In February of 2020, the CDC noted that the level of telemedicine visits skyrocketed to about 154 percent more than in 2019.
No doubt, with the COVID-19 pandemic plaguing the world, the need for socially […]
Imagine this, you are going about your day working in the medical industry. Suddenly, you receive notice that you’ve broken the law.
You have violated a part of HIPAA, maybe a part that you didn’t […]
You see it in the news a worrying amount… another day, another HIPAA violation. In fact, there were 418 HIPAA breaches reported in 2019. These breaches meant a total of 34.9 million Americans had their […]
2020 was a bad year for healthcare data privacy. In fact, 2020 saw more data breaches than any other year since the OCR began publishing online breach reports. Not only that, but December was the […]
The media is rife with stories of health care workers sneaking illicit peeks at the medical records of the famous and infamous, from Brittany Spears to George Floyd.
Everyone knows that such incidents are violations of HIPAA law. […]
HIPAA has a lot of moving parts, but you may not think to learn when about HIPAA history. You may not know, when was HIPAA enacted? To explore this question, What is HIPAA Certification?
It’s […]
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 […]
Imagine you have the best patients and coworkers in the world. But someone leaves a patient file out in the open, or you have a data breach.
These HIPAA violations are serious and can affect […]
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 […]
Did you know that healthcare data violations can have extremely heavy criminal and civil penalties attached to them?
For example, if people don’t realize the seriousness of their violations, they could potentially be landed with the […]
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