The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently published an executive summary (Report) outlining key enforcement activities of the Health Insurance ...

When Congress adopted HIPAA in 1996 there was a great deal of commotion surrounding the new information-handling rules. Healthcare organizations spent considerable time and money on training. This was ...

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was introduced in 1996 to safeguard private health information and ensure continuity of coverage for individuals navigating employment ...

Data privacy and security are a rapidly expanding area of regulatory activity and patient attention. For most health care providers, central data privacy and security legal obligations flow from the ...

When a study released this fall found that more than 50% of staff fail Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) assessments, two-thirds witness internal breaches, and more than 80% ...

Incorporating “augmented care” improves outcomes for patients, but heightens the exposure of hospitals, medical practices, and physicians to compliance pitfalls, particularly under HIPAA’s privacy and ...

Ask anyone who’s ever gone to medical school—they’ll tell you the ability to understand medical textbooks feels like a superpower. The same can be said about navigating Health Insurance Portability ...

The use of Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems has revolutionized how healthcare is provided by allowing access to data and improving the coordination of care among medical professionals. But, the ...

I’ve worked with healthcare organizations long enough to notice a pattern: Many treat HIPAA compliance as a finish line. Once they've checked off a few items, passed an audit or updated a document or ...

HIPAA-compliant CRM software is any generalized or market-focused CRM solution that meets the necessary specifications of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. HIPAA ...

Mindcore Technologies announces HIPAA compliance for ShieldHQ, validating its ability to protect ePHI and support secure, resilient healthcare operations. ShieldHQ’s unique combination of stealth ...