HIPAA Guidance Archives

How HIPAA Compliance Software Helps Client Pass HIPAA Audit

Monica McCormack2025-11-04T09:08:03-05:00September 19th, 2017|

Compliancy Group's HIPAA Audit Response Program™ is the only service of its kind on the market for healthcare professionals to effectively deal with a HIPAA audit. The Audit Response [...]

HIPAA and Social Media

Monica McCormack2024-07-15T15:29:02-04:00August 18th, 2017|

HIPAA and social media use can lead to some of the most common misunderstandings that healthcare professionals face. Employees who aren’t properly trained on HIPAA and social media can [...]

The EHR and HIPAA Compliance Guide: What You Need to Know

Monica McCormack2024-07-15T15:29:02-04:00July 17th, 2017|

Success in today’s healthcare market depends on evolution. New technologies give you the chance to respond to new threats to healthcare data. Two essential technologies you can leverage to [...]

eClinicalWorks Hit With $155M Settlement for False Claims

Monica McCormack2024-07-15T15:29:04-04:00June 6th, 2017|

EHR HIPAA compliance is a growing concern in the healthcare industry, especially in the aftermath of the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) recent settlement after the [...]

Ransomware, Interoperability, Medical Apps Major Focus of 2017 HIPAA Enforcement

Monica McCormack2024-07-15T15:29:06-04:00April 27th, 2017|

Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Director Roger Severino made major suggestions into upcoming 2017 HIPAA enforcement in his opening talk at Health Datapalooza 2017. Severino is [...]

HHS Secretary Tom Price Suggests Changes to HHS Guidance on EHRs

Monica McCormack2024-07-15T15:29:07-04:00April 27th, 2017|

Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Tom Price, stressed major changes to healthcare IT under the Trump Administration during his opening remarks at Health Datapalooza [...]

It’s Time to Throw Out Your HIPAA Manual

Monica McCormack2025-11-04T09:07:56-05:00April 13th, 2017|

Here’s the truth: using a HIPAA compliance manual for your compliance program is outdated, almost as if you were using Windows 96 to run your practice's computers. HIPAA [...]

March 1st HIPAA Breach Report Deadline to HHS Approaching

Monica McCormack2024-07-15T15:29:09-04:00February 16th, 2017|

The March 1st HIPAA breach report deadline is fast approaching. HIPAA regulation mandates that healthcare providers must report breaches of unsecured protected health information (PHI) to [...]

2017 HIPAA Compliance Checklist

Monica McCormack2024-07-15T15:29:13-04:00November 30th, 2016|

In 2016 alone, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) levied over $25 million in fines. Enforcement has more than doubled since 2015's [...]