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My EMR/EHR Makes Me HIPAA Compliant, Right?
Far too many privacy officers lean on their electronic medical record (EMR) or electronic health record (EHR) system as a HIPAA compliance crutch. They believe…
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Is Your Backup Data Secured?
In January 2017, a HIPAA-covered Texas clinic learned that someone had stolen an unencrypted external hard drive. The thief took it from a locked closet…
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What Are Audit Trails, and Why Are They Important?
If you don’t record and review system activity, hackers or unethical employees can harm your organization without a trace. Therefore, The Office for Civil Rights…
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What is a HIPAA Security Risk Analysis?
A security risk analysis is a vital part of the risk management process. According to the HIPAA Security Rule, all HIPAA-covered organizations must conduct them.…
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Update on Texting Patient Orders
The Joint Commission (TJC) has concluded that it is not acceptable to use secure text messaging for patient care orders. Industry experts weighed in on…
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What Are TPO Disclosures?
There are serious consequences to impermissibly disclosing patients’ protected health information (PHI). This is a paralyzing prospect to many healthcare employees. Consequently, some staff members…
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Risky Business: Should You Keep Documents in Storage Units?
Document management and storage is a universal business concern. This issue is even greater for healthcare organizations. As a HIPAA-covered organization, you must keep both…
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Social Engineering: A Hacking Story
We’re all familiar with what a technical hacker is. They sit behind a computer somewhere planning their strike on an unsuspecting healthcare company. Healthcare is…
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5 Easy Steps to Enhance Cybersecurity
Hacking incidents – and the number of records exposed by hackers – are on the rise. The healthcare industry is a prime target for cybercriminals.…
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Do Janitorial Services Require a Business Associate Agreement?
As a HIPAA-covered organization, you know you need business associate agreements (BAAs) for many of your vendors. But what about your janitor? Are janitorial services…
