Does HIPAA Restrict Healthcare Professionals from Communicating with Family and Friends?
Buddy Dyer, the mayor of Orlando, requested a waiver of the HIPAA rules following the June 12 shooting at Pulse Nightclub. Families and loved ones were inquiring about the status of patients located at local hospitals, but were not provided timely reports. Many of the...
We Had a HIPAA Breach – Now What Do We Do?
Are you prepared if a breach happens to you? Hopefully, you already have a plan in place and know exactly what to do. For those of you who don’t have a plan, this blog will help you prepare. First, let’s identify whether the incident is really a breach or if it is a...
Is Your HIPAA Security Plan for Cloud Computing Bullet-Proof?
When HIPAA laws were first established in 1996, large-scale cloud storage was in its infancy. Today, it would be hard to imagine business without cloud technologies. The HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules don’t directly address how to incorporate them into your...
Real World Cost of a HIPAA Breach
When we talk about HIPAA compliance much of the emphasis is on avoiding Office of Civil Rights (OCR) fines and penalties. It is understandable that some of you may be skeptical about the threat of an audit happening to your company. However, the cost of a real world...