Understanding HIPAA Right of Access- A Patient’s Right to Access their Medical Records According to a recent study there has been widespread noncompliance with the HIPAA right of access. In fact, more than half of the providers that were assessed in this report were either not fully compliant with the HIPAA law or it took...
PHI stands for Protected Health Information. According to the HIPAA Privacy Rule, protected health information is identifiable information related to the present, past, or future health status of a patient. It includes all personal health information that is created, collected, transmitted or maintained by a HIPAA-covered entity concerning the provision of healthcare or payment for...
According to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), business associates of HIPAA covered entities may be held liable for noncompliance of certain HIPAA rules and requirements. HHS has provided the following list of HIPAA violations that business associates can be held fully liable. Penalties for HIPAA Violations by Business Associates HHS will be...
A recent report published by The Poneman Institute/IBM Security released a comprehensive analysis of data breaches reported in 2018. The report indicated that data breach costs have continued to increase, with healthcare organizations experiencing the costliest cases. Below are a few highlights from the report: The report also identified several factors that can reduce the...
The month of April proved to be a busy one for cyberterrorists, with reportedly more breaches than any previous month. The increasing rates of healthcare breaches continued in May, resulting in the exposure of almost 2 million individuals’ protected health information. So far this year, more than 6 million healthcare records have been exposed, which is more...
Good Morning, In order to provide the most current and complete compliance policies and procedures, MedSafe is updating the HIPAA trainings and online HIPAA manuals including new policies and procedures. This change will go into effect on 8/1/2019. Due to these updates, after logging in after August 1st, you will notice new questions that will...
In today’s social media era, companies all over the world benefit from the ease of using social networks to communicate quickly and efficiently with their customers. Although slower to adopt, the healthcare industry has also joined the social media craze. Healthcare organizations utilize social media to attract, communicate, and interact with current and potential patients....
20 statistics that stress the importance of safety awareness and prevention at home and in the workplace June is National Safety Month, join MedSafe in bringing awareness to the importance of ensuring safety at work and home!!!
American Medical Collections Agency (AMCA), a company that provides billing collection services to healthcare organizations, confirmed that sometime between August 2018 and March 2019, an unauthorized user accessed its web payment system which included several healthcare clients and held millions of patient’s information. BioReferences Laboratories, Quest Diagnostics/Optum 360, and LabCorp are among those companies affected....
June is National Safety Month, join MedSafe in bringing awareness to the importance of ensuring healthcare safety in the workplace! Healthcare is the fastest-growing sector in the US, employing over 18 million individuals. However, it is also one of the most hazardous environments to work in. Healthcare workers are exposed to a wide range of...
