The HIPAA HITECH Act

The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act is an important aspect of HIPAA compliance. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the HITECH Act promotes “the adoption and meaningful use of health...

Breach Roundup: September 2017

Learning from other organizations’ breaches can help you safeguard your patients’ protected health information (PHI). Check out these major breaches and find out how important it is to adhere to HIPAA compliance regulations. Ransomware affects approximately 128k...

HIPAA Compliance Issue: Sharing Access Credentials

A study conducted in 2014 and 2015 suggests that the sharing of access credentials may actually be a fairly large and widespread HIPAA compliance issue. The study was conducted online through a Google-Forms based survey.  It specifically targeted medical and...