nurses play an essential role in patient care, in every healthcare setting. To provide the best service, they must stay up-to-date with the latest information.

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Etactics

JUNE 6, 2023

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, also known as OSHA, announced the implementation of the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard in December 1991. This standard’s mission is to prevent injuries and protect the health of U.S.

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Etactics

MAY 26, 2023

According to Verizon’s Data Breach Investigations Report , employees caused 39% of healthcare breaches in 2021. This is in comparison to the 18% in other industries. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a topic we go over quite regularly in this blog.

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Etactics

APRIL 21, 2023

According to the American Heart Association , there are more than 356,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests annually in the U.S. Nearly 90% of them are fatal. A medical emergency can happen anywhere and at any time, so it’s important for us as a society to be able to react to these situations.

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DECEMBER 10, 2021

MCD Public Health has created its own CHW eLearning Program with a focus on chronic disease management, COVID19, and starting in 2021, a 40-hour core skills training.

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Etactics

MARCH 30, 2023

In case you haven’t heard, phishing is the latest (not really) and (not so) greatest form of cybercrime today. In fact, phishing is now the most common form of cybercrime producing approximately 3.4 billion spam emails every day. This is a pretty wild number considering as of 2020, there are approximately 4 billion email users worldwide.

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Etactics

MARCH 28, 2023

Congress created The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) of 1970 to assure safe and healthy conditions in the workplace. Part of the act was to establish a national public health agency dedicated to the idea that no worker should have to choose between their life and their job.

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Etactics

MARCH 21, 2023

What is workplace retaliation? What does it look like? How does it present itself in a workplace environment? If you’re asking yourself any of these questions, you came to the right place. Retaliation occurs when an employer fires an employee or takes any other type of adverse action against an employee for engaging in protected activities.

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Etactics

MARCH 9, 2023

Approximately 8 out of 10 data breaches include a human element. This is according to Verizon’s 2022 Data breach investigation report and is one of many. Many reports that point the finger at the human error when it comes to cybersecurity issues, that is. That’s a little offensive, right? But it makes sense.

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Etactics

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

If you googled the phrase “HIPAA Breach” and went to the news section, you would see a ton of stories of organizations declaring that they suffered one. Why would any organization disclose an issue with their compliance with HIPAA? Corporate overlords would say that disclosing something like that would have a massive, negative impact on revenue.

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Etactics

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Today, 61% of healthcare data breaches are due to negligent employees. Healthcare administration is hard enough as it is. But, before HIPAA, it might as well have been the wild west. During this time, there were no federal regulations protecting health information. That’s hard to imagine, isn’t it?

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Etactics

JANUARY 24, 2023

Healthcare fraud is not a victimless crime. The Department of Justice (DOJ) estimates that healthcare fraud generates roughly $100 billion a year. Unfortunately, that means this type of crime happens all the time. What’s worse is that these schemes are hard to detect and understand.

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Etactics

JANUARY 12, 2023

What is a HIPAA violation? How does it happen? What are some HIPAA violations examples? If these questions are running through your head, then you’ve come to the right place! HIPAA stands for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

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Etactics

DECEMBER 27, 2022

It's no secret that cybersecurity threats are on the rise. Cybercriminals continue to become increasingly creative and sophisticated in their attacks. Meanwhile, on the prevention side, the cost of cybersecurity insurance quotes continues to climb as well. In Q1 of 2022 alone the average cost of cybersecurity premiums increased by 28%.

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Etactics

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

According to the 2021 WBI U.S. Workplace Bullying Survey , 30% of Americans report having been subject to abusive conduct at work. About 41% of adults have experienced some type of online harassment. Put those two statistics together and this brings us to the focus of this blog, which is workplace cyberbullying.

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Etactics

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Workplace flexibility is one of the top factors employees consider while looking for a new job. But a study by the Journal of Occupational Environmental Medicine reports that approximately 73.6% of employees say they deal with new mental health issues while working at home.

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Etactics

OCTOBER 20, 2022

According to constitutional law , the legal definition of a hostile work environment is… Any situation where an employer imposes or allows the imposition of an environment of steady and pernicious hostility to an employee.

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Etactics

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

According to a survey by Sophos , 66% of healthcare organizations report experiencing a ransomware attack in 2021. This was a 34% increase from 2020. In just one year, that is a 94% increase in cybercrime. Ransomware is a fast-growing form of malware that can cost your business large sums of money if no prevention plan is in place.

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Etactics

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Social engineering often takes the form of phishing scams. This type of cyber attack is one of the most prevalent and dangerous types of cybercrime. Not only is it effective for hackers to gain sensitive information, but the majority of organizations around the world face attacks regularly. Here is our list of over 170 phishing statistics.

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Etactics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

It’s estimated that 36.2 million Americans will work remotely by 2025. For perspective, that’s an 87% percent increase from pre-pandemic levels. It’s important for companies to continue to evolve to accommodate this shift in work culture. Healthcare in particular is one of the industries seeing changes in processes from operations to management.

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Etactics

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Medicare processes more than 4.5 million claims each day. As you can imagine, it’s often difficult to sort through all of those claims to figure out which ones are real versus fraudulent. That last statement likely doesn’t surprise you. You’re probably well aware of how complicated the financial side of healthcare can be.

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Etactics

AUGUST 10, 2022

When you think about HIPAA, I bet your mind will jump to healthcare professionals. After all, the law does stand for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. If you happen to work as a healthcare professional, odds are that you already know that you have to train your employees on an annual basis about the law’s requirements.

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Etactics

JULY 11, 2023

There are more than 356,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in the United States annually according to the American Heart Association. That means there are thousands of people every year who need emergency lifesaving services.

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Etactics

JUNE 23, 2022

Only half of businesses have a rigorous cybersecurity plan as of 2022. An additional 30% of businesses admit that they do not currently have a cybersecurity plan, but intend to create one. The remaining 20% don’t have a plan and do not intend to create one in the near future. Why are all of these numbers significant?

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Etactics

MAY 31, 2022

The Cyberbullying Research Center defines cyberbullying as when someone repeatedly and intentionally harasses, makes fun of, or mistreats another person online, while using a mobile device, or while using an electronic device. In a nutshell, cyberbullying is bullying that takes place online. It doesn’t matter how, where, or through which device.

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MAY 5, 2022

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) establishes requirements surrounding patient confidentiality. Patient confidentiality refers to the right patients have to keep their records private. Physicians and medical professionals have moral and legal obligations to handle patients' protected health information (PHI) privately.

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Etactics

APRIL 28, 2022

You want your staff to handle protected health information (PHI) safely and legally. Unfortunately, people tend to forget some of the details about how to stay HIPAA compliant. That’s why healthcare entities administer training. But how often does HIPAA training need to take place?

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Etactics

APRIL 14, 2022

Starting a new job can be exciting for anyone. It’s a chance to gain more professional experience, improve skills, and meet more people. But this also comes with some anxieties. What if they don’t think I’m good enough? What if I make a mistake? What if I don’t mesh with my new team? This self-doubting is natural for anyone.

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Etactics

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The first experience that a new employee has with a company is the onboarding process. When people hear the word “onboarding,” they might imagine some of the following… Completing paperwork Sitting through training Quickly meeting every coworker Touring the workspace Of course, each of these can be unpleasant.

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Etactics

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

When interacting with individuals from other cultures, backgrounds, and environments, people need to be aware that there are different interpretations of words and actions. Understanding what these differences are is so important in both our personal lives and in the workplace. First of all, walking into a cultural blunder is humiliating.

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