What are Coronavirus Email Scams?
Predictably, cyberattackers have figured out how to take advantage of public fear over coronavirus. Cyberattackers have developed new coronavirus email scams that literally threaten the life of the victim. [...]
HIPAA and State Public Records Laws
State public records laws, also known as open records or freedom of information laws, provide for certain public access to government records. However, HIPAA requires covered entities to take [...]
The HIPAA Privacy Rule and Institutional Review Boards
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). FDA regulations provide for review and monitoring of biomedical [...]
What is a HIPAA Security Official and Do I Need One?
Under the HIPAA Security Rule, covered entities and business associates are required to implement appropriate administrative, physical, and technical safeguards to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and security [...]
HIPAA Workers Compensation Disclosures
The HIPAA Privacy Rule dictates how a healthcare provider may share protected information, or PHI in the workers compensation context. PHI disclosures to the employer and [...]
PHI Protection: How to Secure Healthcare Data
Healthcare data breaches have been highlighted recently, with several large breaches occurring over the last few months. Hackers target the healthcare industry as they hold a wealth of sensitive [...]
Azure HIPAA Compliance
Microsoft Azure is a cloud service provider (CSP) that allows businesses to store data in the cloud, rather than on their computers’ personal hard drives. Healthcare organizations, [...]
Is Google Forms HIPAA Compliant?
Google Forms is a cloud-based form that can be used to conduct surveys or fill out questionnaires. A provider may use Google Forms to get feedback from patients about [...]
The HIPAA Privacy Rule and Provider to Provider Communications
The HIPAA Privacy Rule allows for provider to provider communications - for providers that are part of a patient’s care team - to exchange clinical information, [...]
Is Freshdesk HIPAA Compliant?
Under HIPAA, Freshworks, the SaaS provider offering Freshdesk, is considered a business associate when working with healthcare clients to manage their CRM. In the past, Freshdesk [...]
