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The Consequences of HIPAA Non-Compliance for Insurance Agents
Insurance agents who handle protected health information (PHI) are required to comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Failure to comply with HIPAA regulations...
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 agents was a response to the increasing use of electronic health records and the need to...
Deadline to Report 2023 Small Breaches to Health and Human Services (HHS)
HIPAA breaches affecting less than 500 individuals in 2023 must be reported to the US Department of Health and Human Services by March 1, 2024 An organization has two options when reporting: Report...