Compliance

As a medical professional, the initial intention of ‘do no harm’ is treating your patients with the best possible care. However, in this era, our responsibility is that much greater.

Emailing patient information can be HIPAA compliant. However there are risks that you should be cognizant of and steps to take to minimize the chance of a HIPAA violation.

HIPAA prohibits the sharing of patient information except in certain cases. You are allowed to share information for law enforcement purposes.

Patients have filed a lawsuit against SuperCare over a HIPAA Breach. SuperCare failed to maintain adequate security to protect patient records.

in order to be HIPAA Compliant, you must maintain a "Culture of Compliance" at your office. This can include keeping your software up-to-date, regular required training and addressing risks that pose to your office. This month we address the HIPAA Privacy Manual, enabling your hardware firewall and tracking internet of things

in order to be HIPAA Compliant, you must maintain a "Culture of Compliance" at your office. This can include keeping your software up-to-date, regular required training and addressing risks that pose to your office. This month we address Updating to Windows 10 20H2, Getting cell phones off your office WiFi and Understanding your backups