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Why Vendor Due Diligence is Crucial in Preventing Third-Party Data Breaches

Compliancy Group

Vendor due diligence is key in preventing these third-party data breaches. Vendor Due Diligence – What is It & Why is it Important? Vendor due diligence is the process of assessing the security and risk management practices of third-party vendors before engaging in a business relationship with them.

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Is Microsoft Teams HIPAA Compliant?

HIPAA Journal

If your HIPAA-covered organization is planning to use Microsoft Teams to collect, store, share, or transmit electronic PHI, it is important to know how to make Microsoft Teams HIPAA compliant. How to Make Microsoft Teams HIPAA Compliant No software is HIPAA compliant.

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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 reduction in total penalties compared to 2018, falling from $28.7

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What is a HIPAA Violation?

HIPAA Journal

To best answer the question what is a HIPAA violation, it is necessary to explain what HIPAA is, who it applies to, and what constitutes a violation; for although most people believe they know what a HIPAA compliance violation is, evidence suggests otherwise. What is HIPAA and Who Does It Apply To?

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What Happens if You Break HIPAA Rules?

HIPAA Journal

HIPAA requires covered entities to provide training to staff to ensure HIPAA Rules and regulations are understood. During HIPAA training, healthcare employees should be aware of the possible penalties for HIPAA violations, but what are those penalties, and what happens if you break HIPAA Rules?

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Is Gmail’s Confidential Mode HIPAA Compliant?

Total HIPAA

Covered Entities, and other organizations that are obligated by law to maintain HIPAA compliance, naturally have been curious as to whether they can use Gmail’s confidential mode to share sensitive data. And is it an effective, secure alternative to HIPAA compliant fax or efax protocols? Our HIPAA Prime™ program does all this and more!

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Guide to HIPAA Safeguards

HIPAA Journal

Requirements to implement HIPAA safeguards appear more often in the text of the Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act than is often acknowledged. There is also a section relating to the Organization Requirements of the Privacy and Security Rules – both of which include further HIPAA safeguards.

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