Is Microsoft Teams HIPAA Compliant?
As telehealth and videoconferencing increase in popularity, it is important to understand if the tool you are choosing to use is HIPAA compliant. Microsoft Teams is a platform that [...]
Is GoToMeeting HIPAA Compliant?
Working from home and telehealth are becoming increasingly popular. Many businesses and health practices opt to meet with clients and patients virtually. Ebusiness offers many benefits as it lowers [...]
Be Careful Where You Click: COVID-19 Phishing Emails
There have been recent reports of hackers posing as the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) to bait people into clicking on phishing emails. [...]
Telehealth Access Expanded Due to Coronavirus
In March of 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a series of measures to expand Americans' access to telehealth services during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak. [...]
Is Zoom HIPAA Compliant?
Zoom Healthcare is a leading provider of remote video and web conferencing services, catering to both businesses and individuals. With Zoom's innovative platform, companies can seamlessly connect their employees [...]
MSP Security Incident Response Procedures
A managed service provider (MSP) is an entity that remotely manages a covered entity’s IT infrastructure and/or end-user systems. IT Infrastructure is defined by ITIL (formerly [...]
HIPAA Data Backup Plan and Disaster Recovery Plan
The requirements of a HIPAA data backup plan and disaster recovery plans are discussed below. What are the Requirements of a HIPAA Data Backup Plan? A [...]
HIPAA and Surprise Medical Bills
Surprise medical bills can take a variety of forms. Roger Severino, Director of the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently experienced, first-hand, [...]
Vendor Vetting Can Save You Millions
In a recent study conducted by the Ponemon Institute, it was determined that 54% of healthcare vendors had experienced at least one data breach affecting protected [...]
HIPAA Compliant Cloud Storage
HIPAA compliant cloud storage is contingent on several aspects. To use a cloud storage and be HIPAA compliant, it is important to ensure that the cloud service provider (CSP) [...]
