HIPAA

Insurance giant Anthem was recently tagged with a $16 million-dollar HIPAA penalty. What can you do to keep your solo or small practice from getting hit?

Following the Anthem settlement, the Fall 2018 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions doubles down on HIPAA privacy and enforcement efforts.

The suspension of a New York nurse highlights the intersection between HIPAA and trade secrets.

Legal insights from both sides of the aisle about what to do when protected health information (PHI) has been disclosed or when law enforcement requests it in a legal proceeding.

Despite express prohibition regarding the use and/or the sale of PHI by unauthorized individuals, doctors and companies still did it-and paid.

A recent case in New York shows physicians how expensive a major data breach can be from a financial, reputational and legal standpoint.

Regardless of the level of technology available, paper still matters in healthcare.

Technology is blurring healthcare's privacy lines. There's no better example of this than a tech-savvy adolescent reaching out to a physician for medical help.

It's always important to be on top of HIPAA requirements, here's what physicians need to know for 2018.

How to keep to your license and stay out of prison. Advice from the front lines of the DEA's war on prescribers.

Telemedicine is convenient and easy, but that doesn’t mean it's for every practice. This practice found that out the hard way.

Texting, Facebook, Skype - these technologies can all put you in the crosshairs of the government for failing to comply with HIPAA.

The digitization of health data is a good, but it brings concerns over how hard it is to protect patient data.

The recently released SAMSHA Final Rule broadens disclosure rules, while a recent case underscores that inaccurate travel expenses submitted to Medicare result in liability.

Looking to set your long-term goals for the coming year? Here are a few that will help get you started.

Here are five tactics to reduce many of the more common risks of data loss at your practice. Make sure you're up to date.

This year's HIPAA settlements ran the monetary gamut and included the first ever fine levied due to untimely breach reporting. Here's an overview.

Wondering what GDPR is? An attorney breaks down everything you need to know about the new data security law.

Cybercriminals will go after medical practices of all sizes. Here a few ways to thwart this unwanted attention.

Planning ahead for a security breach related to your EHR can make the practice's response much smoother, according to experts.

Despite flooding, power outages, and physical loss, the cloud recently helped modern medical practices avoid four disasters.

The Eko app allows physicians to record, playback, and securely share patient heart and lung sounds. Our experts tell you what you need to know.

Natural disasters can often lead to data breach, here's what you need to know to prevent a breach at your practice.

Cybercriminals are more of a threat to securing patient data than ever before. Employ these tactics to better prepare your staff.

Amid new theories on benefits of sharing medical records with patients, this physician believes a trusting physician-patient relationship remains essential.