HIPAA Journal published an article online this week regarding General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Compliance. Their article states that the goal of their short piece is to provide a checklist for companies or businesses who are concerned with GDPR compliance. Their list should permit such entities to take initial steps in order to comply with GDPR … [Read more…]
Here is another clip of Doc Vader doing what he does best, putting a smile on your face. This time discussing the misuse of the ER. Click the video below to watch! For daily HIPPA News visit our HIPAA News sidebar at https://hipaanews.net If you would like to receive an email update every time HIPAA news … [Read more…]
HIPAA Journal published an article online this week addressing client HIPAA violation complaints and whether or not health care providers are equipped to properly address these complaints. According to the article, in order for an efficient response to be conducted, policies should be developed covering the complaints procedure and staff must be trained to handle … [Read more…]
This week MSPmentor published an article online regarding the current pace of HIPAA breaches potentially doubling that of 2016. According to the article, the 66 percent increase – thus far – is driven by a sharp rise in the number of incidents designated as “Hacking/IT Incident,” which were up 82 percent, to 104 in 2017. … [Read more…]
This week Mondaq published an article online regarding the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) reminded health care providers of the importance of ensuring the availability and security of health information during and after natural disasters. According to the article, OCR recently published a bulletin during Hurricane Harvey discussing how the HIPAA … [Read more…]
Here are the top 5 highest rated HIPAA books on Amazon that are available in earth-friendly digital Kindle format. We thought it would be good to celebrate Earth Day by sharing these with you, and encouraging everyone who hasn’t gone paperless yet to consider doing so. Note that in most cases, buying the book in … [Read more…]
Two years after he survived a shark attack, Todd Murashige is suing a Honolulu, HI hospital for violating his privacy under the HIPAA act because staff at the hospital photographed his severely bitten leg and posted the images on the Internet without his permission. Todd Murashige was attacked by what was believed to be a … [Read more…]
Motorola have announced that they are launching a new handheld device especially geared towards use by medical professionals – and they promise that it is HIPAA compliant. The MC75A0-HC Rugged Healthcare Enterprise Digital Assistant (EDA) is designed to stand up to the rigors of even the busiest day. It can survive exposure to disinfectant, dust, … [Read more…]
According to a new survey preventing patient data security breaches is the number one priority for the majority of healthcare IT decision makers but it also shows that some are still struggling to comply with all security regulations. The 2010 Healthcare IT Survey is a study carried out by Zoomerang, an online services provider on … [Read more…]
If a patient were to ask you not to reveal their private information to anyone at all do they have that right under the HIPAA laws? HIPAA privacy regulations have always given individuals the right to request restrictions on how health care providers use or disclose their information, but until recently, health care providers have … [Read more…]