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Risks of Noncompliance in Healthcare: Protecting Patient Safety and Trust

In the intricate and constantly shifting realm of healthcare, compliance assumes a vital role. Yet, veering away from regulations and guidelines can thrust healthcare organizations into perilous waters, where risks loom large and repercussions ripple wide. Let us embark on the various risks of noncompliance in healthcare and explain why unwavering adherence to regulatory mandates is imperative. Navigating the Compliance Risk Areas [...]

2023-10-27T16:28:06-04:00October 23rd, 2023|
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Implications of Noncompliance with HIPAA: What to Expect as a Healthcare Organization

Wondering why your practice or organization should be HIPAA compliant? In the United States, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted in 1996 to regulate the handling and protecting confidential medical information.  The law requires healthcare providers, insurers, and other covered entities to implement strict safeguards and protocols to ensure the privacy and security of patients’ protected health information [...]

2024-04-09T16:17:53-04:00April 19th, 2023|
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Cost of Noncompliance: Breaches, Reputational Damage, and Fines

While some healthcare organizations do not think that becoming HIPAA compliant is worth the investment, failure to comply with HIPAA can come at a much higher cost. The cost of noncompliance can include an increased likelihood of breaches, reputational damage, and HIPAA violation fines.  In addition, the cost of responding to breaches and remediating the vulnerabilities that caused the incident are much [...]

2023-07-27T10:20:30-04:00March 22nd, 2022|
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HIPAA Pricing: The Cost of Noncompliance

HIPAA Pricing: The Cost of Noncompliance HIPAA pricing is made up of several components, and depending on who you ask, you will most likely get a range of answers. So, what does HIPAA cost? What is HIPAA Pricing? Well, HIPAA pricing can mean different things to different people. HIPAA pricing includes the cost of conducting self-audits (including a risk analysis), creating remediation plans, implementing remediation plans, building your [...]

2023-10-26T14:48:52-04:00January 28th, 2021|
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OCR Issues $6.8 Million Fine for HIPAA Noncompliance

Premera Blue Cross (PBC) is a not-for-profit covered entity and business associate. PBC is also an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Shield Association, and serves as the largest health insurance provider in the Pacific Northwest, covering over 2 million people. PBC was the victim of a May, 2014 data breach, caused by a cyberattack. The cyberattack, which came in the form of an advanced persistent threat (APT) [...]

2023-10-27T12:21:31-04:00September 25th, 2020|
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$1.5 Million OCR Fine Issued for Widespread Noncompliance with HIPAA

Athens Orthopedic Clinic PA has agreed to settle with the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) for its widespread noncompliance with HIPAA. More details about the HIPAA settlement are discussed below. Why Did OCR Investigate Athens Orthopedic? On June 26, 2016, Athens Orthopedic was contacted by a journalist who had found a database of their protected [...]

2023-10-27T11:47:01-04:00September 22nd, 2020|
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HIPAA Right of Access Noncompliance

A recent report from Ciitizen, a patients’ rights advocacy group, has revealed more than half of healthcare providers (51%) are not fully compliant with the HIPAA Right of Access provision under the HIPAA Privacy Rule. Acting with authorization from patients, Ciitizen made requests for copies of patient records from 169 medical providers. The results indicate widespread HIPAA Right of Access compliance. What is HIPAA Right of Access Noncompliance? [...]

2023-08-01T13:59:12-04:00January 14th, 2020|
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Extensive Noncompliance with HIPAA Right to Access

medRxiv, a health manuscript archiving company, conducted a study in which they sent 51 healthcare providers medical record requests. The purpose of the study was to determine if healthcare providers are compliant with the HIPAA right to access. However, the record request had practical applications as medRxiv used requested records to create a legitimate consumer platform that facilitates patient access to their medical records.  Requests were made for [...]

2023-08-07T14:09:38-04:00November 6th, 2019|
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Benefits of HRIS Integration with Your Compliance Platform

Did you know that at least 42% of companies realize that their human resources integration system (HRIS) implementation failed two years after they attempted it? The reason for this varies for different companies and could be due to an insufficient budget, choosing a solution that lacks scalability, or even a lack of built-in solutions specifically for compliance. Maintaining compliance is a primary [...]

2024-05-17T15:00:19-04:00May 17th, 2024|
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3 Best Practices to Support GRC Automation

Excessive administrative overhead is the primary reason for inefficiency in the American healthcare system, and that's no secret. Systems and processes that are excessively inefficient also produce excessive financial strain. In healthcare today, systematic inefficiency equates to $1 trillion in preventable waste alone. More compliance officers are prioritizing a solution that helps reduce this type of strain: GRC automation. With the regulatory [...]

2024-05-10T14:29:02-04:00May 9th, 2024|
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