by Hernan Serrano | Oct 9, 2019 | HIPAA Management
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 that become “HIPAA Certified” with a badge to show for it, and maybe you wonder, Does my organization...
by Hernan Serrano | Aug 14, 2019 | HIPAA Management, HIPAA Training
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...
by Hernan Serrano | Aug 7, 2019 | HIPAA Management
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...
by Anna Belmonte | Jul 17, 2019 | HIPAA Management, Security
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...
by Hernan Serrano | Jul 10, 2019 | HIPAA Management, HIPAA Training, Security
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...
by Anna Belmonte | May 29, 2019 | HIPAA Management, Privacy, Security
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 hone in on six important BAA provisions: Permissible uses and disclosures of protected...