Articles Tagged With: security
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HIPAA Compliance a Concern as Working from Home Becomes Norm
Working from home is the new normal and will be for many healthcare employees for a while, so adjustments are necessary to maintain compliance with HIPAA. Protected health information must be managed properly whether the employee is in the healthcare facility or at home.
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Common Misconceptions About HIPAA Can Threaten Patient Safety, Quality of Care
Misconceptions about the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act continue despite years of education. Some wrong interpretations can jeopardize patient safety.
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Online Privacy Threats Increasing with More Internet Use
Online threats to patient privacy are increasing as healthcare organizations rely more on technology to interact with patients. Scammers are looking for new opportunities.
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Expect More High-Tech Breaches, Attorney General Audits This Year
Most HIPAA breaches in the past were of a low-tech nature. But that is changing now, partly because the digital revolution has completely changed how healthcare organizations handle data.
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Avoid Most Common HIPAA Violations With Best Practices, Education
HIPAA breaches can happen even to the best prepared healthcare organizations, but knowing the most common failings can improve your chances of staying in the good graces of the Office for Civil Rights.
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VA OIG Reports on HIPAA Violation
An investigation by the Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General into HIPAA violations by business associates is a reminder to covered entities about the risk from these partners.
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Members of the Patient Access Department Are ‘Most Exposed and Most at Risk’
Richard Sem, CPP CSC, president of Burlington, WI-based Sem Security Management, has performed security and violence management assessments at dozens of hospitals and clinics. Thirteen of the assessments were done after “active shooter” incidents occurred.
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Prepare Your Patient Access Areas For Challenges that Come after a Disaster
Patient access will face these challenges in the aftermath of mass shootings or other mass casualty incidents:
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Access Copes with Mass Shooting — Fine-tune Processes for Disasters
The patient access team at Orlando Regional Medical Center was informed a mass shooting had occurred only 10 minutes before patients started arriving.
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Round 2 of Audits for HIPAA Are Focusing on Business Associates
The Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights announced recently that it is launching a second round of audits during 2016 to assess compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, and this time, it is including business associates.