One of the most important steps related to HIPAA compliance is a risk assessment. By Marty Puranik on September 29, 2019 10:00 am ...

1. Not Keeping Patient Records Secure Of course, one of the most common reasons why hospitals might be found in violation of HIPAA is that they do not keep their patient records secure. For example, ...

The importance of HIPAA compliance In 2015, thus far, there have been 888 incidents of data breaches across the globe. Protecting personal health information and remaining HIPAA-compliant is becoming ...

As 2018 gets underway, experts offer advice on some important issues related to HIPAA compliance. One issue is patient access to medical records. Kathy Downing, vice president of information ...

Recent events highlight the fact that threats to customer and patient data continue to increase. In recent months, government agencies, news outlets, and others have spent considerable time ...

A.L., Long Beach Ron Sokol A: HIPAA is the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, which was enacted in 1996. The primary purpose of HIPAA is to protect patient privacy.

I've mentioned the importance of HIPAA documentation before. If there's one thing that seems to provoke the ire of OCR it is failure to document your reasons for the security posture you have ...

March 27, 2023 Lawsuits Reinforce Importance of Health Care Websites being HIPAA Compliant Roy Breitenbach, Alan Winchester Harris Beach Murtha PLLC + Follow Contact ...

Of course, one of the most common reasons why hospitals might be found in violation of HIPAA is that they do not keep their patient records secure. For example, if someone walks away from a computer ...