There are serious consequences to impermissibly disclosing patients’ protected health information (PHI). This is a paralyzing prospect to many healthcare employees. Consequently, some staff members refuse to use or disclose PHI to the point that their workflow is...
Document management and storage is a universal business concern. This issue is even greater for healthcare organizations. As a HIPAA-covered organization, you must keep both your electronic and paper records secure. Many small or medium-sized healthcare organizations...
Though the HIPAA Privacy Rule has been in effect since 2000, many people still don’t know what it does. This post will answer ten common questions about the HIPAA Privacy Rule. 1. What is the HIPAA Privacy Rule? The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...