This webinar provides an overview of core privacy requirements of HIPAA, the basics of which should be well-known and practiced by all health care practitioners. Then, the subject moves to the social media activities of health care practitioners, which can include their own soc...
Off-site back-up is another powerful means of protecting your data, which does not necessarily involve HIPAA encryption. However, when it comes to recovering data in the aftermath of a ransomware or malware incident, off-site HIPAA back-up can protect your practice and get you back up and r...
The administration simplification section of HIPAA includes specific regulations designed to protect the privacy of an individual's health records. These privacy regulations are not designed to impede upon essential health-care practices, but do require that covered providers take reasonable steps to ...
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued the HIPAA Privacy Rule to implement the requirements of HIPAA. The HIPAA Security Rule protects a subset of information covered by the Privacy Rule. HIPAA Rules and Regulations lay out three types of security safeguards required for ...
One of these rules is known as the HIPAA Security Rule. You might be wondering, what is the HIPAA Security Rule? This rule, which applies to both CEs and BAs, is designed to safeguard the privacy of individuals’ electronic personal health information (ePHI) by dictating HIPAA security rule...
and Accountability Act of 1996. This test and worksheet will assist you in reviewing facts about HIPAA and the five sections that make up the law. Some concepts you'll be tested on are the primary goals of HIPAA, specific rules within the five sections of the law, and the Privacy Rule....
HIPAA Privacy Requirements in Employee Benefits ArrangementsVictoria H. Zerjav
HIPAA privacy changes would modify consent requirements. (cover story)Announces the modifications of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act privacy regulations by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Protection of the privacy of patients; Importance of patient consent in ...
HIPAA applies to healthcare warehouses, health plans, and certain healthcare providers, including doctors, hospitals, and other types of medical facilities. The law includes provisions for maintaining the security and privacy of protected health information (PHI), as well as standards for electronic...
Make sure you get a HIPAA compliant website that follows all federal guidelines. Failure to do so could lead to serious consequences such as ...