Can Universities Reveal News of Coronavirus Infections?
College students’ return to campus in the fall of 2020 has been a popular news item. At a number of schools, students have been disciplined, and in [...]
Is SendGrid HIPAA Compliant?
SendGrid is a communication platform used for email marketing, voice, text, chat, and video. As a healthcare organization, you may be looking for a communication platform that [...]
Are Search Engines Compromising PHI Security?
It was recently discovered that advancements in search engine capability may pose a risk to PHI security. Researchers from American College of Radiology (ACR), Radiological Society of [...]
Is Google Voice HIPAA Compliant?
Google Voice is a VoIP provider - a service that transmits phone calls through an internet connection - that has become increasingly popular amid the new work [...]
OCR Enforcement Discretion for Business Associate PHI Use
The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights, as part of a broad response to support federal and state health authorities and emergency [...]
OCR HIPAA Guidance: COVID-19 Plasma Donation
To clear up previously released guidance, the Office for Civil (OCR) released new guidance regarding contacting recovered COVID-19 patients for plasma donation. The OCR HIPAA guidance reinforces [...]
New OCR Guidance on Completing a Risk Assessment
Recently, to provide HIPAA covered entities and business associates with assistance in completing their risk assessments, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released guidance. The OCR guidance [...]
What Are the Benefits of Telehealth?
Telehealth is the delivery of healthcare, patient education, health information, and self-care, via audio or audiovisual means, at a location remote from the patient. Doctors who offer telehealth treatment [...]
HIPAA Compliant Video Chat
It appears that the telehealth industry has been significantly impacted by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Nevertheless, it is important to note that the current public [...]
Large-Scale HIPAA Security Breach: Improper Use of GitHub
Recently, the improper use of GitHub led to a large-scale HIPAA security breach, leaving the protected health information (PHI) of 150,000 - 200,000 patients available through publicly [...]
