Krishna Kurapati

Founder & CEO

Founder & CEO of QliqSOFT. Building healthcare communication solutions for 12+ years. Focused on closing gaps in care through technology that enhances human connection.

58 articles published

Articles by Krishna Kurapati

photocopier data breach case|HIPAA data breaches in the healthcare field

Best Practices

OCR, Affinity Health Plan Reach Settlement on Photocopier Breach Case

In a week including several high profile HIPAA breach incidents and settlements, the Department of Health and Human Services announced the biggest one of all: a settlement agreement with Affinity Health Plan stemming from an incident in 2010 when it was discovered that an improperly wiped photocopier compromised the PHI of over 300,000 patients. Affinity and HHS agreed to settle the case for $1,215,780.

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8 months ago

ohsu data breach lacking healthcare it|medical data breach and security

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OHSU Data Breach: Where Health IT is lacking

In an interesting piece posted over the weekend at The Health Care Blog, Dr. David Do described a recent reported data breach by the Oregon Health & Science University. The event, which was reported to patients at the end of July, was triggered when OHSU administrators discovered that medical residents were storing patient records in Google Drive, a free, cloud-based document storage platform.

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8 months ago

Senior woman using tele-health at home by sitting on a couch and using a tablet.

Innovation

QliqSOFT Finds Innovative Solutions for Long-Term Care

QliqSOFT CEO, Krishna Kurapati, discusses how their innovative technology solutions are improving communication and engagement in long-term care facilities. With features such as website bots, EMR integration, and future advancements in mental health support, QliqSOFT remains at the forefront of healthcare technology.

2 min read

8 months ago

remote data wiping and mobile locking|byod security incidents risks and policy

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Remote Data Wiping and Lock Software: Critical to Compliance

Whether at home, at the office, or in the back seat of a taxi cab, we have all misplaced our phone at one point or another. Luckily, most of these types of incidents are harmless. But what happens in those circumstances when a phone goes missing for more than just a few hours or days? Fortunately, remote data wipe and mobile lock features built into secure mobile apps can protect the sensitive information on our phones from landing in the wrong hands.

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8 months ago

role of secure texting in patient communication|secure texting for patient communication in hospitals

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The Role of Secure Texting in Patient Communication

Healthcare providers of every scale and specialization are all faced with the same challenge of providing the patient communication they now demand while at the same time remaining HIPAA and HITECH compliant. Additionally, several states have implemented their security requirements for the protection of private medical information and notification of any and all security breaches.

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8 months ago

Secure Texting

Secure Messaging Solutions to Facilitate Realtime Health Record Sharing

Secure Messaging Solutions are of Interest to: Healthcare professionals who visit patients in at home or a private medical facility, Front Office Staff, Billing Departments/Services. Problem: It is estimated that doctors in the U.S. leave approximately $125 billion on the table each year due to poor billing practices. Sixty-five percent of all hospital bills have an error somewhere in the bill.

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8 months ago

Secure Texting

Secure Texting Apps can be More Than Just Securing Messages - Part 1 of 3

In today's changing healthcare environment, secure and easy communication is critical. Instead of worrying about the risks of HIPAA compliance with SMS texting, secure texting apps are being adopted by more and more providers. These applications allow secure voice, text, and image transmission of PHI to ensure providers have the information they need to make accurate medical decisions. Right now, several companies are developing HIPAA-compliant, secure texting applications.

3 min read

8 months ago

Pharmacist looking at a tablet while a pharmacist in the background stands next to medication on shelves

Specialty Pharmacy

Specialty Pharmacy Hubs Must Adopt Digital Patient Engagement

Healthcare providers struggle to meet complex approval requirements which vary by insurer and medication. Demand continues to grow exponentially, with spending on generic versions of specialty drugs alone representing the largest segments of the healthcare industry, valued at $73.8 billion.

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8 months ago

Male nurse holding phone with Telehealth visit for senior woman in wheelchair

Patient Engagement

Stop Patient Leakage in its Tracks With Digital Patient Engagement

When organizations prioritize strategies to improve attracting and retaining patients and orchestrating referral management, they experience an easier time repatriating them back into the health system network.

3 min read

8 months ago

Secure Texting

Covert Texting? Weigh Your Options

For the healthcare professional, covert texting represents a simple choice between doing either what is immediate but risky, or what is deliberate yet secure. Expressing it any other way is overcomplicating the issue.

5 min read

8 months ago

concentra hipaa breach and mobile device encryption|mobile device encryption for healthcare

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The Concentra HIPAA Breach and Mobile Device Encryption

In a story covered on about HIPAA Breach in Healthcare IT News this week, the HHS Office for Civil Rights settled with two organizations for just under a combined $2 million this week after it was discovered that both had PHI-containing unencrypted laptops stolen.

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8 months ago

hipaa healthcare compliance audit program|hitech hipaa audit program for health care

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The HIPAA Audit Program, Part 1

As many CIOs or Compliance Officers can attest, it’s impossible to attend a healthcare privacy or security conference these days without running into Leon Rodriguez. Rodriguez, the Director of OCR/HHS, gives the same presentation at these events time and again, and, without fail, draws the highest attendance of any particular event session. While Rodriguez holds himself well at the podium, attendees are not exactly lining up in the standing room only section of the banquet hall to see public speaking virtuosity. No, they are there for the terrifying subject matter: the HIPAA Audit Program.

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8 months ago