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How to Handle Subcontractors Under HIPAA
There are many scenarios in business and healthcare in which PHI is moved and shared. In the 1990s a lot of this happened over fax machines, over the phone and in person. In the modern landscape...
Interpreting The Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Patient Records Law (42 CFR Part 2)
In the world of healthcare, patient privacy and data confidentiality are of utmost importance. To ensure the protection of sensitive information related to Substance Use Disorder (SUD) patients, the...
Preserving Patient Confidentiality: Prioritizing Security in Healthcare Facilities
Security is crucial for hospitals and doctors' offices to protect sensitive patient information. In this blog post, we'll explore the significance of physical and network security. The Impact of...
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
Curious about PHI? Dive into our featured blog post to uncover the answer to the question: "What does PHI stand ...
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
Are you an insurance agent who handles protected health information (PHI)? If so, you must comply with the Health ...
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
Understand the key role of ERISA and HIPAA, rules that oversee employee benefits and protect health data. This ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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