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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…
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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…
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Consumer Health Tech: A Privacy Problem or Personal Choice?
KEY TAKEAWAYS We use our biology to identify ourselves all the time. Your smartphone facial recognition or fingerprint sensor uses your biometric data. The fitness…
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How to Track HIPAA Security Incidents Like a Pro
As a HIPAA privacy or security officer, you are used to seeing HIPAA compliance issues pop up out of nowhere. You don’t have the time to…
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How to Manage HIPAA Security Reminders in 5 Easy Steps
You know you must provide HIPAA training to new employees shortly after employment. However, a frequently forgotten part of training is security reminders. Security reminders…
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How to Destroy Protected Health Information with Media Sanitization
HIPAA requires you to keep unauthorized people from viewing protected health information (PHI). Even when you’re disposing of unneeded PHI, you must still keep the…
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HIPAA Verification Guidelines: How to Verify a Request for PHI
The HIPAA Privacy Rule requires you to verify the identity and authority of a person requesting protected health information (PHI) unless the person is already…
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Law Enforcement and HIPAA: What You Need to Know About Disclosing PHI
When law enforcement enters your organization demanding patient information, it can be intimidating. You know that the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires…
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The ABCs of HIPAA Protected Health Information, Plus a Free PHI Decision Tree
If you know anything about HIPAA, it’s that it requires Protected Health Information (PHI) to be kept private and secure. But ensuring HIPAA compliance relies on you—and your…
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6 Business Associate Agreement Provisions to Protect Your Data
The HIPAA business associate agreement (BAA) lays out your business associate’s obligations to protect your data. The previous blog gave an overview of BAAs. Let’s…
