Cloud Storage Companies Must Meet HIPAA Requirements

Cloud Storage Companies Must Meet HIPAA Requirements? HIPAA's privacy requirements declare that Cloud Storage Companies Must Meet HIPAA Requirements.

What You Don’t Know About the HIPAA Security Rule

Many physicians don’t realize is that the Security Rule applies to both EHR and non-EHR practices, and failure to comply can be extremely costly and time-consuming.

May a Physician's Office Discuss Medical Information, With the Patient's Family, Without the Patient's Permission?

Not necessarily. In most situations you should not disclose medical information without the patient's permission.

Let Your Fingers Do the Walking - But Proceed with Caution

Technology continues to change the way we run a medical office. From e-mail to wireless tablets to the fax machine, the press of a few buttons or icons can transmit medical information to any location in the world.

Windows XP: Impending HIPAA Threat

On April 8, 2014, support and updates for Windows XP will no longer be available from or provided by Microsoft. If you use Windows XP in your practice, you soon may become noncompliant under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).