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 Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights has entered into a settlement with the Excellus Health Plan, under which Excellus has agreed to pay [...]
Many businesses pride themselves on meaning what they say, and saying what they mean. Other businesses get fined by regulators. On December 16, 2020, SkyMed settled with the Federal [...]
2020 has been an unenviable year of firsts and of worsts. Add to this another undesirable record-breaker. In 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for [...]
On January 5, 2021, President Trump signed into law legislation approved by the House Energy and Commerce Committee known as HR 7898. HR 7898, now law, requires [...]
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced its thirteenth right of access fine, bringing the 2020 fine total to eighteen fines. The [...]
Each month we provide an overview of the healthcare breaches occurring in the previous month. In November, healthcare breaches affected 1,157,813 patients. November healthcare breaches are discussed below. The [...]
Help Scout is a software provider that offers help desk services including a knowledge base and customer support platform. But is Help Scout HIPAA compliant? The answer is discussed [...]
A recent federal lawsuit in Virginia illustrates both how far an employer can go in asking employees about COVID-19 diagnosis, as well as how far HIPAA law prevents such [...]
AspenPointe Inc., a mental health and substance abuse provider, suffered a cyberattack that allowed unauthorized access to their network. Details regarding the mental health services breach are discussed. Mental [...]
HIPAA consists of a complex set of rules and regulations that healthcare organizations have an obligation to adhere to. So how can you manage your HIPAA compliance in a [...]
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