The HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule brings a significant change to the HIPAA/HITECH Breach Notification Rule. Prior to the HIPAA Omnibus Rule, organizations were required to perform a risk assessment to determine if there was likely harm to a patient resulting from a privacy breach. Determining if the breach resulted in harm was referred to as...
Pilot Program Last year the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR), which enforces HIPAA, conducted 115 HIPAA compliance audits. The program is being looked at as a pilot project that will eventually be used to put in place a permanent audit program. According to a HealthcareInfoSecurity interview with OCR’s Susan...
A potential client asked us on a conference call: What sets HIPAA Secure Now! apart from your competition? A lot of companies offer similar services. I thought about the question for a second before responding. The client was right. There are a lot of companies that offer similar services. I responded: What sets HIPAA Secure...
The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that it has fined Idaho State University (ISU) $400,000 for failing to protect patient information. The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) opened an investigation after ISU notified HHS of the breach in which the ePHI of approximately 17,500 patients was unsecured for at least 10 months,...
Introduces New HIPAA Compliant Data Backup Service, HIPAA Secure Backup Powered by BUMI Morristown, NJ (PRWEB) May 21, 2013 HIPAA Secure Now! and BUMI (Backup My Info!) announced today a new HIPAA compliant data backup service called HIPAA Secure Backup Powered by BUMI. BUMI is the premium provider of managed online backup and recovery solutions...
Risk of owning a car If you take a step back and think of the risks of owning a car I think you would be shocked. Cars have associated risks that could significantly impact you and your family. Some of the risks include: The risk of being hurt or killed in a car accident The...
The below infographic provides good insight into common myths of HIPAA compliance for medical practices. Embedded from HIPPOmsg.com Thanks goes out to HIPPOmsg for putting the infographic together! [framed_box bgColor=”#ffd390″] We put together a free guide to help your compliance effort called: 5 simple and inexpensive tips to protect patient information [/framed_box]
Microsoft has announced that they have updated their Business Associate Agreement (BAA) for Microsoft Office 365. The new BAA addresses the requirements in the HIPAA Omnibus Rule that went into effect on March 26, 2013. Addressing HIPAA is embedded in the DNA of Microsoft’s cloud solutions, and Microsoft updated its BAA to help healthcare organizations...
There is a very good article over at HealthData Management called Want to Impress OCR During a HIPAA Audit? Write a Book The author discusses the benefits of creating a “Book of Evidence” that your organization is in HIPAA compliance if you were to get audited by the HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR). Creating...
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