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Briefings on HIPAA

Issue 6, June 1, 2012 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Get your HIPAA privacy program in compliance

  HIPAA enforcement is increasing; what should healthcare organizations do?

• Are your workforce members texting PHI?

  Understand the privacy and security risks associated with new technologies.

• Free tool can help you determine whether it's a breach

  When does a breach violate HIPAA?

• Notification of a patient with HIV; HIPAA-mandated software; unencrypted messages

  Chris Apgar answers questions about the HIPAA Security Rule.

Issue 5, May 1, 2012 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• An $18.5 million HIPAA lesson for healthcare organizations

  If healthcare organizations take a lesson from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee's (BCBST) $1.5...

• HIPAA/HITECH final rules, finally?

  Healthcare organizations could see the long-awaited final rules for HIPAA/HITECH before the end of...

• Initial OCR audits complete; more to come

  With 20 initial "trial" audits completed, OCR ­expects to move forward with another...

• Convince your leaders to invest their dollars

  Sure, you understand the value of investing in improvements that will better protect your...

• Healthcare system develops mobile device checklist

  Would all your staff members know what to do if their laptop computers were lost or stolen?

Issue 4, April 1, 2012 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Hospital undergoes one of first OCR trial audits

  Mac McMillan, CISSM, has an insider’s look at what it’s like to undergo a HIPAA...

• Stage 2 won't increase HIPAA requirements

  If your healthcare organization hasn’t yet completed a security risk analysis, you just got...

• Newsletter keeps HIPAA front and center

  How well you train your workforce members will determine whether you score points or encounter...

• HIPAA Q&A: Encryption levels, disclosures to BA, employee sanctions

  Q. Please explain in an understandable way for nontechnical individuals what level of encryption is...

• Product watch: Data availability with some caveats

  All covered entities (CE) face the question, “Will the data be there when I need it?”

• Teach your physicians, staff proper social media protocol

  Navigating the new world of social media is challenging for many professions, but perhaps none more...

Issue 3, March 1, 2012 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Mobile devices another PHI challenge

  They are becoming as common in healthcare as a stethoscope draped around a physician's neck. Check...

• Steps to help your organization respond to a breach

  Breaches happen. How your organization responds when they happen can make all the difference.

• Rapidly changing world brings new HIPAA compliance challenges

  Technology is changing rapidly, and it's creating big challenges for healthcare organizations when...

Issue 2, February 1, 2012 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Latest study shows major increase in data breaches

  If you thought the healthcare industry was doing a better job protecting patients' PHI, think again.

• A tight time frame for compliance audits

  When Mac McMillan, CISSP, CEO of CynergisTek in Austin, TX, picked up the phone recently, he had a...

• How to improve your training program

  HIPAA and HITECH have resulted in a whole new career for Tom Dumez, CHP. As human resources...

• Patients' medical records after physician death; privacy when patient beds are close

  Got HIPAA compliance questions? We've got answers.

Issue 1, January 1, 2012 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Hip, HIPAA, hooray for the new year

  It's 2012, and that means it's time to make some ­resolutions to kick off the new year.

• Avoid a shutdown due to data loss

  One of the three foundational security requirements is availability-the ability to access data when...

• Mental health issues; accounting of disclosures

  Q Can a mental health and alcohol and chemical dependency treatment health center e-mail and text...