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Case Study- Hook, Line, and Sinker: Falling for a Phishing Scam

by Tessa Kroninger | May 17, 2023 | Agents & Brokers, Agents and Brokers, Blog, Breach, Business Associates, Dental Providers, Employers, Encryption, File Sharing, General, Medical & Dental Providers, Medical Providers, Privacy, Security

A HIPAA Prime client emailed and called us on a Tuesday afternoon to let us know that earlier that day their email had been hacked and a phishing email was sent out to over 1,000 contacts that included clients. The Total HIPAA Compliance Team immediately called...

Case Study-Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) Comes to Town

by Tessa Kroninger | May 10, 2023 | Agents & Brokers, Agents and Brokers, Audit, Breach, Business Associates, Dental Providers, Employers, General, Medical & Dental Providers, Medical Providers, Privacy, Security

We received a call from a new client that came to us with a breach, and needed a comprehensive HIPAA Compliance Plan as quickly as possible in preparation for an HHS Audit. The Breach Years ago this client hired a very reputable Business Associate (BA) to store...

Why Employers Need to be HIPAA Compliant

by Tessa Kroninger | Jul 21, 2020 | Blog, Employers, General, Privacy, Security

HIPAA compliance for employers is a complicated and nuanced topic. No employer group is the same when it comes to supplying health benefits to their employees. Smaller employers (fewer than 50 lives) usually outsource the day-to-day administrative tasks to their...

GDPR and HIPAA: Navigating the Intersection of Global Privacy Standards

by Jillian Chubbuck | May 29, 2018 | Agents & Brokers, Blog, Business Associates, Employers, Encryption, General, Medical & Dental Providers, Privacy, Security

In a Nutshell While HIPAA and GDPR both safeguard personal data, they have different rules of the road. HIPAA protects Protected Health Information (PHI) in the U.S., while GDPR covers all personal data for individuals in the EU/UK. In 2026, compliance is more...

Employer Group Breach Woes

by Jason Karn | Oct 30, 2017 | Blog, Breach, Employers, Privacy, Security

There are HIPAA Responsibilities for Businesses This week, two incidents of employer group breaches involving unauthorized access to employees’ Protected Health Information (PHI) have come to light. The first incident involves a hacking/IT event targeting the...