Quasi-HIPAA Compliance
Jason Karn, Total HIPAA’s Chief Compliance Officer, recently interviewed Erik Kangas, founder and CEO of LuxSci. LuxSci provides email encryption, web hosting, forms, and secure sending services for HIPAA compliant entities. The two discussed what it means to be...
Cyber Thieves Thrive During Natural Disasters
What better time to exploit the kindness of well-meaning people who want to help victims than during natural disasters? Cybercriminals are waiting in the wings to take your money or steal sensitive information. After events like the California wildfires or hurricanes...
A Guide to the NAIC’s Insurance Data Security Model Law
In October 2017, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) established an Insurance Data Security Model Law and released it to states for legislative consideration. They used New York’s Cybersecurity Regulation as a framework. The Model Law outlines...
Why Employers Need to be HIPAA Compliant
HIPAA compliance for employers is a complicated and nuanced topic. No employer group is the same when it comes to supplying health benefits to their employees. Smaller employers (fewer than 50 lives) usually outsource the day-to-day administrative tasks to their...
Secure Remote Work During COVID-19
Jason Karn, Total HIPAA’s Chief Compliance Officer, recently interviewed Erik Kangas, founder and CEO of LuxSci. LuxSci provides email encryption, web hosting, forms, and secure sending services for HIPAA compliant entities. The two discussed security practices to use...
What Should Employers Do if an Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19?
With the onset of COVID-19, many employers have had to face the possibility of the virus entering the workplace. Normally, under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), employers are prohibited from asking employees about symptoms or illnesses they’ve experienced....
HIPAA Waiver: How COVID-19 Impacts HIPAA Compliance
On March 13, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency in response to the rapid spread of COVID-19. Two days following this statement, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a limited waiver of certain...
COVID-19 HIPAA Compliance Checklist
How do companies who do not usually allow working from home adapt to the COVID-19 crisis? COVID-19 is changing the way we do business and remote work comes with all kinds of administrative and technical challenges. Both employers and employees have questions. This...