Q: If I provide telehealth services to patients using video conferencing, how can I make sure these video sessions are compliant with HIPAA’s Security Rule?
A recent HIPAA breach that involved transmission of PHI to only one party—a reporter—nonetheless cost a Connecticut practice $125,000, in part because the practice didn’t take simple precautions.
Blockchain technology solutions have recently become a hot topic in the healthcare industry. Before considering blockchain as a future security solution, it is important to understand what it is, how it could work for medical facilities, and what the risks and benefits are.
A Senate bill aims to create regulations that would fill in gaps left by HIPAA to protect consumers’ private health data collected by health tracking devices, apps, and DNA testing kits.
Medical Informatics Engineering, Inc., an Indiana-based medical records service has agreed to a $100,000 settlement with OCR and a $900,000 multi-state settlement with 16 state attorney general offices for a HIPAA breach that compromised the protected health information of approximately 3.5 million people.
Q: I have heard that HIPAA says covered entities must keep data backups a minimum of five miles away from the original site where the data was collected. Is this correct? Are there any restrictions or guidance about the location of data backups?
