If you work in medicine, you know that HIPAA is one of the most important pieces of legislation to follow. Failing to maintain HIPAA security compliance can result in devastating consequences. It can cost practices thousands of dollars in litigation, and forever damage their reputation. Part of staying compliant with the law is healthcare cybersecurity. …
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Between August 2020 and July 2021, there were 706 healthcare data breaches. This involved exposure to over 500 records and healthcare data for 44,368,781 people. That represents an average of 58.8 breaches of about 3.70 million records a month. All healthcare providers, health plans, or healthcare clearinghouses, should feel alarmed. The COVID-19 pandemic has created …
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Increasingly, healthcare providers are learning to utilize the extensive benefits of online tools like patient portals. These tools enable more efficient communication between providers and patients. Moreover, they allow patients increased access to medical records and test results. These are just a few of the benefits that providers have come to recognize. However, there is …
It’s been over twenty years since the Health Insurance Provider and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was put into motion. Many factors have evolved since then. There have been numerous advancements in technology that introduce new circumstances surrounding data security. If you’re operating a business in the healthcare field or medical practice, you may need to hire …
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Every day, psychologists become more and more important in the world. There was already a brewing mental health crisis before the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, people everywhere are struggling with anxiety, depression, PTSD, personality disorders, and worse. Yet, not all psychologists take their jobs as seriously as others. Some don’t even go through HIPAA compliance training, …
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Is your business meeting the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) rules? Have you completed a HIPAA risk assessment and HIPAA risk analysis? Organizations that fail to comply put patients’ protected health information (PHI) at risk. Failure to adhere to HIPAA standards carries hefty fines. The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) charged the largest financial …
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Within the past few years, there were 4 billion confidential records compromised within the workplace. If you are a covered entity, these facts may be startling to you. After all, you work with private patient information, and those patients expect you to keep their details secure. That is why hiring a service to provide a …
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As you probably already know, HIPAA is a federal law that created national standards to protect sensitive information from being disclosed without a patient’s permission. Therefore, HIPAA compliance is not an option if you’re a medical practice, insurance company, nursing home, pharmacy, insurance company, or clearinghouse (to name a few). In truth, it’s a two-fold benefit. One, …
Did you know that the average cost of a HIPAA data breach is $3.92 million? That figure is enough to strike fear in any practice owner’s heart. Investing in HIPAA compliance easily pays for itself if you fend off even one breach. It’s also crucial for earning your patients’ trust and keeping your practice open. …
A patient’s medical history is immensely valuable. As a healthcare provider, it’s an essential duty on your part to protect against any violations of patient privacy. Unfortunately, this isn’t always possible. Even the best of offices can fall victim to an information breach. Skilled hackers constantly prowl the internet to find people’s medical data. Sometimes …