category privacy-and-security 
MedTrainer
FEBRUARY 21, 2024
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires a deep understanding of not only the law itself but also the HIPAA incident response requirements mandated by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights (OCR). What is a HIPAA Incident?
MedTrainer
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
But, it can get worse if employees aren’t familiar with their organization’s HIPAA incident response plan. There are countless such cases every year even though it is relatively easy to create a HIPAA incident response plan. Get tips to prepare for a HIPAA-related inspection from the Office of Civil Rights.
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Total HIPAA
JULY 12, 2021
Many HIPAA compliant organizations need to send and receive electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) on a regular basis. HIPAA requires you to secure information at rest, in transit, and in storage. HIPAA compliant efax services are an ideal replacement for traditional fax machines many businesses are phasing out.
HIPAA Journal
JULY 7, 2022
The American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA) aims to introduce national privacy and data security protections for consumer data. The Need for a Federal Consumer Data Privacy Law. lacks a federal data privacy and protection law, and instead there is a patchwork of privacy laws covering each of the 50 states.
HIPAA Journal
JANUARY 2, 2023
The settlements pursued by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) are for egregious violations of HIPAA Rules. Settlements are also pursued to highlight common HIPAA violations to raise awareness of the need to comply with specific aspects of HIPAA Rules. Are Data Breaches HIPAA Violations?
Total HIPAA
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
The HIPAA Privacy Rule requires all Covered Entities to have a signed Business Associate Agreement (BAA) with any Business Associate (BA) they hire that may come in contact with PHI. The HIPAA Omnibus Rule changed how BAs and Business Associate Subcontractors (BAS) can be held liable for potential HIPAA violations.
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