What is a Designated Record Set Under HIPAA?
The HIPAA Privacy Rule generally requires HIPAA covered entities (health plans and most healthcare providers) to provide individuals, upon request, with access to the protected health information [...]
What is a Compliance Manager?
A compliance manager doesn’t necessarily need to have a background in HIPAA compliance. However, the compliance manager is responsible for managing their organization’s compliance program. Generally, this role is [...]
Compliancy Group HIPAA Quiz
Compliancy Group created a HIPAA quiz, available for free, for covered entities (CEs) and business associates (BAs) to assess their HIPAA compliance. We have analyzed the results from 352 [...]
HIPAA Settlement Reached with Gastroenterological Sole Practitioner
The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil rights (OCR) issued the first HIPAA settlement for 2020. Steven A. Porter, M.D., a gastroenterological [...]
What to Do and How to Prevent Ransomware Attacks
Ransomware attacks are the most common type of malware incident in the healthcare industry, with 85% of all malware incidents classified as ransomware. A ransomware attack occurs when a [...]
Law Firm HIPAA Compliance
Under HIPAA, covered entities are defined as individuals or entities that transmit protected health information for certain transactions. These transactions generally include include transmission of healthcare [...]
What is the Integrity of ePHI Under the HIPAA Security Rule?
The HIPAA Security Rule requires that covered entities (health plans, healthcare clearinghouses, and healthcare providers who electronically transmit any health information in connection with a HIPAA related transaction) and [...]
AI in Healthcare: Machine Learning, Medical Research, and Cybersecurity
AI in healthcare can be an extremely useful tool when utilized properly. AI can be used for a myriad of healthcare operations including research, facilitating medical [...]
The Amended Maryland Personal Information Protection Act (MPIPA)
The Maryland Personal Information Protection Act, known as MPIPA, was amended in April of 2019, by House Bill (HB) 1154. The amended law went into effect on October 1st [...]
What is PCI Compliance?
Payment card industry (PCI) compliance, also known as PCI compliance, refers to the standards with which businesses must comply to ensure protection of cardholder credit card data. PCI compliance [...]
