HIPAA

Would all your staff members know what to do if their laptop computers were lost or stolen?

Test staff knowledge of HIPAA with these questions.

Q. Please explain in an understandable way for nontechnical individuals what level of encryption is needed for e-mail to be considered secure as defined in the interim final breach notification rule.

How well you train your workforce members will determine whether you score points or encounter problems during a HIPAA compliance audit.

Navigating the new world of social media is challenging for many professions, but perhaps none more so than the medical profession, where physicians and other healthcare professionals must balance a tell-all online culture with the HIPAA Privacy Rule's mandate to protect patient privacy.

Mac McMillan, CISSM, has an insider’s look at what it’s like to undergo a HIPAA compliance audit.

All covered entities (CE) face the question, “Will the data be there when I need it?”

If your healthcare organization hasn’t yet completed a security risk analysis, you just got another reason to conduct one.

Breaches happen. How your organization responds when they happen can make all the difference.