Are Web-Forms HIPAA Compliant?
Many companies use online form builders, including HIPAA Compliance Forms, to easily gather information from clients or patients. It becomes a simple way to process contact information or manage [...]
Pharmacy Reps Sentenced for Criminal HIPAA Violations
U.S. District Court judges sentenced three former district managers of a pharmaceutical firm to a series of criminal HIPAA violations that have been linked to healthcare [...]
HIPAA for Accountants
Accountants working in the healthcare industry need a HIPAA compliance solution that works for their company and for their clients’ businesses. Healthcare accountants are considered business associates (BAs) under [...]
Patients Notified of Potential HIPAA Breach at Army Hospital
Martin Army Community Hospital has begun notifying patients of a potential HIPAA breach. The hospital, located in Fort Benning on the border of Georgia and Alabama, revealed that a [...]
Army PHI Breach in Colorado Could Mean HIPAA Violations
Thousands of soldiers' and civilians' protected health information could be at risk after a serious Army PHI breach was discovered in Fountain, Colorado. Files containing personally [...]
New HIPAA Help Center by Compliancy Group
We're happy to announce that users of The Guard: HIPAA Compliance Software will now have access to the newly developed HIPAA Help Center. The Help Center is [...]
Almost 900,000 Affected in Anesthesia Group PHI Breach
Phoenix, Arizona based Valley Anesthesiology and Pain Consultants (VAPC) has notified 882,590 patients of a potential breach of protected health information (PHI) that occurred on March [...]
The 5 Most Landmark OCR Settlements in 20 Years of HIPAA
When HIPAA was first enacted in 1996, few people could have anticipated the shock waves that this landmark regulation would send across the healthcare industry. The [...]
U-Miss Medical Center Fined $2.75 Million for Decade-Long HIPAA Violations
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has levied a $2.75 million fine against the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) after uncovering a [...]
New HIPAA Guidance on Ransomware Attacks and ePHI Security
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has released new HIPAA guidance about how HIPAA-beholden entities can better equip themselves to deal with [...]
