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HIPAA Privacy Rule: How Telehealth Is Affecting IT Regulations

HIPAA Privacy Rule: How Telehealth Is Affecting IT Regulations

March, 2021 | Aaron Bandzes

Since the onset of COVID-19, healthcare providers have been dealing with the challenges of implementing protocols to protect their staff and patients from possible exposure to the virus. One [...]

What is a HIPAA-compliant cloud? 5 ways to evaluate your IT services

What is a HIPAA-compliant cloud? 5 ways to evaluate your IT services

March, 2021 | Foster Charles

It’s hard to imagine any modern healthcare operator not making use out of cloud storage these days. The benefits of being accessible from any device in any location cannot be understated, but easier [...]

Finding the Right HIPAA IT Support: 5 Things You May Not Know

Finding the Right HIPAA IT Support: 5 Things You May Not Know

March, 2021 | Tom Tetrault

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) was enforced more than 20 years ago, and it set standardized privacy and security rules for healthcare practices to follow to [...]

How Much Can HIPAA Violation Fines Cost Your Business?

How Much Can HIPAA Violation Fines Cost Your Business?

March, 2021 | Sal Marino

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) requires covered entities and business associates to keep electronic protected health information (ePHI) secure. Any violations [...]

What should you expect from a HIPAA security risk assessment?

What should you expect from a HIPAA security risk assessment?

March, 2021 | Foster Charles

A HIPAA security risk assessment is an essential component of achieving and maintaining full compliance with the federal law. Every covered entity and business associate should conduct periodic risk [...]

Why you can’t afford to make a mistake when performing a HIPAA risk assessment

Why you can’t afford to make a mistake when performing a HIPAA risk assessment

March, 2021 | Foster Charles

Healthcare is a favorite target of cybercriminals due to the high value of personally identifiable information on the black market. One of the main tenets of the HIPAA security rule is that covered [...]

Achieving HIPAA IT Compliance: Begin Preparing for Success Now

Achieving HIPAA IT Compliance: Begin Preparing for Success Now

March, 2021 | Foster Charles

Advancements in technology have made it easier for cybercriminals and insider threats to steal, leak, and misuse electronic personal health information (ePHI). If your organization handles ePHI or [...]

IT Items That Should Be on Every HIPAA Compliance Checklist

IT Items That Should Be on Every HIPAA Compliance Checklist

March, 2021 | Foster Charles

The COVID-19 pandemic ravaged the healthcare industry in 2020, and cybercriminals were quick to take advantage of the dire circumstances to launch cyberattacks on healthcare organizations to steal [...]

What Is HIPAA Compliance? 5 Common Mistakes IT Companies Make

What Is HIPAA Compliance? 5 Common Mistakes IT Companies Make

March, 2021 | Foster Charles

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was formed to standardize the ways patient health information (PHI) is protected. Healthcare providers and their IT partners, whether [...]

7 things you need to know about the HIPAA compliance certification

7 things you need to know about the HIPAA compliance certification

March, 2021 | Foster Charles

Privacy is a fundamental human right, especially when it comes to sensitive information, such as patient health records. As digital transformation continues to drive change throughout the healthcare [...]

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