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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) impacts your business. The law aims to protect patient privacy, and as a provider of...
Protected Health Information (PHI): Everything You Need to Know about HIPAA and PHI
Curious about PHI? Dive into our featured blog post to uncover the answer to the question: “What does PHI stand for?” Gain valuable insights into the significance of Protected Health Information and its role in safeguarding sensitive health data.
HIPAA Audits for Insurance Agents
Insurance agents who handle protected health information (PHI) are required to comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). One way to ensure compliance is to undergo...

Heartbleed and HIPAA
On April 7th, the news hit the wire that there is a serious bug in the OpenSSL program - one of the most popular ...

Is it a breach, or not?
This week we had an interesting question come in. One of our clients was copied by a general agent in a response ...

Happy Spring!
We’ve been having some lovely spots of weather here, well minus ice, and a Nor’easter is projected this week… It ...

HIPAA and Your Contract Employees
This week we are dealing with contract employees or independent contractors, either of which are usually paid by ...

Do Business Associates need to report a breach to HHS, or to the Covered Entity?
Hello again, this question was posed to us this past week by one of our clients.
Do Business Associates need to ...

What?!?! I need a BA Agreement with my email provider?
Here’s a question from our twitter feed this past week. Like most things in life, I think this needs a little more ...

Are Employers Covered Entities under HIPAA?
Discover if employers are covered entities under HIPAA and their obligations for HIPAA compliance. Learn how ...
Windows XP™ is Gasping for Breath – HIPAA Compliance Becomes an Issue
Microsoft: Bring out your dead…. Bring out your dead!
Windows 8: Here’s one!
Windows XP: I’m not dead ...
Updates to Training
We have been busy adding to our already comprehensive training and updating our programming to make your user ...
Answering Questions: Do I need a business associate agreement for my web provider?
Today’s blog is going to be a little free form. I’m going to answer some questions that our clients have ...
Vlog #5-BYOD or Bring Your Own Device
In this week's vlog, I cover what you need to do before allowing employees to use their personal devices ...
Vlog #4–BA and Subcontractor Responsibilities
This week I talk about your responsibilities as a Business Associate and/or Subcontractor.
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Vlog #3–Penalties and Fines
By Jason Karn
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Vlog #2–Risk Assessment Vs. Risk Analysis
Today we discuss what a Risk Analysis is versus what a Risk Assessment is, another issue that you may face when ...
Vlog #1–Encrypting Texts
Texts are sent by the majority of people, even multiple times a day. When those texts contain PHI it is vital that ...
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