HIPAA Omnibus Starts 180-day Countdown to Compliance
New HIPAA Rules affect health care providers & many businesses that support them On March 23, 2013, the new HIPAA Omnibus Rules takes effect, requiring ...
Turn Your HIPAA Security Rule Compliance Around
HIPAA Security Rule Can No Longer Be Ignored Health care organizations that have ignored the HIPAA Security Rule; businesses that resist compliance programs; and ...
Don’t believe in HIPAA Compliant Products
Products Support HIPAA Compliance but may not be HIPAA Compliant Don’t believe in HIPAA Compliant Products…or other imaginary things. As the healthcare industry prepares ...
Make Your Own HIPAA Deadlines
Make HIPAA Deadlines for Compliance Happen While there are various deadlines included in the 562-page HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule released in January, there are ...
Treat Protected Health Information like gold
To secure Protected Health Information first get your people to respect it If you use your imagination you can get your workforce and management ...
HIPAA Privacy Rule’s Minimal Necessary Access Requirements
Sharing patient information with others in your office can violate HIPAA Privacy Rule The Minimal Necessary requirement of the HIPAA Privacy Rule is a good example ...
Can you PROVE you are HIPAA compliant?
HIPAA Compliant work requires detailed tickets and checklists Your Chief Information Officer (CIO) calls you in to say that the US Department of Health and Human ...
Don’t Join the HIPAA Data Breach ‘Wall of Shame’
HIPAA Data Breach: Protect your data storage devices and backups, and train your staff In compliance with the HIPAA Data Breach Notification Rule, more than ...
HIPAA Compliance – Eating the Elephant One Bite at a Time
Building a HIPAA Compliance Program, step-by-step Like eating an elephant, building a HIPAA compliance program can be a daunting task. What do you do? ...
HIPAA Security Rule: Assigned Responsibility and Resources
“Why me??? I don’t know anything about the HIPAA Security Rule or technology!” You were just told you are your organization’s HIPAA Security Officer. As you read through the HIPAA Security Rule and its breakdown into Safeguards, Standards, and more ...