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...
“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...
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...
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 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. ...
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...
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%...
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...
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...
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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