Windows 7 HIPAA Compliance
The HIPAA Security Rule (45 C.F.R. § 164.308 (a)(5)(ii)(B) requires that all software used by Covered Entities and Business Associates be kept current and up to date with updates from… Read more »
Category: HIPAA Compliance
Case Study – Phishing email causes breach of 23,000 patients
A phishing email caused a breach at a Colorado-based practice that resulted in the unauthorized release of the protected health information (PHI) of 23,000 patients. Using a phishing email to… Read more »
Case Study – Not Having a HIPAA compliant website costs practice $25,000
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 compliant website – What does it take to make your site HIPAA compliant?
Most businesses today have a website. A website is a useful tool to educate prospective customers about your services and help to make contact with them. Websites allow your business… Read more »
HIPAA Training Requirements – What Do Small Practices Need To Do?
HIPAA regulations are often difficult for small practices to understand. The rules are written so say that Covered Entities and Business Associates must do what is reasonable and appropriate to… Read more »
Ransomware Alert – SamSam Advisory from Homeland and FBI
The SamSam ransomware is making the rounds. The US Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have released an alert through the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team… Read more »
Case Study – No Business Associate Agreement results in $500,000 fine
A Business Associate Agreement (BAA) is one of the core items contained within HIPAA regulations. If a Covered Entity doesn’t have them in place with their outside vendors, then they… Read more »
Risk Assessment – What is it and why is it so important under HIPAA?
Covered Entities and Business Associates must perform a yearly Risk Assessment under HIPAA law according to §164.308, the Security Rule. It was first added in 2003 in the Privacy Rule… Read more »
6 HIPAA Compliance mistakes that are too costly to ignore
HIPAA Compliance is once of those things that often may seem like the Loch Ness Monster – you’ve heard of it, you may even know someone who has claimed to… Read more »
HIPAA Compliant – What does it take for small practices?
HIPAA and how to be HIPAA compliant is a topic that most physicians and their staff hate to discuss. The law can be confusing to understand. But also, with the… Read more »