Blog
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Preparing for the Return of HIPAA Audits in 2024: Steps to Success
That’s right, they’re back! The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) audits you hoped were a thing of the past—having been discontinued since 2017—are returning. All…
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Change Healthcare Breach: Compliance and Cybersecurity Lessons Learned
By now, you’ve probably heard the news of the Change Healthcare Breach. And, while the impacts of this breach are far-reaching, it isn’t necessarily a…
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What is a “Thorough and Complete” Security Risk Analysis under HIPAA?
A wide-open Wi-Fi network. Water dripping from a faucet next to a file server containing PHI. Server backups that have not been verified or checked…
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HIPAA Training Requirements and Best Practices: How to Train Employees on HIPAA
HIPAA training may immediately conjure images of bored staff, slogging through the annual training videos to check a box and move on with their job.…
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Proposed Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule 2023: What to Know and How to Prepare
HIPAA changes are coming in 2023—is your organization prepared? You may have heard rumors circulating over the last year that changes are coming to HIPAA.…
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Introducing our New Board Member, John Feikema
We are pleased to announce that we have a new member of the HIPAAtrek board of directors, John Feikema. John brings a wealth of industry…
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10 Common HIPAA Misconceptions Our Compliance Experts Are Ready to Quash
We get it—HIPAA compliance is complicated, dynamic, and ever-changing. Which means that it can be hard to stay on top of what is a misconception…
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Staying Compliant as HIPAA Changes: A System for Success
While modifications and updates to regulations are always going to be a part of HIPAA compliance, it doesn’t have to be a huge headache every…
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Building a Defensible HIPAA Compliance Approach: A 3 Step System
HIPAA compliance may seem simple from the outside: understand the rules, and follow them. But anyone working in compliance knows that it’s much more than…
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HIPAA Compliance and Email: Is it Compliant to Email PHI?
Email is a critical part of daily life and modern business: but is it HIPAA compliant? There’s no denying that, in a healthcare setting, email…
