Audit logs are a critical – not to mention required – way for your company to monitor activity on your network. A newsletter on the importance of importance of HIPAA logging… Read More ›

HIPAA compliant cloud backup is a must for all businesses that store sensitive data, like PHI (Protected Health Information). It is a storage strategy that makes an identical copy of… Read More ›

This post aims to answer all of your HIPAA compliance questions. If you’re just learning about HIPAA compliance, or beginning the process of becoming HIPAA compliant, this article will guide… Read More ›

The HIPAA rule mandates that each covered entity and business associate of a covered entity designate a HIPAA Privacy Officer (PO), and the job’s a big one. With the many… Read More ›

Jason Karn, Total HIPAA Chief Compliance Officer, spoke with Greg Manson, Direct of Security, Audit, and Compliance at Carolinas IT, about the process of hiring a Managed Service Provider (MSP)…. Read More ›

The HIPAA Privacy Rule requires all Covered Entities to have a signed Business Associate Agreement (BAA) with any Business Associate (BA) they hire that may come in contact with PHI…. Read More ›

HIPAA compliant file sharing apps are necessary if your company is dealing with personal health data. File sharing is a critical tool used by businesses and healthcare providers to easily… Read More ›

In this blog post, we review eight email encryption vendors (Barracuda, Egress, Hushmail, Indentillect, LuxSci, Protected Trust, Rmail, & Virtru) who provide HIPAA compliant email encryption services that will keep… Read More ›

HIPAA compliant text messaging apps protect sensitive data, like Protected Health Information (PHI) in transit. Today, everyone uses text messaging (“texting”) for easy and quick communication. It is a great… Read More ›

What is Protected Health Information (PHI)? The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a 1996 law that regulates privacy standards in the healthcare sector. In the early 1990s,… Read More ›