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Inadvertent HIPAA Violation #1

June 14, 2013 by admin

Doctors do not plan ahead to violate HIPAA, but in this digital age, they may be doing it because they did not plan ahead. Here is a common way physicians are breaking HIPAA/HITECH privacy and security rules, and may not even know it. Texting PHI to members of your care team. It’s a simple scenario:…..

New Technology, New HIPAA Changes

April 8, 2013 by admin

A new set of HIPAA patient privacy regulations will impact practices and physicians everywhere with stronger legal scrutiny and higher fines in place. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has updated the final omnibus to enhance the security of patient privacy established by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996…..