HIPAA Blunders: Hard Lessons to Learn
People who work in the healthcare industry have time and time again been educated and undergone training exhaustively on the principles and application of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Perspective: HIPAA Requirements, Accountability vs. Liability
HIPAA requirements may just be as complex, at times hard to sort out and thoroughly complete as majority of the people under the healthcare industry experiences. A published settlement by
Poor Healthcare Workplace Safety Performance According to Latest Data
The Occupational Safety and Health Regulation (OSHA) Act has been in place since 1970. With its strict and comprehensive regulations and standards it is expected that most, if not all,
What are your risks of audit and fine: HIPAA, Medicare, OSHA for Healthcare†
Common experience and our data† suggest that the offices/entities/practitioners subjected to HIPAA and Medicare billing (ACA/OIG) audits and fines and healthcare office OSHA audits and inspection are in the following
Annual HIPAA Education
It is a federally mandated requirement for all individuals and organizations in the health-care related industry to show proof of Annual education compliance training for HIPAA (The Health Insurance Portability
HHS OCR Issued New Fact Sheet Concerning Business Associates Direct Liability Under HIPAA
A new Fact Sheet was recently issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) enumerating a list of HIPAA rule prohibitions that
How can professional and compliance certifications improve careers and benefit organizations?
Generally, all industries and organizations’ gold standard would be the highest productivity, well-managed and minimal risks, while providing impeccable customer service. These goals compounded with intensifying government and industry-imposed regulations
Cyber Tools
From the Department of the US Navy the definition of Cyber Tools is – “A program used for software development or system maintenance. Virtually any program or utility that helps programmers
Cyber Security Facts
There is a hacker attack every 39 seconds https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/87787-hackers-attack-every-39-seconds Over 75% of healthcare industry has been infected with malware over last year https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/report-reveals-healthcare-industry-lacking-in-basic-security-awareness-among-staff-putting-entire-medical-infrastructure-at-risk-300352485.html 95% of cybersecurity breaches are due to human
EPICourses HIPAA & Healthcare Education Compliance Explainer Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTDWpHqX3wc At EPICourses we supply federally mandated HIPAA Compliance education courses online. And, in keeping with evolving cybersecurity issues and audit defense requirements, we cover both Title 2 mandates separately: HIPAA Privacy and HIPAA
