How to become HIPAA certified
If you have done any research about HIPAA compliance for your practice, you have likely come across many sites offering how to become HIPAA certified. This may create confusion as… Read more »
Author Archives: Your HIPAA Guide
Case Study – Accessing Patient Information Without Need
Accessing patient information without need is a HIPAA violation no matter who the offender is. Need is defined as having a medical reason for accessing the patient’s information. If a… Read more »
No one goes to jail for HIPAA violations
HIPAA regulations, while laws aren’t usually prosecuted as crimes. Moist HIPAA investigations are handled with civil penalties by HHS OCR. However, when a case needs to be prosecuted for criminal… Read more »
Be careful when faxing Protected Health Information
Faxing is a large part of most medical practices. However, if records are sent to the wrong fax number, it becomes a HIPAA violation. [DISPLAY_ULTIMATE_SOCIAL_ICONS]
Cyber attacks are increasing
The amount of cyber attacks is increasing daily. Medical practices are suffering breaches at an ever-increasing rate. In 2018, HHS assessed $28 million in fines for breaches. [DISPLAY_ULTIMATE_SOCIAL_ICONS]
Compliance with HIPAA is voluntary not mandatory
Compliance with HIPAA is voluntary, not mandatory is something that many still believe about the healthcare privacy regulations. While this is completely incorrect under the law today, there is a… Read more »
Case Study: HIPAA and mobile devices, stolen iPhone results in $650,000 fine
HIPAA and mobile devices is an area that many entities fall short because its easy to forget that these highly portable devices can contain so much information. We take for… Read more »
Tired of robocalls?
Nearly half of all calls to mobile phones now are robocalls. Tired of receiving them on your mobile? Join the club! [DISPLAY_ULTIMATE_SOCIAL_ICONS]
HIPAA Ransomware Attacks and How Criminals Make More Money
Criminals are in the business of making money. As more of our lives move to the Internet, criminals move there as well because money can be made. In fact, the… Read more »
Case Study – HIPAA Encryption Requirements
One of the confusing aspects of HIPAA regulations is the addressable portions. Addressable requirements give entities discretion on how to handle them, but it doesn’t mean that they are optional…. Read more »