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...
Hacking incidents – and the number of records exposed by hackers – are on the rise. The healthcare industry is a prime target for cybercriminals. However, many healthcare organizations aren’t prepared to deal with the threat. As they adopt new cutting-edge...
As a HIPAA-covered organization, you know you need business associate agreements (BAAs) for many of your vendors. But what about your janitor? Are janitorial services business associates (BAs)? Let’s see the definition of a BA and determine if janitors fall into...
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...