HIPAA

How Does HIPAA Apply to Wearable Health Technology?

by Fred Donovan

The use of wearable health technology is expected to expand substantially within the next few years. Wearable devices offer many health tracking capabilities, including measuring heart rate, number of...

Did EMS Worker Commit HIPAA Violation With Facebook Post?

by Fred Donovan

Did an emergency medical services (EMS) worker in Roane County, Tennessee, commit a HIPAA violation with a Facebook post that described the peculiar location of an emergency response—a...

What are Top HIPAA Compliance Concerns, Obstacles?

by Elizabeth Snell

Maintaining HIPAA compliance should always be a key area for leaders in the healthcare industry, but as technology continues to evolve, there are numerous factors coming into play that could affect how...

Understanding Physical Safeguards, Healthcare Data Security

by Sara Heath

When creating strong healthcare data security measures, physical safeguards serve as a primary line of defense from potential threats. The Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) defines...

MedAllies receives accreditation from EHNAC, DirectTrust

by Nicole Freeman

MedAllies, a provider of Direct services, has received full accreditation from Direct Trusted Agent Accreditation Program (DTAAP) for Certificate Authority (CA), Registration Authority (RA), and Health...

Managing a health data breach with a response plan

by Patrick Ouellette

Some organizations say they’re going to improve security after an incident. David Dover, Privacy and Security Officer at Alere Inc., can attest that his organization did make the effort to...