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Language Barriers: Protecting Your Organization From A Hidden HIPAA Threat

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Bill Young, Director of Healthcare & Life Sciences at SYSTRAN Keeping patient data confidential and secure remains a major healthcare challenge today, more than 25 years after the introduction of the 1996 Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act or HIPAA.

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Survey Says: Majority Missing Key Piece of HIPAA Compliance

Compliancy Group

A recent poll of webinar attendees found that barely one-third may be HIPAA compliant, based upon responses to a single question. Conducting an annual Security Risk Analysis is one of the foundational requirements of HIPAA compliance. Look at the statistics of HIPAA violations and fines. Still, only 33.5 said Degnan.

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2021 HIPAA “Wall of Shame” Healthcare Data Breaches Up 7.5%

Compliancy Group

With at least six weeks before final numbers are in, the Department of Health and Human Services HIPAA Breach Reporting Tool website is reporting 713 major healthcare data breaches in 2021, an increase of more than 7.5 This is the second-largest number of records reported breached on the government site since 2015. million individuals.

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The Rise of Healthcare Governance, Risk, and Compliance

MedTrainer

Healthcare organizations of all sizes and types are increasingly adopting governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) frameworks to address the industry’s complex regulatory landscape and evolving challenges. Healthcare GRC programs are relatively new, having gained prominence over the past two decades.

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What’s the Civil Penalty for Unknowingly Violating HIPAA?

Compliancy Group

When a covered entity or business associate makes the HIPAA Wall of Shame for a significant breach or violation, it often results in huge fines. In some cases, the breaches and resulting fines resulted from organizations knowingly violating HIPAA regulations and just hoping they wouldn’t get caught.

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31 Days of Cybersecurity

Total HIPAA

Total HIPAA Hosts 31 Days of Cybersecurity – Interactive Online Event Culminating in Webinar. Total HIPAA Compliance announces its month-long event “ 31 Days of Cybersecurity ,” taking place throughout October in honor of Cybersecurity Awareness Month.

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Upcoming events

Hanys

5-6 Government relations update series Nov. 8 Age-Friendly Health Systems Action Community recruitment webinar Nov. 20 Latest updates on HIPAA, web tracking and state privacy laws Nov. Nursing home back-to-basics series: Site visit readiness Nov. 4 and 18 Healthcare Middle Manager Virtual Training Nov.