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Virtual Healthcare and HIPAA Compliance
by Patrick Hughes on June 18, 2020 at 1:00 PM
COVID-19 has taken the world by storm, and society as we know it is changing rapidly. From how we interact with each other socially, to our ability to freely go shopping and eat at restaurants, changes are being initiated across the board. Industries all across the world have been aff …
PHI Data - A Hacker's Treasure Trove
by Ron Scarborough on September 4, 2019 at 1:03 PM
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted in 1996. I begin at this statement because as professionals and adults, this date is relatively recent in our lifetime. Social Security Numbers (SSN) have been around since before World War II (1936), followed …
HIPAA Compliance: 5 HIPAA Mistakes to Avoid!
by Derek Boczenowski on March 28, 2017 at 9:30 AM
Here at Compass, we have seen a huge upswing in the number of HIPAA / HITECH risk assessments we have been conducting over the last year. Covered entities (Doctors, Hospitals, Pharmacies) and health plans are obviously storing PHI (protected health information) and ePHI (electronic pr …
HIPAA Compliance and Audit Controls - What You Need to Know
by Geoff Yeagley on February 22, 2017 at 4:45 AM
If you have read the news lately on healthcare and specifically HIPAA, you probably saw references to a recent HIPAA settlement between Memorial Health Systems of Florida and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). I’m sure the amount of the settlement caught your attention …
What is HIPAA Compliance? Just the Facts...
by Geoff Yeagley on January 24, 2017 at 10:50 AM
If you work in the healthcare industry, there is zero doubt that you have heard about HIPAA Compliance thousands and thousands of times. The importance of keeping electronic protected health information confidential is pounded into us on a daily basis and for good reason. But what is …
3 Reasons Why You Need a HIPAA Risk Assessment Right Now
by Geoff Yeagley on June 16, 2016 at 10:31 AM
HIPAA is in the news all the time. Whether it is the tragedy that struck Orlando last weekend, the news of the HIPAA Audits coming, or a new healthcare breach being reported, we are constantly bombarded with why HIPAA compliance is critical. As with any organization, protecting and sa …