Texting in the Age of HIPAA
Your patients do it. Your parents and your kids do it. You do it. What is it? Texting. If you’re an integrative healthcare provider, you probably even use it in relation to your practice and patients. A study...
Your patients do it. Your parents and your kids do it. You do it. What is it? Texting. If you’re an integrative healthcare provider, you probably even use it in relation to your practice and patients. A study...
Are you backing your computer system up or storing file in "the cloud"? Do you know if your service is HIPAA-compliant? If you are utilizing an entity known as a Cloud Service Provider (CSP), the...
The final Omnibus rule necessitated changes to your office NPP within 60 days from September 23, 2013. If you have not updated your NPP, the Department Of Health and Human Services has templates that...
"Can I share information about a patient with their family?" "What if it is an emergency?" Have you had these questions? Whether a provider or a patient, the HIPAA Privacy rule covers what information can be...
Choosing to outsource various office activities that involve Protected Health Information (PHI) requires diligence to ensure compliance with federal HIPAA regulations. Many offices choose to outsource business activities such as billing, clinical record storage,...
Need to secure to technology and computer systems but unsure where to start? Confused about resources available? The October 2016 OUCH newsletter, published by SANS, covers the four areas it considers vital to staying...
Ransomware is a type of malicious software designed to block access to a computer system until a sum of money is paid. The HIPAA Security Rule requires covered entities (such as CHP providers) to...
Checking your weather app on your phone for today’s forecast before you leave the house. Tweeting your response to a news article. Reading your e-mail on the light rail during your commute. Paying for your coffee with...
Most health care providers have become accustomed to working in an environment where protected health information (PHI) is appropriately handled on a day-to-day basis. Knowing when to require patient signatures prior to releasing records...