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A HIPAA Prime client emailed and called us on a Tuesday afternoon to let us know that earlier that day their email ...

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

We received a call from a new client that came to us with a breach, and needed a comprehensive HIPAA Compliance ...

Navigating Business Associate Agreements for Insurance Agents: A Comprehensive Guide

Introduction: As a health insurance agent, understanding the complexities of the Health Insurance Portability ...

How to establish a BAA with Google

If your organization stores, manages, or processes protected health information (PHI) using Google services, it’s ...

HIPAA Compliant efax Provider Recommendations

Many HIPAA compliant organizations need to send and receive electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) on a ...

Most Popular HIPAA Compliant File Sharing Apps

HIPAA compliant file sharing apps are necessary if your company is dealing with personal health data. File ...

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 ...

HIPAA Compliant Text Messaging Apps – BEST OPTIONS

By jason@totalhipaa.com

HIPAA compliant text messaging apps protect sensitive data, like Protected Health Information (PHI) in ...

Recommended HIPAA Compliant Email Encryption Services

In this blog post, we review nine email encryption vendors (Barracuda, Egress, Hushmail, Indentillect, LuxSci, ...

3 Reasons Insurance Agents Need to Follow HIPAA

Health insurance agents became covered under HIPAA with the HITECH Act of 2009. The inclusion of insurance ...

Working Remotely While Staying HIPAA Compliant: Using a Virtual Private Network (VPN) vs. SSL/TLS in a HIPAA Environment

Whether you’re working from home, your local coffee shop, or from the airport between layovers, you will likely ...

How to Use HIPAA to Defend Against Common Cybersecurity Attacks

While much of the anti-malware technology we have to protect us from hackers has become increasingly more ...

Microsoft Announces End of Support for Internet Explorer

Internet Explorer was once one of the biggest players in the browser game, but now it’s coming to its end of days. ...

HIPAA Risk Assessment for Insurance Agents: What to Expect

As an insurance agent, you may be wondering how the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ...

Protected Health Information (PHI): Everything You Need to Know about HIPAA and PHI

What is Protected Health Information (PHI)? The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a ...

HIPAA Audits for Insurance Agents

Insurance agents who handle protected health information (PHI) are required to comply with the Health Insurance ...

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 ...

HIPAA Compliance in Marketing and Communications for Insurance Agents