by Anna Belmonte | Oct 2, 2019 | Breaches, HIPAA Training, Privacy
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 organization’s social media accounts or from their employees’ personal accounts. Common breaches...
by Hernan Serrano | Sep 25, 2019 | Breaches, Privacy, Security
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 on your organization. But there’s another aspect to HIPAA enforcement that may be more...
by Anna Belmonte | Sep 18, 2019 | Privacy
The notice of privacy practices (NPP) is a requirement of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule. The NPP is a document that you as a HIPAA-covered provider must distribute to your patients. This notice fulfills a three-fold...
by Hernan Serrano | Sep 11, 2019 | Privacy
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...
by Anna Belmonte | Sep 4, 2019 | Disclosures, Privacy
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...
by Anna Belmonte | Jul 24, 2019 | Privacy
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,...