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Can You Share PHI Over Phone or Text?
We live in a fast-paced, digital world where information is shared more quickly than it ever has been. Between high-speed computers, smartphones, and the constant “ping” of a new notification, speed...
What is NIST 800-50 and How Should It Inform Your HIPAA Training?
For organizations that deal with sensitive client or employee information, (e.g., Medical Practices, Employer Groups, Business Associates, and Business Associate Subcontractors) developing a robust...
How HIPAA Safeguards Can Help You Safely Transmit PHI
For organizations handling Protected Health Information (PHI), cybersecurity attacks and other security threats are always just around the corner. Having a strong security program is important for...
Can You Share PHI Over Phone or Text?
We live in a fast-paced, digital world where information is shared more quickly than it ever has been. Between ...
What is NIST 800-50 and How Should It Inform Your HIPAA Training?
For organizations that deal with sensitive client or employee information, (e.g., Medical Practices, Employer ...
How HIPAA Safeguards Can Help You Safely Transmit PHI
For organizations handling Protected Health Information (PHI), cybersecurity attacks and other security threats ...
New OCR Guidelines for Defending Against Cybersecurity Attacks
In a recent statement, President Biden encouraged private sector companies to give increased attention to their ...
Password Best Practices Are Changing. How Should You Adapt?
As technology becomes more and more sophisticated, so do the strategies hackers use in data breaches. Now more ...
HIPAA and ERISA: Everything You Need to Know
If you’ve been taking concrete steps towards implementing and maintaining HIPAA compliance across your ...
Deadline for Reporting Small HIPAA Breaches Is March 1st
HIPAA breaches involving fewer than 500 individuals which occurred during 2021 must be reported to the US ...
Top 10 Total HIPAA Blogs of 2021
Throughout 2021, Total HIPAA has focused on providing information that will keep your organization HIPAA compliant ...
The Ohio Data Protection Act and HIPAA Compliance
Every day, there seems to be a new headline about another organization whose data security has been breached. It’s ...
What You Need to Do to Be HIPAA Compliant After Signing a BAA
Before agreeing to trust another business with your data, there are several precautions you need to take. Firstly, ...
How to Ensure HIPAA Compliance While Storing PHI on the Cloud
For healthcare companies, cloud data storage is a popular and practical alternative. The worldwide Healthcare ...
Your Cybersecurity Questions Answered!
Thanks to everyone who attended our November 4th webinar, Don’t Become the Next Cybersecurity Scary Story! We are ...
How to Maintain HIPAA Compliance in Public Cloud Environments
The benefits of public cloud computing solutions make them very attractive to all types of businesses. One of the ...
Password Manager Recommendations for Simpler, Better Security
A Password Manager Can Help Pave the Way to HIPAA Compliance
We’re all storing more information online than ...
Why You Should Be Using Two-Factor Authentication
While strong, complex passwords are an effective first line of defense when securing business accounts and ...
PHI Retention: How Long Should You Hold on to Protected Health Information?
Do you need to retain PHI after termination of a contract?
There are several different answers to this question, ...
HIPAA Compliant efax Provider Recommendations
Many HIPAA compliant organizations need to send and receive electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) on a ...
What You Need to Know About HIPAA Retraining
It might feel like it was yesterday that your business went through its last HIPAA compliance training. Then, all ...
Cybersecurity Attacks Are Increasing. How Can You Keep Your Data Safe?
Phishing, ransomware, and supply chain attacks have surged in 2021. Following several significant data breaches in ...
Selecting a HIPAA Security Officer
For many companies handling Protected Health Information (PHI), ransomware attacks and other cybersecurity threats ...
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