Another HIPAA Deadline Approaches-Business Associate Agreements
If you’ve been reading my blogs over the past year, you already know that you have to have Business Associate Agreements, or Business Associate Subcontractor Agreements* in place for all contractors that handle any of your PHI. Well, there was a little provision in...
You Have a HIPAA Breach!
These few words make everyone’s heart sink. You’ve trained your employees, instituted Privacy and Security Policies and Procedures, set up all your security measures, and yet you still had a breach. What can you do? (If you haven’t taken these steps, we need to have a...
Using HIPAA Guidelines to Protect Your Personal Information
Community Health Systems Inc. (CYH.N), one of the biggest U.S. hospital groups, said on Monday it was the victim of a cyber attack from China, resulting in the theft of Social Security numbers and other personal data belonging to 4.5 million patients.1 A Russian crime...
Social Engineering and HIPAA
I’m a Nigerian Prince, and I need you to give me your bank account number so I can transfer money to you… You’ve won the lottery in Uzbekistan… We need your Password so we can verify your PayPal account before your account access is permanently revoked… Social...
Guest Blog: Maintaining HIPAA Compliance with Dropbox
I am still traveling this week, and we are running another guest blog. This is from our friends at Sookasa. They have a great, HIPAA compliant file sharing service. On to the blog: A doctor looks up at the departure board in the airport and sees that his flight has...
Guest Blog from GRA: Have there been HIPAA breaches by insurance agencies?
This week, I’m off singing at the Newport Music Festival. On to the blog of the week from our partner GRA Benefits. This is a very interesting look at what is going on with HIPAA breaches and insurance agents. Now onto the blog: Yes! In 2014, there have been two...
Question: Why do I have to train all my IT Staff on HIPAA?
I hope everyone had a happy and healthy 4th of July! Last week, I received this question from one of our clients. Let’s get to it… Question: Still not convinced that it is absolutely necessary for my group to be HIPPA certified. We still have no access to social...
Charity Week-Pack for a Purpose
Happy 4th of July! This week, I’m taking a break from our usual HIPAA Blogs to throw a little love to Pack for a Purpose (PfaP) www.Packforapurpose.org, one of the great charities that we work with here at Total HIPAA. So, what is Pack for a Purpose? It’s an easy way...