Handle HIPAA Privacy Complaints

Building a Defensible HIPAA Compliance Approach: A 3 Step System

by Sarah Badahman | Mar 21, 2022 | HIPAA Management

HIPAA compliance may seem simple from the outside: understand the rules, and follow them. But anyone working in compliance knows that it’s much more than that—and while you tailor policies, training, and contracts to the needs of your organization, your high-level...

HIPAA Compliance and Email: Is it Compliant to Email PHI?

by Sarah Badahman | Feb 15, 2022 | HIPAA Management

Email is a critical part of daily life and modern business: but is it HIPAA compliant? There’s no denying that, in a healthcare setting, email is convenient. It saves time and eases communication between internal staff, referring providers, and business associates....

How to Make the Business Case for Compliance

by Sarah Badahman | Oct 18, 2021 | HIPAA Management

Whether you’re trying to increase budget for compliance, build organizational buy-in, or communicate needs on behalf of the compliance department, it is critical to know how to speak to the specific concerns of the c-suite. That’s why today, we’re...

How to Handle HIPAA Privacy Complaints

by Sarah Badahman | Feb 12, 2020 | HIPAA Management, Privacy

Patients have the right to file a complaint when they believe your organization has mishandled their information or otherwise violated the HIPAA rules. Patients may mail, fax, or email a complaint to your organization or file one through the OCR’s Complaint Portal....

Gap Analysis: A Tool to Audit HIPAA Compliance

by Sarah Badahman | Jan 15, 2020 | HIPAA Management

You’ve heard of the SWOT analysis – a technique used to help businesses identify their strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. The SWOT analysis helps an organization identify its priorities and set a course of action. Similarly, a “gap” analysis can help a...

How to Use Checklists as a HIPAA Training and Compliance Inspection Tool

by Sarah Badahman | Jan 8, 2020 | HIPAA Management, HIPAA Training

Checklists are popular in healthcare, particularly for doctors and nurses to use during certain procedures to improve patient safety. Though your compliance department won’t use checklists for this purpose, there are ways you can use them to streamline your HIPAA...