HIPAA

How to Make Your Existing Gmail Account HIPAA Compliant

If there’s one group of people who are constantly under attack from phishers, it’s healthcare providers. Doctors, nurses, or employees who use Gmail to share sensitive data are more likely than others to have their sensitive data compromised.  To protect your business from being non-compliant with federal HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) law,…

HIPAA Omnibus Rule: Key Updates for Covered Entities and BAs

Every year, a large number of data breaches happen in the US healthcare system. This puts the privacy of millions of patients at risk. And it is found most of the mishaps happen among business associates. Now, this is worrying! This is why the federal government got aggressive and implemented the Omnibus Rule in HIPAA…

HIPAA Breach Notification Rule: Reporting Data Breaches

HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) is a federal law in the United States regulated by the Department of Health and Human Services to ensure the integrity of patient’s Protected Health Information (PHI). The HIPAA breach notification rule specifies the mandatory protocols healthcare orgs must follow in the event of a data breach. Implementing…

HIPAA Violations Reporting [Steps + Examples]

One of the complexities of navigating HIPAA compliance that organizations find daunting is disclosing violations. However, surprisingly, the covered entities face far fewer consequences for HIPAA violations reporting than the ones failing to report an incident. It saves them from fines, penalties, OCR investigation and raising suspicion among clients and partners. According to a recent…

What Is PHI in HIPAA: 18 Identifiers With Examples (2024)

Protected Health Information (PHI) is any personal or medical information that can be used to identify a patient or their medical history. HIPAA’s Privacy Rules sets the standards on how PHI can be used and transmitted by while protecting patients’ privacy.  Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) also classifies those attributes as PHI that…

Who Does HIPAA Apply To? A Guide for Healthcare Providers

Looking for answers to questions like who does HIPAA apply to? Or ‌ whether HIPAA applies to you and your employees? The answers to these questions simply depend on whether your cloud-hosted company meets the criteria of HIPAA compliance. HIPAA, also known as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, is a US Federal Law that…