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Editorial: The Three Pillars of HIPAA Compliance

HIPAA Journal

Achieving compliance with the Rules of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) can be a challenge for healthcare organizations and their business associates. For smaller healthcare organizations with limited resources, achieving and maintaining compliance can be harder still.

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6 Steps to Ensure HIPAA Compliance Management

MedTrainer

To ensure the safety of PHI, healthcare organizations have a responsibility to keep it safeguarded through HIPAA compliance management and by following the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). What Is HIPAA Compliance? How Do You Maintain HIPAA Compliance?

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Healthcare Data Compliance: Security, Privacy & Compliance

Compliancy Group

With the increasing use of electronic health records (EHRs) and the reliance on technology for data storage and transmission, healthcare data security, privacy, and compliance have become critical. We will review the importance of healthcare data compliance and its role in safeguarding patient information. Please Wait.

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State of HIPAA – May 2023 Report

HIPAA Journal

It has been 27 years since President Clinton signed the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) into law, but compliance is still proving a challenge for many HIPAA-regulated entities. The average HIPAA penalty has fallen from $2.6 million in 2018 to just $1.6 million in 2022.

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HIPAA Fundamentals for Providers

Med Law Blog

In the wake of these recent cybersecurity events, safeguarding patient information has become paramount, prompting heightened scrutiny of HIPAA compliance. HIPAA, or the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act, provides for a series of rules relating to the protection of protected health information, or PHI.

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How to Maintain HIPAA Compliance in Public Cloud Environments

Total HIPAA

This includes assisting businesses that need to maintain regulatory compliance with guidelines affecting their industry. With the right planning and questions, businesses can establish a relationship with a managed service provider (MSP) offering HIPAA Cloud Hosting services. HIPAA compliance and cloud computing.

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HIPAA Policy Templates: Setting the Standard of Security

Compliancy Group

HIPAA policy templates play an essential role in ensuring that the healthcare industry maintains the highest standards of privacy and security, as they provide a framework for creating customized policies to meet the needs of specific organizations. Make Sure You’re HIPAA Compliant Find out how we can help simply compliance!

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