Random HIPAA Audits 2016: Will You Be Chosen? (Spoilers Inside)
The Office of Civil Rights is re-upping their random HIPAA audit program with several hundred new audits this year. Will you be chosen? (spoilers inside)
Where Can I Get Free HIPAA Forms, Contracts, and Tools?
HIPAA forms like the Notices of Privacy Practices, BAAs, Risk Analysis Tools, and more can be found for free from a number of helpful sources. We list our favs.
3 Reasons Apple vs. FBI Is Huge For Mental Health Pros Beholden to HIPAA
Apple’s battle with the FBI has big implications for our HIPAA compliance when we use iPhones. But how can we leverage what we’re learning from it?
“HIPAA-Compliant” Is a Meaningless Phrase. Let’s Use “HIPAA-Secure.”
The phrase “HIPAA-compliant” has become nigh-meaningless — like “inflammable” and “awesome.” It’s time for better terminology.
HIPAA Privacy Rule Changed For Firearm Checks, Nothing Changes
The HIPAA Privacy Rule saw a tiny change that highlights big rifts in our understanding of HIPAA’s privacy rules for mental health.
2015 Retrospective, 2016 Predictions for Tech, Ethics, and HIPAA
The Easy Fix For a Common HIPAA Mistake: Encrypt Your Stuff!
The story is oft-told: An employee’s laptop bag was stolen out of his car. But a HIPAA hullabaloo could’ve been easily prevented simply: with encryption.
4 Settings To Change on Windows 10 For HIPAA, Ethics, and Your Clients
Windows 10: so great that Microsoft skipped Windows 9 to get right to it! It appears, though, that in the rush to get it out there, Microsoft may have overlooked a few privacy issues (or maybe they did it on purpose?…) Windows 10 is built to be very integrative with Microsoft’s online servers. The default […]
2 Steps to Avoid Getting Your Email Hacked
I don’t do a lot of consulting for people who’ve experienced a “security breach” in their practices. But in the last year I’ve gotten 7 inquiries about security breaches from colleagues, and every single one was from someone whose email had been hacked into. So I’d like to make sure everyone knows the two things […]
Mental Health Pros’ 3 Steps to (Actually) Be HIPAA Security Compliant
A simplified, chunked-down look at the process of (actual) compliance with the HIPAA Security Rule, split into three steps. Plus some busting of myths.