Administrative Safeguards Physical Safeguards Technical Safeguards The Security Rule defines administrative safeguards as “administrative actions, and policies and procedures, to manage the selection, development, implementation, and maintenance of security measures...
Updated May 28, 2019 Thousands of patient records breached. Millions of dollars in fines following nightmarish lawsuits. The news is full of harrowing stories of healthcare organizations caught in HIPAA violations, exposing sensitive patient data, and worse. Maybe you...
Getting patient authorization can feel like a hurdle in your daily workflow. However, it’s key to maintaining patients’ right to their private medical information. With a patient’s authorization, you have permission to use and disclose their medical record...
After a breach, one of your top priorities is to mail a breach notification letter to everyone whose protected health information (PHI) was compromised. But how do you write a HIPAA breach notification letter? The Breach Notification Rule requires you to write your...
You already know that the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule requires you to notify all individuals whose protected health information (PHI) is compromised in a breach. But who else needs to be notified, and how? When do you have to send breach notification letters? Your...