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How to Become a HIPAA Compliance Officer
A HIPAA Compliance Officer is more important than ever in today's healthcare landscape. As regulations involving patient privacy and data security change, organizations will need professionals to understand compliance requirements and implement needed safeguards. Here is a guide to becoming a HI...View More
Compliance Best Practice Tips For 2024 MPFS Updates
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized policies to advance health equity by expanding assistance to family caregivers, access to behavioral care, and telehealth through the calendar year (CY) 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) final rule, which health systems and provi...View More
Avoid Penalties: Best Practices for Complying with HIPAA, CMS, and TCPA in Email and Text Messages
Healthcare providers and organizations need to navigate the intricate web of compliance rules with caution while exchanging information via email and text messaging in the rapidly evolving modern world. Serious financial fines, reputational harm, and possible legal actions may result from noncomplia...View More
Strategies for Staying Updated and Compliant with the Latest ICD-10-CM Coding Guidelines
These guidelines have been approved by the four organizations that make up the Cooperating Parties for the ICD-10-CM: the American Hospital Association (AHA), the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), CMS, and NCHS. These guidelines are a set of rules that have been developed t...View More
Upcoming New 2025 HIPAA Changes and Beyond!
The healthcare industry has always been one of the most regulated sectors, adhering to all the rules and regulations. Compliance is crucial to ensure the privacy and security of patient information. For healthcare professionals, staying updated on changes to the Health Insurance Portability and Acco...View More
Top Skills and Certifications Required for HIPAA Compliance Officers in 2024
The role of a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Compliance Officer is of utmost importance in the current healthcare scenario. Due to the continuous evolution of regulations and the risk landscape, organizations should ensure that people lead the structural elements of compliance p...View More
Virtual Specialty Healthcare Next Frontier
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the dominant branch of virtual health has emerged as a beacon of transformative potential in the healthcare landscape. Despite being considered a disruptor for over a decade, the adoption of virtual health technologies has needed to be faster. However, the curre...View More
How Long Is HIPAA Training Valid
HIPAA training is an essential mandate governed by the Security and Privacy Rule under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Compliance with HIPAA regulations demands organizations prioritize training and allocating resources to equip employees with the necessary skills, k...View More
Top 7 Cybersecurity Challenges in the Healthcare Industry
Compromising cybersecurity could be life-threatening! This statement might trigger your consciousness. Indeed, it's true. In 2023, healthcare hacking incidents compromised over 124 million records, accounting for 93.5% of the total breached records for the year. The average number of healthcare ...View More
CMS Updated Guidelines on Ligature Risk
On July 17, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued revised instructions for state surveyors to evaluate ligature risk in hospital settings. This guidance explicitly addresses measures aimed at safeguarding patients vulnerable to self-harm or harm to others within their surrounding...View More
Common Tips for Behavioral Health Compliance and Quality Care
In healthcare organizations, it's really important to have a strong focus on following rules and guidelines. This is because a lot of what we do relies on the people working there and the way things are done. If we don't have consistent ways of doing things, there's more chance that thin...View More
Cybersecurity Challenges in Healthcare: Top 5 Tips for Cybersecurity Awareness
The healthcare industry becomes the top target of cybercriminals, accounting for 17% of all data breaches between 2020 and 2021, the highest among any industry. Cybersecurity threats have no signs of slowing down as in March 2023, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Right...View More
Top 5 Compliance Tips on HIPAA, Text Messaging, and Your Practice
After the pandemic, texting and telecommunications have become a convenient way to communicate for healthcare organizations and patients. More than 80% of Americans find text messaging efficient, affordable, and has better reach. While text messaging shares many benefits, it also comes with several ...View More
Compliance Training for Healthcare Staff: Building a Culture of Accountability
In the healthcare industry, compliance is the only culture that employees should understand. Correspondingly, accountability of the healthcare employees matters in order to prevent significant damage to the organization. However, there are abundant ways to train healthcare staff regarding building a...View More
Top 7 HIPAA Compliance Checklist for 2024
HIPAA stands for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, which has set a standard for healthcare organizations and professionals to secure and protect patients' sensitive health information or PHI. Non-compliance with HIPAA standards doesn't just cost thousands of dollars; it’...View More
What Are The 5 Important Elements Of Disaster Preparedness
CMS regularly provides and changes the guidelines for health information privacy compliance along with other components related to the industry. Emergency preparedness programs OR disaster preparedness is a pivotal component within the healthcare sector. It ensures that sensitive health data remains...View More
Why HIPAA Compliance Is Becoming More Challenging
Years go by, but the healthcare industry stays rife with change. HIPAA is one of the most complex laws that evolve with the newest compliance trends. Adapting HIPAA changes for 2024 is bound to come in the way of healthcare professionals and providers. Being on the cusp of industry changes always pa...View More
Compliance as Competitive Advantage: Boost Your Practice in 2024
In the ever-changing scenario of healthcare regulation, staying in front of changing rules and regulations and unlocking your compliance skills is a great challenge for healthcare payers. Increasing the reactive approach and proactively identifying regulatory risks in their early stages is imperativ...View More
What to Expect in Health Information Privacy Compliance in 2024 and Beyond
The healthcare industry has witnessed many technological advancements focusing on improving patient data privacy and security. However, for organizations in the healthcare industry, it’s crucial to be aware of health information privacy compliance in 2024. The field undergoes significant changes, ...View More
What is Online Tracking Technology, and How to Find and Remove Tracking Tech?
According to the HHS (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services), tracking technologies are tools that websites and mobile apps use to monitor what users do on their platforms. These tools help them understand how people use their services and improve them.
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What You Need to Know for HIPAA Compliance in 2023
HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, is a pivotal pillar encompassing regulatory adherence and fortifying cybersecurity within healthcare. Among its beneficiaries are hospitals, insurance firms, and healthcare providers, all of whom are mandated to adhere to comprehensive ...View More
5 Key Trends You Need to Follow for HIPAA Compliance in 2023
The healthcare industry is always embracing new ways of working, such as the migration to digital and technological impact on the healthcare industry. It tends to the changing HIPAA compliance, and the new updates to the HIPAA Privacy Rule have been set to roll on in 2023. Indeed, there are many cha...View More
AI ChatBots, Healthcare and New Challenges to HIPAA Compliance
The world is moving towards technology. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has revolutionized various industries, including healthcare, by introducing AI-powered chatbots like Google's Bard and OpenAI's ChatGPT, improving patient engagement and healthcare delivery. However, every coin has two flip...View More
10 Effective Ways and Tools For HIPAA Compliant When Working from Home
Recently, the concept of HIPAA compliance for remote workers has become more prevalent than ever before, transforming how businesses operate across various industries. Healthcare has embraced this paradigm shift, allowing medical professionals to offer their services remotely. However, the transitio...View More
How to be HIPAA Compliant Working From Home
In recent months, cities nationwide have implemented stay-at-home orders to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. As a result, a significant portion of the workforce, including healthcare professionals, has transitioned to remote work arrangements. While essential personnel continue to work on-site, many...View More
The HIPAA Privacy Rule Applies to Which of the Following
Are you wondering who must comply with HIPAA Privacy Rule? Physicians and healthcare institutions are the primary entities entrusted with patients' intimate and personal information that they expect to keep private and secure. So, what happens if personal information leaks or the rule breaches? ...View More
HIPAA Violation: What You Need to Know
Do you know a single HIPAA violation can cost a lot that your hospital can’t afford? However, HIPAA violation is common in the healthcare sector; hence healthcare professionals and individuals must know everything about HIPAA violation!
HIPAA stands for the Health Insurance Portability and Acco...View More
How to Conduct a HIPAA Risk Assessment 2023 in 10 Steps
A HIPAA Security Risk Assessment is necessary for compliance with the HIPAA Security Rule for Covered Entities and Business Associates. Conducting a HIPAA Security Risk Assessment can be daunting, but ensuring the confidentiality and privacy of patients' sensitive information is necessary.
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HIPAA Privacy Rule and Marketing: When Covered Entities Cant Use or Disclose PHI Without Authorization
Protected Health Information (PHI) is any identifiable health information transmitted or maintained in any form or medium by a covered entity. Covered entities are healthcare providers, health plans, and healthcare clearinghouses. The Privacy Rule, implemented by the Health Insurance Portability and...View More
HIPAA Risk Analysis and Risk Management
Risk analysis involves identifying potential risks and vulnerabilities to electronically protected health information. It also consists of evaluating the likelihood and impact of those risks on ePHI and identifying appropriate security measures to address those risks. Essentially, risk analysis is t...View More
Basics of HIPAA and Compliance
As all the industry technology is growing fast, initiatives across all sectors have adopted methods to make business more quick and efficient. The one primary industry is the health sector is growing at a very high rate, and all the rules have been advanced to safeguard patient information. One law ...View More
Things You Need to Know for HIPAA Compliance in 2023
HIPAA compliance and many new ways of working in the healthcare industry are changing. The migration to digital and evolving technologies has driven updates to the HIPAA privacy rule and is being followed in 2023. The official rules have been changed, and the approach to compliance is also changed.
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HIPAA Audit and Enforcement Updates for 2023
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a federal law that protects the privacy of patients' health information and sets standards for the security of electronically protected health information (ePHI). The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is responsi...View More
HIPAA Compliance for Remote Workers - Conferencepanel
We had already started to notice a lot of people making the shift towards the new remote work protocol before Covid-19 forced the majority of people to transition to work from home for the foreseeable future. Since it can be more convenient for the employee and more cost-effective for their organiza...View More
HIPAA Rulings and Guidance for 2022
If you are given a chance to define HIPAA Rulings and Guidance for 2022 for business associates, how will you explain them? A Business Associate of HIPAA can play a major role in the healthcare department to secure the data transmission at a huge level. While HIPAA says to be regulated under certain...View More
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