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 »
For most small practices, the HIPAA compliance requirements can seem very confusing. Sometimes they may not even make sense. One of these is the requirement that all software used by… Read more »
Sometimes it easy to forget just how expansive HIPAA regulations really are. Often we think it’s limited to paper records or electronic medical records (EMR). However, HIPAA covers all places… Read more »
HIPAA is mostly concerned with patient privacy. This is to protect who does what with their data. one of the parts of this is controlling who accesses your ePHI. One… Read more »
Phishing attacks may be the most threatening to healthcare entities as well as companies in the United States. According to some estimates, phishing attacks increased 59% in 2017 alone. Most… Read more »
In this week’s case study we will be discussing firewalls and why they are important. HIPAA requires that Covered Entities and Business Associates have reasonable and appropriate network security to… Read more »