Is Hushmail HIPAA Compliant?
Hushmail is a popular email platform used by healthcare providers. But is Hushmail HIPAA compliant? The answer is discussed below. Is Hushmail [...]
Is Google Hangouts HIPAA Compliant?
As several healthcare organizations use G Suite products to operate their businesses, it is important to determine which G Suite products are HIPAA compliant. One commonly used [...]
Does My Staff Need HIPAA Training?
Does my staff need HIPAA training, is a common question asked by organizations. Does your organization handle, or have the potential to view, protected health information (PHI)? [...]
UAE Trade License Requirements and HIPAA Compliance
In UAE, businesses cannot operate without a trade license. It has recently been announced by the UAE that they are requiring healthcare businesses to be HIPAA compliant before [...]
Insider Breach Affects 700 Patients
On June 3, 2020, Geisinger was notified by an employee that a Geisinger Clinic employee was accessing patient records without the need to do so. The employee [...]
Healthcare Hack Leads to $2.3 Million OCR Settlement
In April of 2014, CHSPSC’s information system was hacked. The healthcare hack ended up affecting 6.1 million individuals, exposing their protected health information. As a result, CHSPSC [...]
Lawsuit Claims EHR Violated HIPAA Right of Access
A lawsuit filed by Sherry Russell claims that HealthAlliance Hospital and Ciox Health denied access to her deceased husband’s medical records. If her claims are true, the [...]
OCR Settles Five Privacy Rule Violations
In September of 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that it settled HIPAA Privacy Rule right of access violations [...]
When Can You Disclose PHI Without Authorization? Refusal to Disclose COVID Data Results in Nurse Firing
A nurse at Clinton County Health Department claims she was recently fired for refusing to disclose the names and addresses of patients that had tested [...]
OCR Issues Guidance for Mobile Health App Developers
The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights recently issued guidance on when HIPAA applies to health information that a patient creates, manages, [...]
