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The 18 PHI (Protected Health Information) Identifiers

The 18 PHI (Protected Health Information) Identifiers

May 16, 2022

18 HIPAA PHI Identifiers HIPAA regulations are in place to ensure that you protect and secure the patient data that as a healthcare business, you have access to and collect.  The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has identified 18 patient identifier categories as it pertains to their guidance on satisfying the safe harbor...

HIPAA Compliance Audit: What to Expect

HIPAA Compliance Audit: What to Expect

May 2, 2022

“We’re being audited!” Those words strike fear and uncertainty in most of us – especially if you are in healthcare. But what actually happens in a HIPAA audit?  Will a government official show up unannounced with a briefcase and ask for you to produce every bit of your business’s HIPAA documentation while sequestering your team...

Protected Health Information: How Long Do You Need to Keep Records?

Protected Health Information: How Long Do You Need to Keep Records?

Mar 15, 2022

In your home, it is likely that you have at minimum a pile of paperwork and records that you’ve held onto “just in case you need it” for a possible tax audit, warranty, to make a return, or several other random reasons you’ll need to reference it in the future.  No one ever seems to...

Reporting a HIPAA Breach – Details You’ll Want to Know

Reporting a HIPAA Breach – Details You’ll Want to Know

Feb 21, 2022

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or as it is commonly known as HIPAA, was created to set standards nationally. These are in place to protect the personal health information and medical records of individuals as well as give them access easily. As the March 1st deadline for reporting a breach draws closer, knowing...

HIPAA Right of Access

HIPAA Right of Access

Dec 13, 2021

HIPAA Right to Access Initiative is Alive & Well In 2019 we witnessed the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) make it public that they were going to up their efforts when it came to enforcing the rights of an individual to access their health records.  This is known as the HIPAA Right of Access initiative. ...

What’s So Important About Security Risk Assessments for HIPAA Compliance?

What’s So Important About Security Risk Assessments for HIPAA Compliance?

Nov 1, 2021

Before you buy a home, an inspection is completed as a way of exposing any potential issues to you as a buyer.  This can give you leverage when it comes to purchasing price negotiation since these liabilities can often present risks to you as a resident.  Those risks can come in the form of cost...

Rising Danger

Rising Danger

May 24, 2021

Meticulous Research released a market research report “Healthcare Cybersecurity Market”, that indicated a number that anyone in healthcare would want to be aware of. They expect that by 2027 – which sounds far off but is NOT – the cybersecurity market within healthcare will reach $26.1billion with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19.8%...

Document Storage

Document Storage

May 10, 2021

While the world is moving to electronic storage as a standard, there are still physical documents within healthcare that need to be protected and fall under HIPAA regulations.  Let’s take a look at how that should be handled. As paper can pile up, how long do you have to store HIPAA documents?  And what do...

Learn From Others

Learn From Others

Jan 11, 2021

The office for Civil Rights gathered information at the end of 2020 that is important for any covered entity or business associate that operates under HIPAA guidelines.  Summarized in the U.S. Health and Human Service (HHS) HIPAA Audits Industry Report, this data should be regarded as a useful tool for any business that deals with...

Right to Access Enforcement Initiative

Right to Access Enforcement Initiative

Sep 28, 2020

In 2019, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced an initiative that they would make it a priority to enforce an individual’s right to access their health records in a timely manner and at a reasonable cost. This falls under the HIPAA Privacy Rule. While...

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