Deadline for Reporting HIPAA Breaches Affecting Fewer than 500 Individuals: March 1, 2021
HIPAA breaches involving fewer than 500 individuals, which occurred during 2020, must be reported to the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) by Monday, March 1, 2021. -1568Days -8Hours -3Minutes -3Seconds Reporting HIPAA Breaches: When Should I Contact...
Most Popular HIPAA Topics This Year
Here at Total HIPAA, we pride ourselves on providing helpful resources for all businesses striving for HIPAA compliance. Our weekly blog is one of the many services we offer. As we approach the end of 2020, we reflect on the most popular HIPAA topics this year. Our...
Celebrate Thanksgiving by Donating to Your Local Foodbank
Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Total HIPAA! This year, we invite you to celebrate Thanksgiving by sharing. Please consider donating to your local food bank to help families all across our country gather together around a full table this holiday season....
Webinar Followup: Your Cybersecurity Questions Answered
Thank you to everyone who submitted questions and attended our 31 Days of Cybersecurity webinar. In this blog post you can find all the questions we asked our expert panel and a summary of their answers. If you have any additional questions about HIPAA compliance or...
31 Days of Cybersecurity
Total HIPAA Hosts 31 Days of Cybersecurity – Interactive Online Event Culminating in Webinar Total HIPAA Compliance announces its month-long event “31 Days of Cybersecurity,” taking place throughout October in honor of Cybersecurity Awareness Month. This event will...
Quasi-HIPAA Compliance
Jason Karn, Total HIPAA’s Chief Compliance Officer, recently interviewed Erik Kangas, founder and CEO of LuxSci. LuxSci provides email encryption, web hosting, forms, and secure sending services for HIPAA compliant entities. The two discussed what it means to be...
Cyber Thieves Thrive During Natural Disasters
What better time to exploit the kindness of well-meaning people who want to help victims than during natural disasters? Cybercriminals are waiting in the wings to take your money or steal sensitive information. After events like the California wildfires or hurricanes...
A Guide to the NAIC’s Insurance Data Security Model Law
In October 2017, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) established an Insurance Data Security Model Law and released it to states for legislative consideration. They used New York’s Cybersecurity Regulation as a framework. The Model Law outlines...