What is a HIPAA Service?
A HIPAA service is a service performed by one entity, that enables another entity to meet its HIPAA compliance obligations. Under HIPAA, healthcare providers frequently contract with vendors who [...]
Kaiser Permanente Employee Placed on Administrative Leave
Kaiser Permanente, the California-based American healthcare giant, is one of America’s largest not-for-profit health plans. Kaiser serves over 12 million patients across the country. Recently, Kaiser [...]
Cyber Attacks on Cloud Services Rise 630%
McAfee conducted a study on cyber attacks on cloud services to determine if there has been an increase in attacks since the COVID-19 pandemic. The results are staggering, exposing [...]
Telehealth Services Beyond COVID-19
At the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many patients have turned to telehealth services in lieu of traditional doctors visits. To increase access to telehealth services, the Department of [...]
Exposure Notification Privacy Act Aims to Regulate Contact Tracing Apps
Recently, a bipartisan group of United States Senators introduced the Exposure Notification Privacy Act (ENPA). This bill aims to regulate exposure notification and contact tracing apps [...]
May Healthcare Breaches Affected 157,000 Patients
The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) posts breaches affecting more than 500 patients to their online breach portal. According to the OCR [...]
HIPAA Vaccine Records Law: When Can Vaccine Records be Disclosed?
Each state’s public school system has a child vaccination requirement. Under these requirements, children enrolled in public schools must submit immunization or vaccination records, showing immunization against [...]
Is Box HIPAA Compliant?
Box is a file sharing and cloud management service used by businesses. Through Box, users can manage content on Windows, MacOS, and several mobile platforms. Box has claimed that [...]
What are HIPAA Policies and Procedures Templates?
HIPAA Policies and Procedures Templates are form documents that relate to a particular area of HIPAA compliance. HIPAA Policies and Procedures templates provide information on what an organization must [...]
What are HIPAA Experts?
HIPAA experts include individuals who provide expert consulting services to healthcare providers. One common form of consulting services is expert witness testimony. HIPAA experts can serve as expert witnesses [...]
