It has been 24 years since the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services successfully passed the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and 17 years since the Security and Privacy rule amendments. Today, HIPAA compliance is still a critical statute that healthcare organizations and business associates must observe to protect patient data.Healthcare workers […]
Security Tips for Protecting Your HIPAA Compliant DataThe consequences of violating HIPAA can be extreme. Limitless monetary fines and a crippled reputation can destroy an organization. Even if you don’t lose everything after a HIPAA data breach, you can find yourself forever on the HIPAA Wall of Shame. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) […]
HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, was created with the goal of modernizing and securing the flow of healthcare information, and has two major sets of rules: HIPAA Privacy Rules that ensure the protection of the patient’s medical data confidentiality, and HIPAA Security Rules that ensure the security, confidentiality, and availability of medical […]
Approved in 1996, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) establishes a set of rules within the United States for the protection of certain health information. HIPAA establishes and enforces safety and privacy standards for healthcare organizations such as pharmacies, hospitals, and health plans on patient data. This law has also been amended to […]
There are two main types of high volume, large scale email that healthcare organizations send to their patients. The first are marketing messages, which are emails sent solely for marketing purposes. These can include offers and discounts, information about new services, and other messages that attempt to gain more business from the patient.Marketing emails may […]
If your organization deals with electronic protected health information (ePHI), it needs to be using a HIPAA-compliant web hosting provider to keep its data safe and comply with HIPAA regulations. This applies to both healthcare providers and any business associates that are involved in processing, storing, or transmitting data.Finding the right provider can be a […]