Category Archives: HIPAA Compliance

Health Care Interoperability: What Are the Security Considerations?

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Anyone who has needed to schedule an appointment with a new doctor or meet with a specialist knows the hassle of making sure everyone in the health care chain has access to your health records. Digital record-keeping has made that a little easier, but that access still isn’t universal. Digital health care interoperability can still […]

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HIPAA Compliance Tips & Best Practices — Factors to Consider When Developing Effective Policies & Procedures

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Our last post on HIPAA compliance — HIPAA Compliance Tips & Best Practices — Building Your Foundational Knowledge — provided expert insights that are designed to help healthcare providers and business associates develop their foun… Continue reading HIPAA Compliance Tips & Best Practices — Factors to Consider When Developing Effective Policies & Procedures→

HIPAA Compliance Tips & Best Practices — Building Your Foundational Knowledge

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The last few years have seen a number of failures in the field of HIPAA compliance and fines that would put many smaller-scale practices out of business. While an increase in the use and sharing of electronic patient data accounts for many HIPAA compli… Continue reading HIPAA Compliance Tips & Best Practices — Building Your Foundational Knowledge→

HIPAA Compliance Checklist

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Any organization that has access to electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) must comply with HIPAA. If your organization needs to be compliant, this isn’t something you can delay or phase in gradually because failure to meet HIPAA complian… Continue reading HIPAA Compliance Checklist→

How Stratasan Addresses Its Growing Security & Compliance Needs for Healthcare IT and Services Using Threat Stack

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Stratasan provides web-based software and professional services that are designed to help healthcare organizations maximize strategic growth through convenient access to useful information on healthcare markets. Healthcare providers, specifically hospi… Continue reading How Stratasan Addresses Its Growing Security & Compliance Needs for Healthcare IT and Services Using Threat Stack→

Five Ways Messaging in Home Healthcare Improves Patient Care

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Consistent communication and collaboration can be tricky when it comes to home healthcare—especially since it involves so many different people in many different places. Along with home healthcare professionals, a patient’s care team can in… Continue reading Five Ways Messaging in Home Healthcare Improves Patient Care→

AWS HIPAA Compliance Best Practices Checklist

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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA, is a United States law that seeks to protect the privacy of patients’ medical records and other health information provided to health plans, doctors, hospitals, and other health c… Continue reading AWS HIPAA Compliance Best Practices Checklist→

Postcards – Really? Dental Service Organizations and Patient Engagement

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When it comes to dental health, there is a lot that  dental service organizations (DSO) have to do to properly engage their patients; whether to remind them of a six-month check-up or to simply help patients keep on top of their dental care. Every… Continue reading Postcards – Really? Dental Service Organizations and Patient Engagement→

20 Years of the HIPAA Security Rule: What Have We Learned?

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HIPAA may be twenty-two years old but the HIPAA Security Rule—which assures the security of confidential electronic patient information—hit its twenty-year mark just this year.  HIPAA was signed into law in 1996 to protect America… Continue reading 20 Years of the HIPAA Security Rule: What Have We Learned?→

Secure Messaging for Enhanced Patient Engagement

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With all the advertisements, flashing lights and screens grabbing at us, attention spans are shorter than ever. This is just one of the reasons that everyone is shying away from phone calls, and that messaging has blossomed.
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