Business Associate Agreement Hot Points

Apr 10, 2019 | HIPAA

If an organization is involved in healthcare, whether as a provider, facility, consultant, vendor or in almost any other capacity, it is highly likely that HIPAA applies to internal operations and relationships with other parties. As should be well-known, when a...

A Cautionary Tale of Celebrity Breach

Mar 11, 2019 | Cybersecurity

The company I work with, 4MedPlus, is based in the beautiful city of Chicago, Illinois with a mission to provide critical compliance education. Many courses are dedicated to the subject of HIPAA and security in one form or another. We regularly present workshops,...

What’s the Goal: HIPAA Enforcement

Feb 20, 2019 | HIPAA

Compliance with HIPAA and the attendant privacy and security requirements is a frequent topic of discussion. Discussions around compliance are driven by the daily reporting of breaches and the probably more than daily issues faced by patients, clinicians and others...

5 Tips for Protecting your Electronic Health Records

Feb 6, 2019 | HIT/EHR

As we move more and more into the digital age, the presence of Electronic Health Records is continuously growing, making the perfect targets for criminal activity. It is crucial that your organization takes proactive measures to ensure its data is protected and not...

HIPAA Musings: Random Thoughts on Privacy and Security

Jan 23, 2019 | HIPAA

With the holidays quickly receding, there was some time for reflection. When given that time (and honestly spurred to some degree by the HIPAA request for information), different issues about HIPAA wandered through my mind. With so many issues to ponder, and taking a...