The recent release of the updated OCR audit protocol gives us new guidance on what they expect from HIPAA compliance programs. There is a great deal of information to sift through if you are so inclined. To make it easier for you we are discussing some of the details and things we have learned from reviewing it for you!
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In the first episode in our Disaster Recovery series that we will be doing this year we are discussing planning disaster recovery plans for flooding. This episode is an interview with Ginger McCleish who experienced a real world disaster recovery flooding in the St. Louis, MO area in December 2015.
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The latest HIPAA buzz is about things like Interoperability, Data Governance, Patient Access Rights, and, of course, OCR random audits. Donna attended HIMSS and the National HIPAA Summit recently. In this episode we discuss what kinds of things are happening in the industry relating to HIPAA.
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So far in 2016, we have seen four HIPAA enforcement cases resolved by OCR. One involved only the second Civil Money Penalty ever assessed. The three others were resolution agreements. Add those cases to what was done in 2015 and you have the most active 12 month period of HIPAA enforcement ever. Certainly, the first quarter of 2016 has been the most active quarter ever when it comes to HIPAA enforcement announcements.
In this episode we discuss the cases resolved so far in 2016 and more thoughts on what is coming up for 2016.
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Many times people ask: Why do we need HIPAA? Is HIPAA really necessary? The short answer is yes, we do need HIPAA and the reason is without it there is no baseline for protecting patient privacy.
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Social media can be the source of many issues if you don't have a clear policy for use. HIPAA social media policies requires some serious thought and commitment from your management staff. What things are good use of social media and what things should be avoided through policy enforcement?
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It is clear that HIPAA disaster recovery and business continuity plans should include some level of ransomware response planning after the attack that shut down Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital. What kinds of issues should you expect and how can you mitigate the damage from a ransomware attack?
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