In my years working with 'Covered Entities' (or clients who fall under the HIPAA 'umbrella' of compliance), I have met hundreds of people who should know how HIPAA Security impacts them, but they just don't get it...don't get me wrong…I know you're out there. I know there are many who grasp all the details of the rule, I just haven't had the luxury of meeting you, yet.
Read MoreWhen it comes to HIPAA Security Rule Compliance, we often find that many clients are hoping that if they don't know the law, they don't have to worry about it. I'm sorry to say, that won't work for long!
Read MoreThe session was supposed to "answer your nagging questions" about the Security Rule. Yet, every question from the audience seemed to be met with ambiguity. Toward the end of the session, the presenter (a lawyer) got what I thought was a softball question, "How often should we change our passwords?". Incredibly, after some impressive tap dancing, the session ended with no questions being answered. I wanted to scream out, "The answer is....
Read MoreThere are many, many things that medical practices (and anyone handling ePHI) has to do in order to maintain 'HIPAA Compliance'. Most of them are, appropriately, aimed at making your data and all patient information safer and more secure. But as much money as we all spend to buy firewalls, pay for security tests and subscribe to network management companies, we tend to miss some of the easiest places to help ourselves.
Read MoreWhen working with HIPAA Security with our clients, I find that they often misunderstand what, exactly, it means to be 'HIPAA Compliant'. Especially, when dealing with the Security Rule. Not helping the problem, many vendors will make it sound like all you need to do is buy their product and you'll be 'HIPAA Compliant'.
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