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Your Healthcare Compliance Due Diligence Checklist

Compliancy Group

A healthcare compliance due diligence checklist is one essential tool that can help organizations in their quest for compliance. What is a Healthcare Compliance Due Diligence Checklist? A healthcare compliance due diligence checklist outlines the steps and processes to ensure organizational compliance.

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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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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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Six Compelling Reasons to Begin Your HIPAA Compliance Journey Before the Year Ends

Total HIPAA

As 2023 unfolds, the urgency for entities in the healthcare sector to initiate or reinforce their HIPAA compliance cannot be overstated. Prove Your Due Diligence The decision to postpone setting up comprehensive policies, procedures, and HIPAA training could be detrimental.

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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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HIPAA Security Rule Checklist

HIPAA Journal

A HIPAA Security Rule checklist helps covered entities, business associates, and other organizations subject to HIPAA compliance to fulfil the requirements of the Security Standards for the Protection of Electronic Protected Health Information (better known as the HIPAA Security Rule). What is a HIPAA Security Rule Checklist?

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