As a rural health clinic (RHC) or federally qualified health center (FQHC), you must have an Emergency Preparedness Plan in place. First, you did an all-hazards risk assessment. Next, you created policies and procedures that show how to evacuate patients and staff,...
Are you still developing your Emergency Preparedness Plan for your rural health clinic (RHC) or federally qualified health center (FQHC)? Most likely, you’ve already conducted an all-hazards risk assessment. You found all possible emergencies that could happen at...
Are you ready to meet the Emergency Preparedness Plan deadline for your rural health clinic (RHC) or federally qualified health center (FQHC)? The purpose of an emergency preparedness plan is to safeguard human resources, maintain business continuity, and protect...
Many people have a “better safe than sorry” mentality when it comes to privacy and HIPAA breaches. Similar to how doctors, nurses, and technicians often consider incidental disclosures to be privacy violations, many privacy officers consider any impermissible...
Although you aren’t required to have an information system asset inventory, having one will help you meet several requirements of the HIPAA Security Rule, including risk analysis and management, information systems activity review, device and media management, and...