Preventing HIPAA Violations Using Employees
Healthcare groups and their business associates must comply with the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach [...]
Articles by Thomas Brown
HIPAA Compliance Comparison and PCI
For groups in healthcare-related sectors, who both have access to PHI and allow credit card payments, a PCI [...]
Privacy Guidelines for HIPAA
The HIPAA privacy guidelines were first published in 2002 with the aim of safeguarding the patient [...]
Complying with HITECH
Companies in the healthcare sector (“Covered Entities”) should already be aware of their HITECH [...]
Google Calendar & HIPAA Compliant
Google Calendar was released in 2006 and is part of Google’s G Suite of products and services. Google [...]
HIPAA Privacy Rule
The HIPAA Privacy Rule was first passed into law during 2002, aiming to safeguard the confidentiality of [...]
HIPAA Audit Control Requirements Highlight to CEs by OCR
In recent weeks, a number of HIPAA-covered entities have revealed that employees have been found to have [...]
New HIPAA Guidance Released for 2017
At HIMSS17, OCR’s Deven McGraw revealed some details regarding the HIPAA guidance OCR expects to publish [...]
Final Rule on Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient Records Issued by HHS
In February 2016, the Department of Health and Human Services released a proposed change to the [...]
MongoDB Databases Warning for Healthcare Organizations
In the last fortnight the number of organizations that have had their MongoDB databases logged onto, copied, [...]
Hotmail HIPAA Compliant
Many healthcare groups do not know if the Hotmail email service is HIPAA compliant and whether sending [...]
Association Health Plans & HIPAA Compliance
In October 2017, President Trump published Executive Order 13813 – “Promoting Healthcare Choice and [...]
What are the HIPAA Violation Penalties?
Penalties for HIPAA breaches can be applied by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for [...]
Muddy Waters’ Claims that St. Jude Medical Devices Can be Hacked Confirmed by FDA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a safety communication Tuesday about cybersecurity [...]
Security Weakness Created by Security Cameras
Security and surveillance camera security weaknesses may potentially be exploited by hackers to gain access [...]
Dentists and HIPAA Awareness
The problem of HIPAA compliance for dentists is not one that should be disregarded. Research carried out by [...]
What is Referred to as PHI Under HIPAA
HIPAA legislation regards PHI as considered any identifiable health information that is used, managed, kept, [...]
Are Your Medical Records Safe?
We would like to think that our confidential medical records are safe and sound under digital lock and key; [...]
What is classified as a HIPAA Violation?
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 is legislation that was brought in make it [...]
HIPAA Compliance & Mobile Data Security
Healthcare suppliers and other HIPAA-covered entities have embraced the mobile technology revolution, and are [...]
Sharing PHI Under HIPAA
The sharing of Protected Health Information is not allowed as per the Privacy Rule, so if a CE wants to send [...]
What is HIPAA for?
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is considered as a groundbreaking piece of [...]
Employee Snooping Most Common Cause of HIPAA Security Breaches
Having a mobile device stolen may lead to the largest exposures of Protected Health Information; however the [...]
Safe Healthcare Communications
The requirement for secure healthcare communications was established with amendments to the Health Insurance [...]
HIPAA Guideline Changes in 2013
In 2013, HIPAA guidelines were amended in the Final Omnibus Rule. The extension of HIPAA to include [...]
Healthcare Data Compliance & HIPAA
Access to healthcare can be thought of as a basic human right, although many counties have alternative views [...]
Who Makes Sure HIPAA Compliance is Occurring?
The chief enforcer of HIPAA Rules is the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil [...]
HIPAA Sanctions Possible Unless Patch and Update for Computer Software is Applied
In order to be deemed as compliant with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act regulations it is [...]
Five New Cases of Healthcare Employee Data Theft Reported
In recent days, five new instances of healthcare staff data theft have been discovered in Texas, New York, [...]
HIPAA No Longer Requires Certificates of Creditable Coverage
Certificates of Creditable Coverage were necessary for health plan providers and insurers under the Health [...]
HIPAA and Patient Telephone Call Rules Confirmed by FCC
The Federal Communication Commission has published a Declaratory Ruling and Order to state the rules in [...]
Reasons for the Delay in Technology Adoption in Healthcare
When it comes to adapting new technology, the healthcare sector lags behind every other main sector. It is [...]
Healthcare Professionals with Personal Phones Breach HIPAA
There is a concerning practice taking place in healthcare centers across the country: The implementation of [...]
Cutting Down on Human Error to Avoid HIPAA Breaches
Healthcare groups are required to store an increasing volume of data in digital format. While data security [...]
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