Ep 51: Small Office HIPAA Compliance

We often talk about doing the "work" of compliance. Some people seem to have the attitude that all I need to do some is annual staff training and hand out a Notice of Privacy Practices to do small office HIPAA compliance. When we try to explain there is more to it than that we often get pushback about the requirements.

We always hear comments like:

• we don't have time,
• we don't have resources,
• we can't be expected to do this.

So, how DO you do small office HIPAA compliance? Today we are going to talk to someone who is definitely doing the work of HIPAA compliance in a small office.  We are doing an interview with Erien Fryer of Medical Direct Care in Clarksville, TN to discuss small office HIPAA compliance issues, obstacles, and how to just get it done.

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Ep 50: Website Security Questions

Every website needs security. What questions should you be asking about your business websites and who should you be asking?  Website security can be an open hole in your security plans.  It can also be the source of lots of problems for your business if you don't pay attention to the site content or securing your message.

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Ep 49: New OCR Audit Protocol Review

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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Ep 48: Disaster Recovery for Flooding

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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Ep 47: Latest HIPAA Buzz

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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Ep 46: HIPAA Enforcement 2016

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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Ep 45: Why Do We Need HIPAA

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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