As much of the country moved to working remotely in March 2020, firefighters didn’t have that option. Unfortunately, one city in Ohio didn’t give firefighters the training or equipment necessary to work safely.
Youngstown, Ohio, […]
When it was first implemented in 1996, one of HIPAA’s core goals was to improve Americans’ awareness of and control over their protected health information (PHI). Over time, the OCR has added to and […]
During the pandemic, care providers face many challenges. One of those challenges is maintaining HIPAA compliance during COVID-19 vaccinations.
HIPAA security rules protect patient health information. They establish safeguards that care providers must implement for […]
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?
It’s a good question, and it can tell you […]
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 […]
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