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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) sets strict privacy and security standards to safeguard protected health information (PHI). Despite the... Read More

If your healthcare organization handles patient data electronically, the HIPAA Security Rule isn’t just important — it’s mandatory. But knowing you need... Read More

If you work in healthcare—or even for a company that deals with healthcare data—you’ve probably heard the term HIPAA compliance training thrown... Read More

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has strict regulations to protect workers who may come into contact with blood or other... Read More

Imagine an ordinary workday at a busy clinic—patients check in, staff update records, and emails arrive nonstop. Without warning, one “innocent-looking” email... Read More

In today’s digital healthcare world, patient data security is more critical than ever. If you work in healthcare or handle patient health... Read More

For newly appointed HIPAA Privacy Officers, earning the Certified HIPAA Privacy Security Expert (CHPSE) certification is a strategic career move. This prestigious, nationally recognized... Read More

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which is also known as the Office for Civil Rights, OCR in the U.S.... Read More

Recently, OCR has given precedence for inquiry of the reported breaches of Protected Health Information (PHI), as per the passage of Health... Read More

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has come up with a settlement with Advocate... Read More

Insider threat is becoming one of the largest threats to organizations and some cyberattacks may be insider-driven.  Although all insider threats are... Read More

Lahey Hospital and Medical Center Lahey, a non profit teaching hospital affiliated with Tufts Medical School, providing primary and specialty care in... Read More

During 2015, Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) released two reports which threw... Read More

Fine of nearly $90,000 has been imposed by Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen against Hartford Hospital and information technology vendor EMC Corp.... Read More

OCR has launched a new platform for mobile health developers and others interested in the intersection of health information technology and HIPAA... Read More

The House of Representatives is currently divided on HIPAA changes that are proposed by different bills that are currently under discussion. In... Read More

Around 80% to 90% of the Business Associates are not fully HIPAA compliant. The following questionnaire will help a covered entity to... Read More