by tmcgill | May 9, 2019 | HIPAA Compliance, Uncategorized
Have we completed a HIPAA Risk Assessment within the past year?HIPAA requires each Business Associate and Covered Entity to complete a Risk Assessment every year. This is actually stated in the law. You may see other names for this like Gap Analysis, Security Risk... by cwoodhouse | Jan 23, 2019 | HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Online
2019 is officially started and you need a HIPAA plan that keeps you in compliance and keeps your patients and employees protected. Here are FIVE resolutions you need to KEEP in 2019: (1) Perform a HIPAA Gap Analysis A Gap Analysis, also called a Security Assessment or... by cwoodhouse | Dec 3, 2018 | HIPAA Compliance
I recently attended the National WEDI conference in Washington DC. WEDI stands for the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange. It was a very educational conference, covering topics from HIPAA regulations to Artificial Intelligence. The conference presented a wide... by Discovering HIPAA | Dec 12, 2017 | HIPAA Compliance
Last week we reviewed all the civil and criminal penalties associated with HIPAA violations/breaches. We promised to tell you, this week, about the few cases that involved jail time. These violations were from people who weren’t careful. Violations of HIPAA... by Discovering HIPAA | Dec 4, 2017 | HIPAA Compliance
Failing to Comply with HIPAA can Lead to Damaging Penalties: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is responsible for enforcing the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules. OCR enforces the Privacy and Security Rules in several... by Discovering HIPAA | Feb 22, 2017 | HIPAA Compliance
Providers in small office practices often think they don’t need to worry about HIPAA investigations because they’re simply too small for the government to consider. However, this simply is not true and can get them into a lot of trouble. OCR (the Office of Civil...
