HIPAA Compliance and Working From Home When businesses choose to have their employees work from home there is a lot to consider, especially if those businesses work with protected health information (PHI). HIPAA compliance and working from home can be a difficult feat, as HIPAA Privacy Rule and Security Rule standards must be upheld. HIPAA… Read More »
HIPAA for Home Health Care Home health care workers face HIPAA compliance issues not typically encountered by health care workers work in hospitals and medical offices. HIPAA home health care compliance issues include those posed by visiting patients in their homes, or checking on patients’ well-being via phone or video. What are Home Health Care… Read More »
A HIPAA-covered entity may use or disclose protected health information (PHI) for litigation, as permitted or required by the HIPAA Privacy Rule. Subject to certain conditions, the HIPAA Privacy Rule typically permits uses and disclosures of PHI for litigation, whether the litigation takes the form of a judicial proceeding or an administrative proceeding. When May… Read More »
Is SharePoint HIPAA Compliant? SharePoint’s collaboration features make it one of the most used platforms for fortune 500 companies, with 78% using the web-based document management and storage system. As a Microsoft product, SharePoint integrates easily with Microsoft Office. The powerful platform is particularly appealing for healthcare organizations as SharePoint can establish a base for… Read More »
If you run a small or mid-size medical practice, you can be forgiven for not staying ahead of medical technology trends. It takes more than enough resources just to manage a business while delivering exceptional patient care. But there’s one process improvement that will save you boatloads of time and money in the long run–and… Read More »
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Starting in November, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is slated to begin HIPAA compliance desk audits for business associates. This is just the beginning of OCR’s ongoing push for a permanent HIPAA audit program, which will kick into higher gear come 2017. OCR first began its Phase… Read More »
Over the past few years, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has considerably ramped-up its enforcement efforts for HIPAA violations. Pharmacies have continued to be hit with OCR investigations and massive fines for breaches of protected health information (PHI). These investigations are often initiated for minor privacy or… Read More »
The NFL has reported that thousands of players’ health care records were breached in late April after a laptop was stolen from the car of a Washington Redskins trainer. The records are extensive, dating back a full 13 years. They’re reported to include current and former players’ protected health information (PHI), as well as that… Read More »
For years, Apple has notoriously avoided stepping into the burgeoning HIPAA-compliant health-tech market. Its peers–tech giants the likes of Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and FitBit–have all willingly begun signing Business Associate Agreements (BAAs), allowing their products and services to be used across the health care industry to store, transmit, or create protected health information (PHI). So… Read More »