Vendor HIPAA Breach Affects 319K Patients & Their Providers
Another HIPAA breach affecting over 319,000 patients and their providers was recently reported by vendor QRS. What does this mean for your practice and what can you learn from it?
Another HIPAA breach affecting over 319,000 patients and their providers was recently reported by vendor QRS. What does this mean for your practice and what can you learn from it?
In a recent report on HIPAA breach trends, the HHS shared that breaches involving business associates or third-party vendors between January and June 2021 accounted for 40% of all HIPAA breaches. Because of the damaging consequences of any HIPAA breach, it’s useful for providers to understand the potential risks medical practices face when working with others.
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When we discuss HIPAA most of the articles have been on security and breaches, but HIPAA goes well beyond privacy and security. One aspect of the HIPAA rule is the “Right of Access”. OCR (The Office for Civil Rights – the branch of HHS the enforces HIPAA) is enforcing this law even more strongly since … Continued
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Craig Cooper, product manager at AdvancedMD, was recently interviewed about how to digitize your practice to boost staff efficiency and decrease wait times. Physicians enter the medical profession because they want to take care of patients, not focus on administrative tasks. Yet these tasks continue to dominate their time and attention, leading to frustration and … Continued
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