Patient Confidentiality

Teleworking and telehealth have opened more doors for cybercriminals due to a lack of technical, administrative, and physical safeguards.

How cellular technologies and remote patient monitoring are improving patient care.

Leverage higher-accuracy transcription services to streamline your business operations

Telehealth platforms play a key role as physicians reconfigure office visits, adjust to new regulations, and seek to restore their practices.

Embrace new tech and clinical services to remain independent while continuing to achieve clinical excellence and business stability.

Align with consumer demands for optimal patient experiences and operational efficiencies.

Two recently unveiled cases provide a glimpse into areas physicians and providers should be evaluating for continued compliance.

Seeing patients and their relatives creates additional HIPAA considerations but ultimately improves patient care.

The legality of caring for minor patients once they turn 18.

Accepting payment via credit card is one way to improve patient collections. But medical practices must take precautions to ensure that their patients’ personal information remains protected.

Although physicians may not be involved with the cybersecurity of medical devices, they are still obligated to comply with HIPAA and the HITECH Act.

The suspension of a New York nurse highlights the intersection between HIPAA and trade secrets.

Just because a practice doesn't have as much PHI as a hospital doesn't mean it's safe from hackers, as this HIMSS18 speaker reveals.

Our editorial advisory board shares their answers to an eternal question in medicine.

Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is something many patients struggle with during the holidays, Kris Kringle included.

Cybercriminals are more of a threat to securing patient data than ever before. Employ these tactics to better prepare your staff.

A lawyer points to recent cases for examples of the importance of members of the medical community reporting sexual misconduct.

A lot can be learned from recent HIPAA violations, including how to avoid them at your practice.

The biggest obstacle between you and your patients having an optimal relationship is potentially the words that come out of your mouth.

Cybercrime is a threat to even the smallest of practices, here are six ways to prevent criminals from accessing your patients' data.

When it comes to HIPAA, is it always better to be safe than sorry? Security experts say there is a thing as being too cautious.

Using technology that safeguards PHI is a must in when providing care, but the same technology can lead to major HIPAA violations.

HIPAA laws can be broken in one social post, don't let your practice fall victim to simple social media indiscretions.

Security experts and research confirms staff members are your practice's biggest weakness against HIPAA compliance. It doesn't have to be that way though.

A practice is discovering that the universal truth around HIPAA compliance is there is no universal truth. Every scenario is different.

Physicians need to know the signs of human trafficking so they can successfully diagnose, treat, and report an incident.

An information technology developed for financial transactions could one day improve patient privacy in healthcare.

Fitbits and other wearables have become more and more popular, but does using this data fall under HIPAA or not?

With new technology in medicine, the privacy lines are often blurred. Here are some things to keep in mind regarding HIPAA compliance.