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HIPAA TIP: HIPAA Security Awareness Training
Why is it so important to educate staff, physicians, owners and third parties – Business Associates and their subcontractors – on protecting and securing patients’ medical information, either in paper…
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HIPAA TIP: Email Phishing
Human behavior makes phishing attacks successful. Here’s a scenario: you’re down to the wire for paying your online bills, or you’re at work and processing some billing claims for patient…
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HIPAA TIP: Cybersecurity Tips
Cybersecurity best practices help individuals and organizations implement measures to defend themselves and manage cyber risks. Start with a foundation that includes identifying, assessing and responding to risks, the likelihood…
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HIPAA TIP: Passwords
Weak passwords are the weak link in the chain – and easily guessable by hackers. Think about it: my name, my address, kids’ or pets’ names, part of or all…
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HIPAA TIP: 2023 HIPAA Changes
HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is expected to present updates to the HIPAA Rules some time in 2023. Guidance was issued in 2022 and it is more than likely…
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HIPAA TIP: Business Associates
A Business Associate “is a person or entity that performs certain functions or activities that involve the use or disclosure of Protected Health Information (PHI) on behalf of, or provides…
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HIPAA TIP: Physical Safeguards
According to the HIPAA Security Rule, physical safeguards are defined as “the physical measures, policies, and procedures to protect a Covered Entity’s electronic information systems and related buildings and equipment…
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HIPAA TIP: Protecting Critical Infrastructure: New Guide for Healthcare Cybersecurity
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Health Sector Coordinating Council Cybersecurity Working Group released a new guide recently to help the public and private sectors in…
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HIPAA TIP: Clean Desk Policy
We are all familiar with Business Associate Agreements and the importance of having this contract in place, explaining exactly what your Business Associate can and cannot do with the organization’s…
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