HIPAA for Healthcare Professionals: A Complete Guide
In 2024, the healthcare sector experienced a staggering 566 data breaches, exposing over 170 million patient records—a dramatic rise from just 6 million in 2010. While the numbers for 2025 aren’t yet fully known, the trend is clear: patient data is increasingly at risk, and the stakes for healthcare organizations have never been higher. For companies…
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Oct 21, 2025
A Comprehensive Guide to HIPAA Compliance Audit
Whether you are a covered entity or a business associate, receiving a communique from the Office of Civil Rights can be stressful. Hearing from the enforcing authority of HIPAA, one of the most stringent healthcare regulations in the world, sure isn’t what your dreams are made of. But on the off chance you do get…
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Jul 18, 2025
Types of HIPAA Rules – Benefits & Penalties with HIPAA Rules
A patient’s health and financial information are sensitive. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA, was passed to safeguard patients’ Protected Health Information (PHI). The rules laid down by HIPAA are federal law and limit the use and disclosure of PHI by healthcare providers and related entities. Failure to adhere to HIPAA rules…
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Jul 11, 2025
HIPAA Security Rule for SMBs: Checklist, Risks & Automation
A patient can’t log in to your client’s health app. It starts with an innocuous customer support ticket. The issue is resolved in minutes, but later that day, a security analyst flags something unusual—an unauthorized IP accesses metadata tied to that same user. No clinical data was touched, and no ransom demands were made, just…
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Jul 09, 2025
Top HIPAA Compliance Software Solutions
Skipping something as fundamental as a risk assessment can have devastating consequences. Excellus Health Plan is a case in point. The insurer paid $5.1 million in settlement after hackers breached its systems and exposed the data of 9.3 million patients. The cause? Routine security practices—like monitoring and access reviews—had been overlooked. Unfortunately, they’re not alone….
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Apr 22, 2025
HIPAA-Compliant Website
Data breaches may be inevitable for healthcare organizations. But implementing HIPAA safeguards can go a long way toward helping you protect confidential patient information. But what’s that got to with your website? A lot. Especially if you host or plan on hosting a website that stores or transmits protected health information. Your website isn’t just…
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Jan 22, 2025