Spring Trip to HIPAA Cow Conference Proved Insightful
Established in 2001, HIPAA COW is a non-profit organization open to entities considered to be Covered Entities, Business Associates, and/or Trading Partners under HIPAA, as well as any other organization impacted by HIPAA regulations. About HIPAA Collaborative of...
Five Questions to Ask Yourself to Know if you are HIPAA Compliant
Have we completed a HIPAA Risk Assessment within the past year?HIPAA requires each Business Associate and Covered Entity to complete a Risk Assessment every year. This is actually stated in the law. You may see other names for this like Gap Analysis, Security Risk...
Five HIPAA Resolutions You Need to KEEP In 2019
2019 is officially started and you need a HIPAA plan that keeps you in compliance and keeps your patients and employees protected. Here are FIVE resolutions you need to KEEP in 2019: (1) Perform a HIPAA Gap Analysis A Gap Analysis, also called a Security Assessment or...
The Wall Of Shame
I recently attended the National WEDI conference in Washington DC. WEDI stands for the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange. It was a very educational conference, covering topics from HIPAA regulations to Artificial Intelligence. The conference presented a wide...
How a HIPAA Violation can Lead to Prison Time
A cardiothoracic surgeon in his home country of China, a man known as Dr. H moved to the United States with the intention of becoming licensed to perform surgery. Before he received proper licensing, Dr. H wanted to become fluent in English, but he also needed to...
The Largest HIPAA Breach of 2018
The purpose of this blog is to educate the reader on HIPAA and provide helpful tips that will help you remain compliant with the law. This post focuses on the breach of a California government agency, which has experienced the largest HIPAA breach of 2018. The agency...
HIPAA Breach News: Black River Medical Center
Breach Details Black River Medical Center reported to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights recently of a data breach, which is a violation of HIPAA. The company fell victim to a hacking incident involving a company Email. This has...
HIPAA Breach News: Dean Health Plan
The latest HIPAA breach involves Dean Health Plan, an insurance company based out of Madison, Wisconsin, and affected over 1,300 patients. The breach was reported by Dean Health Plan to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights on June...
What’s in a Name?
The name Discovering HIPAA reveals something unique about our HIPAA training. It is based on the Discovery Learning Theory. Discovery Learning is a theory of education that requires the student to participate in the learning. The Discovery Learning method...
Common Misconceptions about HIPAA Compliance
Common Misconceptions about HIPAA Here are some common myths about HIPAA compliance that we’ve heard from small to mid-size covered entities and business associates across the country: HIPAA only regulates electronically transmitted data. HIPAA applies to all forms of...
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