Is WebEx HIPAA Compliant?
WebEx is a Cisco web conferencing and online meeting platform. WebEx has described its WebEx for Healthcare video conferencing and mobile app as easy to use and easy to [...]
Exposure Notification Privacy Act Aims to Regulate Contact Tracing Apps
Recently, a bipartisan group of United States Senators introduced the Exposure Notification Privacy Act (ENPA). This bill aims to regulate exposure notification and contact tracing apps [...]
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, [...]
Are Patient Friend Requests HIPAA Compliant?
In the age of social media, it is important to understand how to use it in a professional manner. Healthcare providers may be interested to know if patient friend [...]
What is a Designated Record Set Under HIPAA?
The HIPAA Privacy Rule generally requires HIPAA covered entities (health plans and most healthcare providers) to provide individuals, upon request, with access to the protected health information [...]
HIPAA Settlement Reached with Gastroenterological Sole Practitioner
The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil rights (OCR) issued the first HIPAA settlement for 2020. Steven A. Porter, M.D., a gastroenterological [...]
Electronic Health Information Exchange and HIPAA
Under the HIPAA Privacy Rule, the use or disclosure of protected health information (PHI) is permitted for treatment purposes. Electronic health information exchange - a method of data transmission [...]
Accidental Disclosure of PHI
Even when a covered entity or business associate maintains an effective HIPAA compliance program, there are still instances where unintentional HIPAA violations occur. These violations can take [...]
5 HIPAA Covered Entity Employee Tips
Covered entities’ employees play an important role in keeping PHI and ePHI secure. The following HIPAA covered entity employee tips can be used by your organization as part of a [...]
HIPAA Requirements for Sending PHI
Healthcare entities require a means to easily share protected health information (PHI). When sending PHI it is imperative to keep HIPAA requirements in mind. The Health [...]
