It’s Time to Report Small Breaches – Don’t Miss the Deadline
HIPAA breaches involving less than 500 individuals during the calendar year 2015 must be reported to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) by Monday, February 29th, 2016. Why Do Small Breaches Need to be Reported? Every breach involving fewer than 500...
What is a Zero-Day Security Flaw?
As you have been developing, updating and improving your HIPAA Security Plan, you have probably come across the term zero-day. To most IT departments this is a very common term; for the rest of us not only may it be new, but the words that come after it can sound...
It’s Time to Upgrade Your Internet Explorer NOW and Forever
Upgrading software is a pain! Updates seem to pop up at the most inopportune time. You have to budget time to download the patch and then your system is out of commission for 30 minutes to an hour, and what do you get? Another patch. How important are those patches...
Infographic: 9 Important Items Disaster Recovery Plans Should Include
Reading through pages of HIPAA articles and advice about disaster recovery plans can be daunting. Here’s an easy way to understand the 9 most important items disaster recovery plans should include.
Total HIPAA Launches New Website
Total HIPAA Compliance, the leader in HIPAA training and compliance, has a new and improved website! Our layout has been redesigned to make information easier to find, and improve your experience. From our new homepage, you can access a wide range of resources...
HIPAA Compliance Must Be Updated As Technology Evolves
The HIPAA Security Rule was enacted in 2003. Since then, there have been two major changes to the Rule, first in 2009 with the HITECH Act and most recently in 2013 with the Omnibus Ruling. But, with the pace technology moves, HIPAA has had a hard time keeping up with...
Business Associates Must Take HIPAA Compliance Seriously
As part of the HIPAA Omnibus ruling in 2013 Business Associates (BAs) of Covered Entities are required to comply with HIPAA Privacy and Security guidelines. Not much attention has been focused on BA’s compliance to date, but Health and Human Services Office of Civil...
Help Employees Support Your HIPAA Security Efforts
Studies show that the weakest link in HIPAA security is employee compliance and it’s no wonder, their day is already filled with numerous deadlines and requests, not to mention the tasks you originally hired them to do. How can you ask them to add one more thing to...