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HIPAA’s Role in Software Support

HIPAA’s Role in Software Support

Jan 31, 2023

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a federal law that was enacted in 1996 to protect the privacy and security of individuals’ health information. It established requirements for covered entities, such as healthcare providers, insurance companies, and healthcare clearinghouses, to implement reasonable and appropriate administrative, physical, and technical safeguards to protect electronic...

Data Privacy Week

Data Privacy Week

Jan 24, 2023

This week is Data Privacy Week.  This international effort to encourage respect for privacy is encouraged for all industries, but in healthcare, it’s essential. Data privacy in healthcare is a critical issue that affects not only patients, but also healthcare providers, insurers, and researchers. The sensitive nature of personal health information (PHI) and the potential...

HIPAA: Text Messaging and Chat Services

HIPAA: Text Messaging and Chat Services

Jan 17, 2023

Necessary Technology As technology advances, more healthcare providers adopt digital technologies.  Therefore, HIPAA compliance in regard to text messages and chat services becomes increasingly important. The HIPAA Privacy Rule was created to protect the privacy of personal health information (PHI). And that includes PHI that is transmitted via text message or other electronic messaging services....

Social Security Scam

Social Security Scam

Jan 3, 2023

Social Security Scam Alert The beginning of the year provides a new opportunity to scam people. Scams that center around the annual updates and renewals of programs and policies like Social Security are one of the most reported to the government. Be sure to advise your patients that if they are in receipt of Social...

Healthcare Industry End of Year Checklist

Healthcare Industry End of Year Checklist

Dec 27, 2022

Let’s wrap up 2022 with some end-of-year tasks you’ll want to check off of your list if you’re in the business of healthcare! Training Program HIPAA compliance requires a training program.  This means ensuring that your existing staff has completed their training annually and making sure that any new hires have been trained as well....

End of Year SRA

End of Year SRA

Dec 6, 2022

A security risk assessment must be conducted to maintain HIPAA compliance per the Security Rule.  A security risk assessment is also referred to as an SRA.  It is a requirement for government plans such as Medicare, Obamacare, and Medicaid.  It is also required for individual health care plans and employer-sponsored plans. Where to Start Identify...

Health Insurance Scams

Health Insurance Scams

Nov 29, 2022

The annual open enrollment period for healthcare insurance provides another opportunity for scammers to take advantage of. From gathering personal information to receiving payments for non-existent plans, criminals will try nearly anything to score. The signs of a scam aren’t always easy to spot. Here are some of the tactics that consumers should be on...

Administrative Simplification Provisions of HIPAA

Administrative Simplification Provisions of HIPAA

Nov 15, 2022

The HIPAA Administrative Simplification provisions are in place to provide consistency in electronic communications within healthcare for Protected Health Information (PHI).  These mandate the usage of standard transactions, code sets, and identifiers for the United States healthcare system. Who Must Comply? The most common organizations which must comply are healthcare clearinghouses, healthcare providers, and health...

Asset Management Program

Asset Management Program

Nov 8, 2022

Having an asset management plan is essential to your healthcare business.  Similar to how you’d want a list of your household items for insurance coverage in the event of theft or loss, you need to know the details and access them quickly. Especially if an item goes missing or breaks.  It is likely that your...

NIST and HIPAA

NIST and HIPAA

Aug 9, 2022

Health Care Cybersecurity Update on Guidance The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has provided updated guidance for the health care industry.  Designed to help with electronically protected health information (ePHI), they have created a new draft titled Implementing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule: A Cybersecurity Resource Guide (NIST Special...

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