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The Importance of a Risk Assessment

The Importance of a Risk Assessment

Why is a HIPAA Risk Assessment So Important? HIPAA requires you to complete a Risk Assessment, often referred ...
Protect Yourself from Phishing Scams

Protect Yourself from Phishing Scams

Data breaches generated through emails are the primary channel for hackers to access your company’s data. Phishing ...
UnitedHealthcare of CA – Second Carrier Requiring Agents Sign Updated Business Associate Agreement

UnitedHealthcare of CA – Second Carrier Requiring Agents Sign Updated Business Associate Agreement

In Total HIPAA’s February 5, 2018 blog entitled BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee (BCBS-T) Now Requires Agents ...
States Strengthen Opportunity for Financial Compensation to Breach Victims

States Strengthen Opportunity for Financial Compensation to Breach Victims

When you think of fines related to a HIPAA breach, you likely think of the federal government doling out charges ...
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Now Requires Agents Confirm They are HIPAA Compliant

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Now Requires Agents Confirm They are HIPAA Compliant

Several of our Tennessee-based agents have received a revised Business Associate Agreement (BAA) from BlueCross ...
Microsoft End of Support for 2018

Microsoft End of Support for 2018

Note: We update this list every year. To see the most recent version of this post, click here. There are numerous ...
Is Cloud Fit for Compliance?

Is Cloud Fit for Compliance?

Healthcare security and communications platform ShareSafe Solutions recently integrated cloud servers into its ...
Deadline Reporting Small Breaches ­­– March 2, 2018

Deadline Reporting Small Breaches ­­– March 2, 2018

HIPAA breaches involving fewer than 500 individuals, which occurred during 2017, must be reported to the U.S. ...
HIPAA Compliant Cloud Backup Services

HIPAA Compliant Cloud Backup Services

This week, we’re defining cloud backup and explaining why it’s important, then we’ll take a look at several cloud ...

Are Your Clients HIPAA Compliant?

This article and infographic was originally published by the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra ...
Employer Group Breach Woes

Employer Group Breach Woes

Discover recent employer group breaches that exposed employees' Protected Health Information (PHI), including ...
Penetration Testing: Adding Value to Your Security Posture

Penetration Testing: Adding Value to Your Security Posture

As you strive to make HIPAA compliance one of the most important aspects of your organization, you likely have ...
A Look Into an HHS OCR Desk Audit

A Look Into an HHS OCR Desk Audit

Since 2016, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has been ...
Preparing For Every Disaster

Preparing For Every Disaster

While recovery from Hurricane Harvey is under way and evacuations begin in Florida as Irma approaches, Total HIPAA ...
Smishing – The Next Cyber Threat

Smishing – The Next Cyber Threat

It seems like cyber attackers and scammers have been making headlines more and more lately as they’re finding ...
A Year In the Life of HIPAA

A Year In the Life of HIPAA

Data breaches are on the rise, and your awareness about becoming and staying HIPAA compliant likely are, too. In ...
A History of HIPAA: 8 Things You Should Know

A History of HIPAA: 8 Things You Should Know

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted in 1996 to protect American families ...
A Data Breach Affects Your Wallet – and Your Reputation

A Data Breach Affects Your Wallet – and Your Reputation

When you prepare for HIPAA compliance, you may not immediately think about the possibility of a data breach and ...
The Ins and Outs of Risk Management

The Ins and Outs of Risk Management

Risk Assessment and Risk Management A Risk Assessment1 is a first step in protecting your organization, but it ...
My Business Just Experienced a Cyber-Attack!

My Business Just Experienced a Cyber-Attack!

What's New? Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (HHS OCR) released a cybersecurity checklist and ...

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