HIPAA

Health Innovation March 5, 2015

Training: A Necessary and Essential Part of HIPAA Compliance

By Matt Fisher – The increased focus on HIPAA compliance and anticipated second round of audits makes clear the necessity for an organization to develop and implement comprehensive policies and procedures. The many settlement and breach announcements demonstrate that many issues occur because individuals do not fully understand what HIPAA is or what it does. A lack of knowledge, however, can be combatted though with good training

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HCNR Feed February 17, 2015

Attend a HIPAA Chat Recording

Want to ask your HIPAA question live on HIPAA Chat? Attend a taping of the show by registering and submitting a question. This month discussion…

Health Innovation January 8, 2015

Scope of HIPAA Compliance Remains Uneven

By Matt Fisher – A recent survey of HIPAA compliance conducted by NueMD revealed a startling range of knowledge and compliance with HIPAA. Even though HIPAA has been around since 1996 and was updated to include the HITECH Act modifications in 2009, many medical practices revealed they were unaware of the full scope of HIPAA requirements, did not necessarily understand what they did know, or have not implemented full compliance programs.

Health Innovation November 13, 2014

Ebola and HIPAA: Lessons for Public Emergencies

The recent uproar over Ebola brought HIPAA in emergency situations to the forefront when it comes to what information may be shared and when. The various healthcare facilities that treated Ebola patients were constantly grilled for updates on patients as well as information relating to the movements and other activities of those patients.

Health Innovation October 23, 2014

Gearing Up for OCR HIPAA Audits in 2015

OCR is ramping up their HIPAA privacy and security audit program for covered entities (CEs) and business associates (BAs). Delayed until 2015, the second round of HIPAA audits is expected to be more pragmatic and comprehensive.