by Shaan Yusuf | Feb 5, 2020 | Disclosures, Privacy
Ordinarily, you can use and disclose patient information as needed to carry out everyday tasks, such as treatment, payment, and healthcare operations. However, patients have the right to restrict these uses and disclosures of their protected health information (PHI)....
by Shaan Yusuf | 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 Shaan Yusuf | 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 JainH | Jun 19, 2019 | Disclosures, Privacy
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...
by JainH | Apr 24, 2019 | Disclosures, Privacy
In the last post, we saw how the HIPAA Security Rule’s administrative, physical, and technical safeguards help defend your organization against the hydra of security threats. Now, we’ll turn our attention to privacy safeguards. You know the HIPAA Privacy Rule requires...
