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Why You Should Be Using Two-Factor Authentication
While strong, complex passwords are an effective first line of defense when securing business accounts and applications, they are not fool proof and can be compromised if a hacker gains access to...
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, based on the type of services you provide and the reasons why you have access to PHI....
HIPAA Compliant efax Provider Recommendations
Many HIPAA compliant organizations need to send and receive electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) on a regular basis. HIPAA requires you to secure information at rest, in transit, and in...
HIPAA Risk Assessment – Is this required?
Risk Assessment - Is this required?
Yes, performing a Risk Assessment is required by HHS1. If you are audited, ...
Choosing Your HIPAA Security Officer
Last week we addressed what a practice or billing company needs to take into account when choosing their HIPAA ...
5 HIPAA Lessons From the Anthem Cyber Attack
Another major hack has come to light. Anthem, Inc. was the victim of a cyber attack. They reported that no patient ...
HIPAA Privacy Officer—Your Quarterback for HIPAA Compliance
The past 2 weeks, I’ve been guest blogging with our friends NueMD with help from Daniel Brown, Esq. with Taylor ...
7 Reasons You Need Annual HIPAA Retraining
The HIPAA Law states that Covered Entities, Business Associates and Business Associate Subcontractors must train ...
Is an Audit Trail Enough For HIPAA Compliance?
A client posed this question, and I decided it would be a great opportunity to clarify how you communicate ...
California and a Whole Lot of Breaching Going On
In 2013, the California healthcare sector had a bad year! They were responsible for 15% of the breaches by ...
Guest Blog: Meet the HIPAA Police
This is another great guest blog from our friends at GRA Benefits:
The HIPAA police, a.k.a. the Department of ...
Stop PHI from Being Stolen
The Total HIPAA blog to-date has focused on strategies to protect your clients’/patients’ information, but we’re ...
7 Steps to Take When You Have a HIPAA Complaint
We’ve gotten a few calls about this issue. This is a continuation of our blog from 2 weeks ago. What do you do ...
Another HIPAA Deadline Approaches-Business Associate Agreements
If you’ve been reading my blogs over the past year, you already know that you have to have Business Associate ...
You Have a HIPAA Breach!
These few words make everyone’s heart sink. You’ve trained your employees, instituted Privacy and Security ...
Using HIPAA Guidelines to Protect Your Personal Information
Community Health Systems Inc. (CYH.N), one of the biggest U.S. hospital groups, said on Monday it was the victim ...
Guest Blog: Maintaining HIPAA Compliance with Dropbox
I am still traveling this week, and we are running another guest blog. This is from our friends at Sookasa. They ...
Guest Blog from GRA: Have there been HIPAA breaches by insurance agencies?
This week, I’m off singing at the Newport Music Festival.
On to the blog of the week from our partner GRA ...
Question: Why do I have to train all my IT Staff on HIPAA?
I hope everyone had a happy and healthy 4th of July! Last week, I received this question from one of our clients. ...
Analysis of the Annual Report to Congress on Breaches of Unsecured PHI
For Calendar Years 2011 and 2012
Just released, the original report is pretty long, and well, let’s face it, a ...
Guest Blog: When Was Your Last HIPAA Training?
This week, we are posting a guest blog from our friends over at GRA. They are one of our preferred partners and ...
Total HIPAA Compliance Releases HIPAA WorkForce Training for Agents, Employers, and Business Associates
Total HIPAA Compliance (www.TotalHIPAA.com) announces the release of WorkForce training for three markets – ...
Choosing a HIPAA Information Security Officer
Last week we addressed what a company needs to think about before appointing a Privacy Officer. Now we address the ...
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