Why Employers Need to be HIPAA Compliant
HIPAA compliance for employers is a complicated and nuanced topic. No employer group is the same when it comes to supplying health benefits to their employees. Smaller employers (fewer than 50 lives) usually outsource the day-to-day administrative tasks to their...
Employer Group Breach Woes
There are HIPAA Responsibilities for Businesses This week, two incidents of employer group breaches involving unauthorized access to employees’ Protected Health Information (PHI) have come to light. The first incident involves a hacking/IT event targeting the...
5 Common HIPAA Mistakes
Now more than ever, HIPAA compliance is a must. It’s hard to believe, but HIPAA errors found to be violations can soar to over several million dollars and can even include jail time! We know HIPAA can be confusing. The devil’s in the details – there are a lot of...