HIPAA Resources
HIPAA Associates is pleased to offer our patrons compliance resources which you may find helpful in your practice.
Please follow the links below for valuable HIPAA resources of use to Covered Entities and Business Associates.
Breaches of Protected Health Information
- Definition of Breach
- Paper Breaches
- Electronic Breaches
- Verbal Breaches
- Exceptions to Definition of Breach
- Unsecured PHI
- Encryptions of PHI
- Destruction of PHI
- Breach Notification Requirements
- Notification of Individuals
- Public Notice
- Notification Process
- Media Notice
- Notice to the Secretary
- Notification by a Business Associate
- Administrative Requirements
- Direction from HHS on Penalties
- Social Media
HIPAA ABCs
The HIPAA Blog
Using Cybersecurity to Protect PHI
HIPAA Technical Safeguards protect PHI and are a major part of any HIPAA Security program. Using cybersecurity to protect EPHI is a key feature of HIPAA. Technical safeguards are key protections that help to maintain the safety of EPHI as the internet changes.
The Right to Access PHI
One of the key elements of HIPAA has been to provide individuals with a right to access of their health information such that they may be in more control of decisions regarding their health and well-being. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), was created to [...]
Texting Protected Health Information Safely
The Office for Civil Rights or OCR with HIPAA oversight has not produced the long-awaited guidance on texting protected health information. Finally, at a Health Information Management Conference in March the OCR director said healthcare providers could text message their patients with PHI.
