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2. HIPAA Business Associate Agreement (BAA) — What It Is & Why It’s Important
What is a Business Associate Agreement (BAA)? It has become necessary for HIPAA-covered entities to set up partnerships with other organizations to safeguard their healthcare data assets. The contracts for these partnerships, which specify what each party is...
3. HIPAA Training Requirements
HIPAA regulations are far-reaching and apply to many types of covered entities. From single-doctor practices to enterprise hospital networks and the business associates that each works with, everyone is required to be HIPAA compliant. Since HIPAA applies to such a...
4. 2-Factor Authentication versus Multi-Factor Authentication for HIPAA
What is 2-factor authentication (2FA) vs multi-factor authentication (MFA)? 2-factor authentication is a security measure where users must confirm who they are by providing just two pieces of proof before they can receive access to a device (e.g. computer, phone),...
5. HIPAA Password Requirements
When it comes to protecting ePHI, one of the first lines of defense is a strong password policy for all systems that house sensitive information. HIPAA has set out guidelines for creating, changing and protecting passwords. It’s critical that covered entities follow...
6. Mobile Device Security and HIPAA Compliance
Mobile devices have made life a lot easier for many of us, but they’re not without their faults. In recent years, healthcare providers and other covered entities have been relying more on smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices to get their jobs done. However,...
7. How to Stay HIPAA Compliant with VoIP
Telephone answering systems are a huge part of any medical practice. They help keep things running smoothly and allow for easy communication between your practice and your patients. For a long time, everything was analog and messages were being stored on tape, but now...
8. HIPAA Compliance for Email Communication
HIPAA has numerous rules and regulations to adhere to when it comes to patient health information. The evolving world of Internet technology has complicated this to some degree, and that includes the existence of email communication. If email messages contain...
Is Your Office Infrastructure Ready for a Remote Workforce?
Is working from home going to be the new normal? Remote work had been on the rise prior to the COVID-19 outbreak, but now the trend is skyrocketing. While many companies saw the benefits of even part-time remote work, others still were slow to embrace it. Many believe...
These Tools Will Help You Work from Home
In these trying and uncertain times, millions of us are working from home for the first time. For some, it’s a welcome change—though we all wish the circumstances were different. For others, our structure and routines are all out of whack, which can make the...