HIPAA

Recent ransomware attacks and the Phase II Office for Civil Rights Audits underscore the importance of adequate policies and procedures.

One doctor has found a clever way to bypass HIPAA and allow patients to take selfies during their surgery. What's his secret?

HIPAA can be a headache for patients, too. Here are some things you can do to calm the waters when patients object to HIPAA restrictions.

The ins and outs of when you can legally disclose patient information and when you can't aren't always obvious. Here's a little guidance.

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Asset protection shouldn't just be limited to malpractice. Here's why you need to looking beyond just that one area.

The top reasons healthcare data is breached are totally avoidable through low-hanging methods of security.

We often think of IT departments when we think of meeting HIPAA regulations, but the heart of compliance is in human resources.

Even if you're totally HIPAA compliant and know that your portal is secure, your patients may not be so sure.

A perfect storm of HIPAA audits and an increasing threat from hackers could spell disaster for your practice. Avoid this fate.

Despite HIPAA protections, young adults still on parents' health policies have little privacy. In some states, that is beginning to change.

Different types of data breaches at two hospitals in Michigan and New Mexico underscore HIPAA liability concerns.

Some HIPAA violations can be caught and fixed before the damage is done. Here are a few ways to do so.

Some HIPAA violations are obvious, but others can be less so and easy to miss. Here are four.

Password security isn't just for providers. Practices should make sure its patients are using tough passwords when using their patient portal.

It's important that physician practices stay compliant with HIPAA by executing business associate agreements with various vendor partners.

Choosing good passwords and protecting them is a small but key part of guarding your patients’ protected health information.

No practice is too small to not worry about a cyberattack. Here are four reasons you should be concerned that your EHR is at risk.

One practices has figured out a way to keep their patients from breaking HIPAA rules and using social media when they are in the exam room.

Before you decide to create your killer mobile health app, this lawyer advises you look at the FTC's guidance on developing one.

Here’s what you do when a HIPAA violation affects your patients, but is the fault of one of your business partners.

Lost laptops, tablets, and phones are among the most common ways patient privacy is breached. Here’s what to do if it happens to you.

A recent ruling from an administrative law judge emphasizes the importance of HIPAA compliance for physicians.

No matter how small your practice is, it's important to put technical and human safeguards in place now to protect your data.

While some payer-based investigations into fraud might be based on actual patterns of abuse, most are just an attempt to recoup funds.

Small practices can take steps to avoid being hit with ransomware. The key focus should be on implementing technical safeguards and working with staff.

This physician's practice found a more effective way to protect patient data. However, it may have come at his colleague's expense.

Setting a concise, yet comprehensive, practice policy on social media use protects not only your patients but staff members as well.

Despite the increasing threat of cyberattackers to healthcare organizations, protections are not being put in place to safeguard patient data.

A recent rule on the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) and an article on mHealth show why it's important to stay on top of HIPAA and mental health.