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.
The HIPAA Privacy Rule permits covered entities to use and disclose protected health information (PHI) for treatment, payment, and healthcare operations activities. HIPAA appointment reminders constitute [...]
Google is one of the largest public companies in the world. Ascension Medical Group is the largest Catholic healthcare system in the United States. A recent [...]
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 [...]
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