Benefits advisors and brokesr must understand what your exposure is if your valued business partners fall victim to an event that results in a HIPAA breach. A few months ago, a client called to review ...

Do you think you've got everything covered with HIPAA? The growing numbers of reported data breaches say otherwise. Let's start with the real reasons why dental professionals are confused by HIPAA.

Ty Allen is the CEO of SocialClimb, a company that offers automated patient acquisition software & predictive analytics data for healthcare. Demonstrating ROI (return on investment) is crucial for ...

I’ve worked with healthcare organizations long enough to notice a pattern: Many treat HIPAA compliance as a finish line. Once they've checked off a few items, passed an audit or updated a document or ...

In a March 19 webinar hosted by McGuireWoods, Holly Carnell, JD, and Amanda L. Enyeart, JD, associates, and Kimberly J. Kannensohn, JD, partner, McGuireWoods, discussed the Omnibus Final Rule that ...

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, approximately 70% of organizations are not "HIPAA compliant." The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, known as HIPAA, ...

Of all the places where you should feel safe, the doctor’s office is one of the most important. When you walk into a healthcare facility, you may already feel vulnerable. Maybe you have an ...

The HIPAA compliance world awaits two major final rules per HITECH—the breach notification final rule and the rule that covers modifications to the privacy, security and enforcement rules. But that’s ...

A significant issue is not just the business associate compliance, but the interpretation of the requirements by their healthcare customers. This is leading to business associates being asked to ...

Is your email a HIPAA Compliant? Or does it need to be a HIPAA complaint for your private practice? You may think the answer is obvious and ofcourse, as a healthcare professional you need to be aware ...

Article Note: legal changes have been occurring hourly as the Trump Administration and Federal agencies respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. This Alert was originally issued on March 13, 2020, with ...