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How to Conduct Your 2019 Security Risk Analysis: Steps 1 & 2
It’s not too late to conduct your 2019 security risk analysis! Why is this important? The security risk analysis is critical to making sure your organization’s security practices comply with the requirements in the HIPAA Security Rule. If you’re participating in the...
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What is HIPAA Certification, and Does Your Organization Need It?
As a healthcare organization, you know you have to comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). But then you hear about organizations that become “HIPAA Certified” with a badge to show for it, and maybe you wonder, Does my organization...
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6 Steps to Create a HIPAA Compliant Social Media Presence
If you're a HIPAA-covered organization that uses social media (and you probably do), beware of HIPAA violations. Breaches happen all the time through a healthcare organization’s social media accounts or from their employees’ personal accounts. Common breaches include...
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Corrective Action Plans for HIPAA Violations and How to Prevent Them
When you think “HIPAA violation,” you probably picture patient complaints, invasive investigations, and millions of dollars in fines. Sure, lost dollars would take a toll on your organization. But there’s another aspect to HIPAA enforcement that may be more...
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HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices: What is an NPP and How Do I Create One?
The notice of privacy practices (NPP) is a requirement of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule. The NPP is a document that you as a HIPAA-covered provider must distribute to your patients. This notice fulfills a three-fold...
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The Nurses’ Station Whiteboard: How to Keep Patient Information Private
A point of confusion for many nurses is how to use nursing whiteboards. A nurses’ whiteboard (or sometimes an LCD screen) is located behind the nurse’s station in a hospital unit, inside patient rooms, or in the operating room or emergency room. The nurses’ station...
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Child’s Medical Records: What Rights Do Divorced/Separated Parents Have?
When divorced or separated parents approach you about their child’s medical records, it can be hard to know what to do. Should you share the minor’s medical information? Who exactly should have access to this information? Are there times when you should refuse this...
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Your Security Risk Analysis in 2019: Tips and Tools
If you are reading this post, it is highly likely that you already know that you are required to do a security risk analysis. You know that HIPAA, Promoting Interoperability Program (PIP) (formerly known as Meaningful Use) and MIPS all require it. You are also...
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How to Automate Your HIPAA Training Management
Managing HIPAA training for your team doesn’t need to be difficult. With just a little planning and the right tools, you can automate your HIPAA privacy and security training. Let’s review the training requirements below and see how you can automate your HIPAA...
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6 Steps to Start Writing and Managing HIPAA Policies and Procedures
Policies and procedures are the backbone of your HIPAA compliance program. They direct your entire team on how to carry out the standards of the HIPAA privacy, security, and breach notification rules. Policy management is the process of creating, distributing, and...
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