Mar 15, 2022 | HIPAA Audits, HSN, PHI, Policies and Procedures
In your home, it is likely that you have at minimum a pile of paperwork and records that you’ve held onto “just in case you need it” for a possible tax audit, warranty, to make a return, or several other random reasons you’ll need to reference it in the future. No...
Mar 7, 2022 | HSN, MFA, Multi-Factor Authentication, Security Reminders
What Is MFA? Multi-Factor Authentication, or as it has become commonly known, MFA, is the practice of “doubling down” on your login security. You are using Multiple (more than one) Factors (ways or methods) to Authenticate (verify) your identity when you access an...
Feb 28, 2022 | HIPAA Violations, HSN, Policies and Procedures, Voice Message
Even though telephone conversations and answering machines are considered outdated or passe to some people, it remains necessary to sometimes leave a message for the intended call recipient. In healthcare, voice messages are often necessary for appointment reminders,...
Feb 21, 2022 | Breach, Breach Reporting, HHS, HIPAA Audits, HIPAA Violations, HSN, OCR
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or as it is commonly known as HIPAA, was created to set standards nationally. These are in place to protect the personal health information and medical records of individuals as well as give them access easily....
Feb 15, 2022 | HHS, HIPAA Violations, HSN, Legal, OCR, Policies and Procedures
March 1st, 2022 is the deadline for breach reporting for HIPAA-covered entities and their business associates – and the date is fast approaching! The HIPAA Breach Notification Rule requirement means that HIPAA-covered entities, as well as any of their business...
Feb 8, 2022 | HSN, Risk Assessment, Scams
An astronomical increase of 450% would be a wonderful thing if we are talking about revenues or productivity. But when it comes to COVID-19 related phishing attacks, that percentage in the jump of attacks from 2019 to 2020 is staggering – and a serious issue that...
