Why Doctors Should Care About HIPAA Compliance Every day I talk with doctors (or others who talk with doctors) and am told that HIPAA compliance is an unnecessary expense, proof that the government is interfering …
HIPAA Business Associate Role is Based on Services The question about a lawyer or an accountant being a HIPAA Business Associate is directly related to several sections of the HIPAA Security Ruleframework to protect electronic health information. It is …
Being HIPAA Compliant is a Journey So, September 23, 2013, the HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule Enforcement Deadline, has come and gone, and you – the HIPAA Security Officer— are sitting back feeling confident that the HIPAA compliant …
Avoid a Costly HIPAA Data Breach with a Risk Analysis Do you think that HIPAA is just some annoying and expensive government intrusion without any cause? Do you think that all patient data is stored …
Yes you are a HIPAA Business Associate! It’s what the law says that counts! HIPAA Business Associate Avoidance The HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule (see page 5572) was announced in January, 9 months ago, and was very clear that …
HIPAA Security Rule offers just a little leeway Everyone complains that the HIPAA Security Rule is inconvenient— which it is— but it doesn’t mean you can break the security rules in your medical office any more than you can …
Will Your Job Survive a Meaningful Use Audit? The Meaningful Use program can help offset technology costs or could cost your hospital or practice millions of dollars. It could also cost you your career. Having to return …
Encryption is coming FAST… so don’t wait A state health department lost an unencrypted hard drive and paid a $1.7 million penalty. The health department would have saved $1,699,900 if it had spent $100 to encrypt …
EHR SYSTEM THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG Many times during aMeaningful Use Risk Analysissomeone tells us that all of their electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) is in their EHR system. In over 10 years we have never …
Small Thumb Drive Brings Large HIPAA Penalty My late uncle would not understand the latest HIPAA penalty for the loss of 2,200 patient records, which in his office were paper and would have weighed over 1,000 lbs. …