Whether you’re a healthcare provider, health plan, or healthcare vendor, you must meet HIPAA standards. Learn what’s required for HIPAA compliance and how to implement a successful program.
A power of attorney (POA) allows someone an individual designates (the person designated is known as the "agent" or "attorney-in-fact") to make decisions for him or her [...]
HIPAA compliance for self-insured health plans is not black and white. The nature and extent of a self-insured health plan’s compliance is determined by several factors, [...]
Under the HIPAA Privacy Rule, covered entities must implement safeguards to protect against the unauthorized use or disclosure of PHI. Such safeguards may include HIPAA soundproofing measures designed to [...]
The battle between individuals’ privacy rights and the needs of law enforcement, has raged for centuries in one form or another. When the HIPAA Privacy Rule was [...]
In 2011, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the federal agency for enforcing HIPAA, issued a Security Risk Assessment (SRA) tool through its Office for Civil Rights [...]
The HIPAA Privacy Rule permits covered entities to use and disclose protected health information (PHI) for treatment, payment, and healthcare operations activities. HIPAA appointment reminders constitute [...]
Google is one of the largest public companies in the world. Ascension Medical Group is the largest Catholic healthcare system in the United States. A recent [...]
HIPAA regulations require healthcare organizations and individual care providers to take measures to keep patient data secure. Failure to do so can result in fines, if an organization suffers [...]
The HIPAA Security Rule, requires covered entities and business associates to develop effective administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to ensure protected health information (PHI) is secure. [...]
PHI in transit consists of either paper documents or records, or portable media and devices. The physical safeguard provisions of the HIPAA Security Rule require covered entities to protect [...]
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