What happens after an accidental HIPAA violation?
In is in the interest of HIPAA covered entities, business associates, and healthcare employees to take great care to ensure HIPAA Rules are not violated,…
HIPAA Questions and Answers
Is WhatsApp HIPAA Compliant?
In 2016, WhatsApp announced it was introducing end-to-end encryption for messages sent using its services. This added security measure allows for healthcare organizations to potentially…
What are the HIPAA Compliance Rules for Cloud Applications?
The “cloud”-a network of servers used for data storage-has seen widespread use in recent years. It offers a convenient and flexible way for organisations-including healthcare…
What is the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule?
In 1996, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act was introduced into US law. In time since, it has proven to be one of the…
What are the most common HIPAA violations?
The Department of Health and Human Services has recently released data revealing the frequency of the most common types of HIPAA violations. The report concerned…
What are the HIPAA Training Requirements?
Many covered entities have criticised the HIPAA training requirement guidelines as being vague. This is because HIPAA applies to many different types of Covered Entity…
How do you report a HIPAA violation?
It is the responsibility of HIPAA covered entities to ensure that their employees know the correct procedures for reporting a HIPAA violation. It is then…