When a study released this fall found that more than 50% of staff fail Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) assessments, two-thirds witness internal breaches, and more than 80% ...

Basic HIPAA training and adhering to their hospital’s own privacy compliance guidelines may not be enough to ensure nurses are consistently compliant, suggests a Dec. 27 HIPAA Journal report. Ongoing ...

The United States' Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulates how organizations like hospitals and insurers must control and manage protected health information (PHI). HIPAA ...

Better hospital handoffs decrease medical errors Physician organizations need to do a better job training staff in safeguarding protected health information and complying with HIPAA in other ways.

The use of PHI in training may fall into the category of healthcare operations as long as such use complies with the Privacy Rule. Q: Are we allowed to use case ...

Traliant said this month it has created HIPAA training for healthcare organizations and their business associates via an online course. The training is available in two versions: HIPAA for Covered ...

Physicians can earn free CME credits by completing the Office for Civil Rights new HIPAA training module. This article was originally published on July 21 on Revenue Cycle Advisor. A new video ...

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Connecticut implemented an e-learning solution to deliver HIPAA general privacy training to as many as 6,000 employees. Enacted in 1996, HIPAA -- the Health Insurance Portability ...

AUSTIN, Texas, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- By acquiring HIPAA Exams, 360training adds improved HIPAA courses to its massive library of online lessons. In the coming months, 360training will be ...

When it comes to compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and its implementing regulations (“HIPAA”), is your house in order? Has someone recently looked ...

HIPAA violations don't always come from malicious attacks or headline-making data breaches. More often, they stem from everyday mistakes, like misdirected emails and vendors that aren't as secure as ...