Whether you’re a healthcare provider, health plan, or healthcare vendor, you must meet HIPAA standards. Learn what’s required for HIPAA compliance and how to implement a successful program.
HIPAA regulations require healthcare organizations and individual care providers to take measures to keep patient data secure. Failure to do so can result in fines, if an organization suffers [...]
The HIPAA Security Rule, requires covered entities and business associates to develop effective administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to ensure protected health information (PHI) is secure. [...]
PHI in transit consists of either paper documents or records, or portable media and devices. The physical safeguard provisions of the HIPAA Security Rule require covered entities to protect [...]
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 [...]
The HIPAA law subjects covered entities - defined as health plans, health providers, and healthcare clearinghouses - to its regulatory scheme. By definitions, non-covered entities are not subject [...]
The convenience of using cloud storage has caused many businesses to use the technology. In the healthcare industry, the ability to quickly access patient’s protected health information (PHI) from [...]
Generally, doctor to doctor sharing of protected health information (PHI) is permitted under the HIPAA regulations. Read more about HIPAA sharing of information between providers. When [...]
Under the HIPAA Security Rule administrative safeguards requirement, covered entities and business associates must develop HIPAA compliant contingency plans. The two major objectives of a HIPAA [...]
Patients often request copies of their medical files. Traditionally, state law governed the subject of medical record copy fees. State laws typically permit providers to charge a per-page copy [...]
In October of 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced proposed changes to modernize and clarify the regulations that interpret the Physician Self-Referral [...]
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