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HIPAA Housekeeping: 4 Things to Review Before the New Year
Before you rush headlong into 2020, you might want to take a pause. In the next couple of weeks, take time to evaluate how well…
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4 HIPAA Questions Answered for the Startup Business Associate
If you have a startup that provides a product or service to medical practices, you know there are regulations governing how you collect and use…
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What HIPAA Compliance Documentation Do You Need to Keep?
At a busy healthcare organization, your HIPAA compliance documentation can quickly become a tangled mess of papers and binders. You’re probably already frustrated by 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…
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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…
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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…
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HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices: What is an NPP and How Do I Create One?
As a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)-covered provider, you are required to distribute a Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP) document to your patients.…
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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…
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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…
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Your Security Risk Analysis: 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…
