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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 nurse’s station in a hospital unit, inside patient rooms, or in the operating room or emergency room. The nurses’ station...
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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 minor’s medical information? Who exactly should have access to this information? Are there times when you should refuse this...
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Your Security Risk Analysis in 2019: 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 know that HIPAA, Promoting Interoperability Program (PIP) (formerly known as Meaningful Use) and MIPS all require it. You are also...
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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 privacy and security training. Let’s review the training requirements below and see how 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 HIPAA privacy, security, and breach notification rules. Policy management is the process of creating, distributing, and...
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Consumer Health Tech: A Privacy Problem or Personal Choice?
KEY TAKEAWAYS Companies that sell consumer health tech aren't overseen by any federal agency or law. They are relatively free to collect, use, and even sell user health information. About a quarter of U.S. adults (56.7 million people) are using wearable devices, many...
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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 chase down the details of every security incident in your organization. However, security incident tracking doesn’t have to be...
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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 are a required administrative safeguard under the HIPAA Security Rule. The Security Rule also...
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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 data secure. According to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), “covered entities are not...
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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 known by your organization. The rule is flexible about how you get verification. However, there are basic...
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