HIPAA Security Rule

OCR Settles with Small Provider for $25K Over Multiple HIPAA Violations

by Jessica Davis

The Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights has reached a settlement with North Carolina-based Metropolitan Community Health Services, DBA Agape Health Services, over...

OCR Settles with Utah Provider for $100K Over HIPAA Security Failures

by Jessica Davis

The provider office of Steven Porter, MD in Ogden, Utah has settled with the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights after failing to implement certain HIPAA security...

The Role of HIM Professionals in HIPAA Compliance

by Elizabeth Snell

Individuals in the health information management (HIM) field play a critical role in covered entities’ approaches to data security, especially HIPAA compliance. HIM professionals are often...

HIPAA Best Practices: Acceptable Use Policies, Team Training

by Lisa Myers of ESET North American

In an earlier post, we discussed the steps to performing a Risk Assessment. Once you’ve determined the risks within your healthcare environment, you can enlist your staff members to help you address...