Tools for HIPAA Risk Assessments
Does the ICS have any tools for performing a HIPAA Security Rule risk assessment?
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Windows XP No Longer HIPAA Compliant
Microsoft has announced that they will no longer support or issue security patches to the Windows XP operating system after April 8, 2014. Based on the analysis below of the requirements in the HIPAA Security Rule, all Windows XP operating systems must be moved to a newer, supported operating system offering regular updates and security patches.
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HIPAA Changes – Omnibus – September 23, 2013
You may have heard about the “Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act” and its impact on physician practices. The HITECH law is significant to physician offices because it comprehensively affects HIPAA rules on privacy, security, breach notification, and enforcement.
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HIPAA Security Rule Compliance
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) was implemented in four different phases to ensure compliance. The latest portion of HIPAA is the SECURITY RULE, which went into effect on April 21, 2005. All providers, except for small health plans, should have been in compliance by April 20, 2005. The exception for small health plans mandates that they must be compliant no later than April 20 of 2006.
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HIPAA Forms
These forms are being made available to our members. Remember, forms are only a small portion of the requirements for HIPAA compliance. Offices must have the correct policies, positions, forms, AND training.
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HIPAA Compliance
A couple of weeks ago, I received a phone call from one of our clients in obvious distress. He indicated that his server had crashed and low and behold, both of his backups also failed. Not only did he lose three years worth of electronic patient records, but every patient’s billing information, payments, and accounting. He was obviously the most worried about what would happen if any insurance carrier were to ask for records during this period of time. Little did he know, this was only the beginning of his nightmare.
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Privacy and Security Enforcement: What Chiropractic Physicians Need to Know Now
Privacy enforcement is hitting chiropractic offices hard. New state laws and vendor breaches show small practices face big accountability. Strengthen HIPAA safeguards now to protect patients and avoid costly penalties.
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Paxson Question of the Month (Vol. 10: Where Do My Policies Belong?)
Confused about what belongs in your employee handbook versus policies and procedures or HIPAA? This month’s Paxson QOM shows a simple labeling and crosswalk method to cleanly separate all three.
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