Health and safety in the workplace are essential. It remains the employer’s moral and legal responsibility under the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Law (OSHA) to provide a safe environment […]
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) is a federal law that sets strict standards to protect sensitive patient health information. It is vital for companies that […]
The Health Insurance Portability Act (HIPAA) was enacted in 1996 to reform healthcare in the USA. The main objective was to ensure healthcare portability, so people wouldn’t lose their cover […]
All employers should adequately train their employees to maintain a productive and safe workplace. Effective employee training can be developed by implementing training required by law, as well as additional training […]
The 2003 Privacy Rule was the first HIPAA-related document to use the term HIPAA “covered entities.” However, it wasn’t clear who exactly those covered entities were, and health plans, health […]
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 was enacted to establish guidelines and standards for maintaining health information security and confidentiality. Covered entities are mandated by HIPAA legislation […]
Health information is any information about a person’s health or disability. This information must be kept private and confidential. Here are some reasons why: Trust between practitioners and patients is […]
The responsible entity for enforcing the HIPAA Privacy and Security rules is The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR). Since 2003, the OCR’s role has […]
Companies that implement proper training programs encourage team retention to the point that 94% of employees stay at the company longer. Employers should train their employees to maintain a safe […]
Why should you promote HIPAA awareness? Following the introduction of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), organizations that deal with Protected Health Information (PHI) have been placed under […]
Internet Security training is of immense importance. Global news streams are regularly loaded with several data breaches from around the world. It seems as though the data is out of […]