By Art Gross – In simple summary, a Business Associate Agreement is a legal contract that exists between a Covered Entity and a Business Associate who comes into contact with Protected Health Information. Sometimes called a Business Associate Contract, it is critical and required to maintain HIPAA compliance.
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By Josh Dunaway – Data breaches, stolen identities, and fraudulent charges are a fact of life in our modern age. For healthcare organizations, protecting patient data is only the beginning. Additional complexity comes in many forms.
By Anthony Murray – Cybersecurity consists of the practices and software utilized to protect data from unauthorized access, as well as from internal vulnerabilities that put data at risk. Healthcare data has become a growing target of cyber-attacks via areas such as digital health records, data sharing and…
By Matt Fisher – A recurring pattern has developed when it comes to data breaches. The first part of the pattern is that healthcare is under constant cyber attacks that challenge security measures while aiming to get access to private and sensitive information within the systems.
By Art Gross – The HIPAA Breach Notification Rule is a requirement put in place that requires HIPAA-covered entities and their business associates to “provide notification following a breach of unsecured protected health information.”
By Matt Fisher – The turn of the calendar to a new year frequently brings renewed energy and excitement to various activities. While the new energy may feel like it is in short supply given the repetitive feeling for the beginning of 2022 as a result of yet another COVID19 surge.
By Art Gross – Recently the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) along with the Office for Civil Rights issued an announcement regarding extreme risk protection order laws and the disclosure of protected health information.
By Art Gross – In 2019 we witnessed the Office for Civil Rights make it public that they were going to up their efforts when it came to enforcing the rights of an individual to access their health records. This is known as the HIPAA Right of Access initiative.
By Art Gross – No, there isn’t such a rating system, but it might be something to consider. There are many different communication platforms that healthcare providers can use to communicate with each other, such as email, instant messenger systems, and even through social media sites.