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What Does HIPAA Protect?
Did you go into health care with the goal of working with people and helping them get healthy? That’s a great reason to, but you also need to understand and follow HIPAA.
What does HIPAA […]
What Is the HITECH Act?
When you think about technology, does it make you want to throw your computer out of the window? A lot of people can find technology frustrating, but the HITECH Act, which is part of […]
What Are the Penalties for HIPAA Violations and How to Avoid Them
Committing HIPAA violations as a medical worker can lead to a career end. Oddly enough, these violations are quite common and can occur without direct knowledge of the event.
HIPAA violations are categorized by tier, […]
Texting Violation of HIPAA
Imagine you have a thriving medical practice, but your patients want to receive information about their records via text. You learn that you can text your patients, but you need to follow HIPAA rules.
Luckily, […]
Everything You Need to Know About a HIPAA Violation
Between 2005 and 2019, healthcare data breaches affected nearly 250 million people. And when data breaches like this occur, it’s usually because of a HIPAA violation.
HIPAA violations are not uncommon. In fact, even a competent healthcare facility […]
A Complete Guide to HIPAA Social Media Rules
Over 72% of the American population using some form of social media on a daily basis. The popular online platforms have swept the business world as a reliable way to reach, educate, communicate, and draw […]
Why is HIPAA Important? A Complete Guide
HIPAA protects the privacy and personal health information of patients, but that’s not all that it does. Without HIPAA, the medical industry would be one big sham.
Some of the other things that HIPAA can […]
Final Omnibus Compliance – October 2013
Does your organization understand the conditions of HIPAA Final Omnibus compliance with respect to Business Associates?
You had until September 23, 2013 to bring all Business Associate (BA) agreements into conformance with the new rules; […]