How to Keep Your Health Information Private and Secure There are laws that protect the privacy of your health information held by those who provide health care services. But as it becomes easier to get and share your own health information online, you need to take steps to protect it. Does HIPAA Protect All Health […]
Every Business Associate (BA) that creates, receives, maintains, or transmits protected health information (PHI) is required to perform a comprehensive organization-wide HIPAA Risk Analysis (Per: §164.308(a)(1)(ii)(A)). This includes establishing and maintaining effective Security Management Process is not only a requirement, but is also a critical and a necessary activity for the protection of ALL of […]
Did you know? In 2013, the Final Omnibus Rule updated the HIPAA Security Rule and Breach Notification clauses of the HITECH Act. As a result every Business Associate (BA) that creates, receives, maintains, or transmits electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) is required to perform a comprehensive enterprise-wide HIPAA Security Risk Analysis (Per: §164.308(a)(1)(ii)(A)). This means […]
A Business Associate (BA) is someone who performs services that involve the disclosure of Protected Health Information (PHI), such as claims processing, utilization review, billing, quality assurance, or benefit managers. Companies performing other types of services, such as legal, accounting, financial, or administrative services may also be considered BAs if they need to have access […]
Did you know? ALL Business Associates (BAs) are required to perform a HIPAA risk analysis to identify their potential Administrative, Physical and Technical security risks to electronic protected health information (ePHI). The Administrative Safeguards provisions require BAs to perform risk analysis as part of their security management processes. The results of the risk analysis will […]