How to Choose a HIPAA Compliant Vendor
The vendors you choose to help run your business will determine your business success level. Ultimately, your vendor’s vulnerabilities are your vulnerabilities, which is why HIPAA emphasizes [...]
What is a HIPAA Compliance Checklist for Law Firms?
Law firms, depending on the nature of the services they provide to covered entities, may fall under the definition of “business associates.” Law firms that qualify as business associates [...]
What is a HIPAA Business Associate Amendment?
Companies enter into agreements with Google for use of various Google products, including G Suite, G Suite for Education, and G Suite for Government. These agreements [...]
What is a HIPAA Service?
A HIPAA service is a service performed by one entity, that enables another entity to meet its HIPAA compliance obligations. Under HIPAA, healthcare providers frequently contract with vendors who [...]
HIPAA Cloud Service Providers
Cloud service providers (CSP) are businesses that provide network services, business applications, or infrastructure, in the cloud. The services are hosted in a remote data center that can be [...]
Covered Entities Required to Vet Business Associates
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) established a set of standards that anyone working in healthcare must adhere to. HIPAA law is meant to safeguard a patient’s [...]
Healthcare Vendor Management: 4 Steps to Prevent Vendor Data Breaches
To satisfy the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) healthcare vendor management must be implemented. Healthcare data breaches are on the rise, and many of the incidents of [...]
Business Associate Security: What is Your Responsibility as a Covered Entity
In light of recent large-scale breaches in healthcare, it is imperative that covered entities (CEs) understand the importance of business associate security. Over the course of [...]
New Business Associate HIPAA Guidelines Released by OCR
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) released new HIPAA guidelines for business associate requirements in May 2019. These guidelines [...]
Is DropBox HIPAA Compliant?
The question "Is DropBox HIPAA compliant?" is a common question for healthcare providers and organizations that deal with protected health information (PHI). Before we answer, let's take a brief [...]
