What RiskWatch Accomplished in 2017
What RiskWatch Accomplished in 2017 January 12, 2018 Compliance | Facilities Security | Risk Assessment | Risk Assessment & Compliance What’s changed at RiskWatch this year? We’ve overhauled the entire application with a new, easy-to-use interface while simplifying and improving the process for performing assessments. Our new dashboard showcases and empowers you to perform comparative […]
FDA Expresses Concern Over Drugs Made in Emerging Drug Markets
FDA Expresses Concern Over Drugs Made in Emerging Drug Markets July 2, 2014 3rd Party Ecosystem | Pharmaceutical | Risk Assessment | Risk Assessment & Compliance | Third Party Risks Have you ever been treated with a generic medicine or an over-the-counter (OTC) drug? Then chances are high that you have taken a medication made […]
NERC Files for Approval of Physical Security Standard
NERC Files for Approval of Physical Security Standard July 1, 2014 Compliance | Disaster Recovery Planning | Emergency Preparedness | Facilities Security | Risk Assessment & Compliance | Uncategorized In wake of the April 2013 attack on PG&E’s Metcalf substation in San Jose, California, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an order directing the […]
FDA proposes rule to prevent food safety risks during transportation
FDA proposes rule to prevent food safety risks during transportation April 17, 2014 Food Safety Risks | Risk Assessment | Risk Assessment & Compliance The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today proposed a rule to prevent food safety risks, that would require certain shippers, receivers, and carriers who transport food by motor or rail […]
USING SPREADSHEETS FOR RISK ASSESSMENTS – WHY IT IS SUCH A BAD IDEA?
USING SPREADSHEETS FOR RISK ASSESSMENTS – WHY IT IS SUCH A BAD IDEA? April 15, 2014 Risk Assessment | Risk Assessment & Compliance | Threat Assessment USING SPREADSHEETS FOR RISK ASSESSMENTS – WHY IT IS SUCH A BAD IDEA? Spreadsheets are user-friendly, inexpensive, and easy to use, which are key attributes. However, they fall short […]
Big Banks, Credit Unions Approve More Small Business Loans
Big Banks, Credit Unions Approve More Small Business Loans April 1, 2014 Compliance | Risk Assessment | Risk Assessment & Compliance Nearly five years after the financial crisis made it more difficult for banks to approve small business loans, large lenders are loosening credit standards and allocating more capital to small business lending, according to […]
Violation Fines Aggressively Being Enforced – Are you HIPAA Compliant?
Violation Fines Aggressively Being Enforced – Are you HIPAA Compliant? January 24, 2014 Compliance | HIPAA Risk Analysis | Risk Assessment | Risk Assessment & Compliance | Uncategorized Are you HIPAA compliant? Late last year, members of the U.S. Congress challenged The Director of Office of Civil Rights (OCR), Leon Rodriguez, to step up the […]
HHS requires California medical center to protect patients’ right to privacy
HHS requires California medical center to protect patients’ right to privacy June 17, 2013 Compliance | HIPAA Risk Analysis | Risk Assessment & Compliance Republished from (https://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/enforcement/examples/shasta-agreement-press-release.html) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HHS Press Office Thursday, June 13, 2013 (202) 690-6343(202) 690-6343 News Release Shasta Regional Medical Center (SRMC) has agreed to a comprehensive corrective action plan to […]
April is Workplace Violence Awareness Month
April is Workplace Violence Awareness Month April 10, 2012 Hospital Security | OSHA | Risk Assessment | Risk Assessment & Compliance | Workplace Violence Prevention The American Association of Workplace Violence Prevention has designated April 2012 as official Workplace Violence Awareness Month! You can celebrate in your office by suggesting ways to reduce workplace violence in […]
Man Wants to Commit Suicide at Hospital to Donate his Organs!
Man Wants to Commit Suicide at Hospital to Donate his Organs! March 6, 2012 Hospital Security | Risk Assessment & Compliance | Workplace Violence Prevention Suicidal Man Triggers an Evacuation in Denton, Texas. The emergency department at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital was evacuated after an armed man threatened to shoot himself in the hospital’s parking […]