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Medical record request

7 Legal Requirements for Patient Medical Record Requests

Your practice most certainly knows that when you get a medical record request, you must fulfill it, according to the HIPAA laws. What happens next is often different at every practice. Some practices give patients immediate access to their paper records, others wait almost a month, while some don’t even process the requests the same […]
Published Date: June 3, 2025
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Hipaa lawyer

Signs You May Need a HIPAA Lawyer (and How to Find One)

HIPAA violations can take place during even the most simple encounter, from sending out an appointment reminder postcard to misdialing a fax number. While it’s possible to handle potential breaches and other issues by yourself, you may have experiences where you need a HIPAA lawyer. Check out three possible signs that you may have to […]
Published Date: May 4, 2025
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Hipaa audits

Phase 3 of HIPAA Audits Begins: What It Means for Your Practice

HIPAA audits are back on the schedule this year, according to remarks from Timothy Noonan, Deputy Director of Health Information Privacy with HHS’ Office for Civil Rights, during a recent HIPAA summit. And this could mean the third phase of these audits may make their way to your practice. Check out how the latest round […]
Published Date: March 31, 2025
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Business associate

3 Ways Business Associates Can Cause HIPAA Violation Risks

Every business associate (BA) you work with puts your practice at risk of HIPAA violations, and crackdowns on BAs have been increasing annually. Business associates are entities or individuals who create, receive, maintain or store your practice’s private health information, and they include your answering service, billing company, IT group, transcriptionists and many more. Check […]
Published Date: February 23, 2025
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Hipaa training

The 3 Most Common HIPAA Training Pitfalls to Avoid

No matter how adept you think you already are at the HIPAA security and privacy rules, HIPAA training is required for every practice. And if your training program isn’t up to the standards, expect to face breaches, fines and penalties in the future. To ensure your HIPAA training program meets the government’s compliance guidelines, be […]
Published Date: February 3, 2025
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HIPAA terms

3 HIPAA Terms You’re Using Incorrectly & Why It’s a Problem

Sometimes misunderstanding terminology here and there is par for the course, particularly at a medical practice that uses dozens of acronyms to describe complex surgical procedures and long medication names. Other times, however, using a term incorrectly could really cause a problem — and such is the case with HIPAA terms. If you misunderstand what […]
Published Date: December 23, 2024
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Medical records

6 Documentation Essentials When Destroying Medical Records

Your practice likely knows that you must retain medical records for at least six years under the HIPAA laws (and sometimes even longer according to state regulations). And while it may be realistic to even keep them for up to a decade, most practices can’t retain records for that long due to storage constraints. If […]
Published Date: August 11, 2024
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e-PHI

3 Signs You’re Dealing With e-PHI and 3 Signs You Aren’t

The HIPAA laws define protected health information (PHI) as any data that can be used to identify a patient. And when that information is in electronic format, it’s considered e-PHI. No matter which form your PHI is, you must keep that data locked down, or you could face huge fines and penalties. But not all […]
Published Date: August 6, 2024
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Healthcare data breach

Avoid a Healthcare Data Breach With 4 Essential Safeguards

Healthcare data breach incidents have increased nearly every year since the government began tracking them, and the information hackers gather from practices is only getting more valuable. From insurance identifiers to Social Security numbers, the data thieves get can make them rich, either by selling that information or by holding it for ransom and demanding […]
Published Date: June 18, 2024
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PHI breach

Avoid Text and Email PHI Breach Risk With Three Key Tips

You may be accustomed to hearing about the massive PHI breach instances that affect large healthcare systems, but they aren’t the only HIPAA violations that occur. In reality, small breaches take place every day often involving texts or emails that aren’t sent securely or that end up going to the wrong place. Communicating with patients […]
Published Date: March 18, 2024
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