HIPAA Sample Breach Notification Letter: Who Must Be Notified?
Under HIPAA, when a breach of unsecured PHI takes place, the covered entity that sustains the breach must notify affected individuals of the breach. Notification must be [...]
To be Useful, Online HIPAA Services Must Be Complete
When healthcare providers and the vendors that serve them seek guidance about HIPAA Compliance, an internet search for “online HIPAA” is one place to start. You’ll find [...]
Are You Using HIPAA Compliant Billing Software?
Whether your company delivers healthcare directly or assists providers, there are challenges every day. Patients, pandemics, or a plethora of other things pull on your time and [...]
What is a HIPAA Breach Notification Form?
You may have been hearing a lot about HIPAA breach notification reporting lately and for a good reason. The deadline to report small-scale breaches to the Department [...]
Should You Have a HIPAA Compliant Password Manager?
As technology makes our lives easier, it brings the challenge of remembering all the various usernames and passwords required to access our data. Many of us take [...]
A Developer’s Guide to Creating HIPAA Compliant Software
You’ve coded up this amazing piece of software that is perfect for the healthcare market. The fact that the industry’s footprint is more than $3.8 billion in [...]
FTC Breach Notification Rule Expands for Health Applications
A recent policy statement by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has dramatically expanded coverage and penalties under the FTC Breach Notification Rule for companies that develop and offer mobile [...]
Don’t Miss the 2022 HIPAA Breach Notification Rule Deadline
Hopefully, you’ve been keeping a list of your minor breaches that occurred in 2021 because now is the time to report them to the Department of Health [...]
Causes and Effects of HIPAA Violations in the Dental Field
Building and maintaining a thriving dental practice is not a simple task. Between keeping your staff at peak efficiency, managing vendors, marketing your services, treating patients, and [...]
HIPAA 2022 Predictions: Deja Vu and New
What will HIPAA 2022 bring? Picture the end of 2020. A raging COVID pandemic, for which vaccinations had only started. An outgoing Presidential administration giving the reins [...]
