HIPAA

HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, is important for healthcare providers, insurance companies, and their partners. Its goal is to keep personal health data secure and to reduce the chances of it being exposed or used wrongly.

Healthcare compliance basics: what you need to know

Healthcare companies face a complex regulatory challenge. But compliance failures can lead to fines, cyberattacks, and reputational damage. This article explains what healthcare compliance is. Readers will learn about the most important healthcare re...

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What is HIPAA Compliance? Everything you need to know

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) protects patient data and imposes strict compliance requireme...

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Why is HIPAA important?

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act was passed in 1996. Nowadays, HIPAA is the most significant healthcar...

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What is Protected Health Information (PHI)?

Keeping personal data safe is a critical concern for any health-related organization. Providers, insurers, and clearing house...

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Healthcare cybersecurity: protect PHI and ensure data integrity

Securing protected health information (PHI) is a priority for all healthcare companies. This article will explore how cyberse...

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What are HIPAA Covered Entities?

Do you know your compliance responsibilities under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)? Understan...

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What is a HIPAA Business Associate Agreement (BAA)?

Keeping data safe is a fundamental priority for everybody who works with data today. In healthcare, even more so. Not only ar...

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HIPAA Privacy Rule essentials

Research indicates that over 40 million people were affected by healthcare data breaches in 2022 in the US. That's why busine...

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An essential guide to the HIPAA Minimum Necessary Standard

The HIPAA Minimum Necessary Standard is a component of the HIPAA Privacy Rule. It states that covered entities must make reas...

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The HIPAA Security Rule explained

Modern healthcare providers use electronic health records (EHR) and other technology every day. These tools help them serve t...

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Demystifying the HIPAA Security Rule implementation specifications

The HIPAA Security Rule is a set of standards for safeguarding electronic protected health information or ePHI. The standards...

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An overview of HIPAA physical safeguards

Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) is not just vulnerable to cyber-attacks. Physical threats like theft, natural ...

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