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How to Conduct Your 2019 Security Risk Analysis: Steps 7 & 8
You have to conduct a periodic security risk analysis to make sure your organization is handling patient data securely. Plus, if you’re participating in the…
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How to Conduct Your 2019 Security Risk Analysis: Steps 5 & 6
You have to conduct a periodic security risk analysis to make sure your organization is handling patient data securely. Plus, if you’re participating in the…
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How to Conduct Your 2019 Security Risk Analysis: Steps 3 & 4
Have you conducted your security risk analysis yet? The security risk analysis is critical to making sure your organization is protecting patient data in compliance…
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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? This SRA series will cover 8 steps designed to help…
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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…
