HIPAA Compliance Blog

We’re always talking about how not complying with HIPAA regulations badly affects patients. Their data is exposed to malicious entities. Their trust in your organization wanes.

Our healthcare system, while far from perfect, is an absolute necessity for living. It would make sense then to be sure that it was well-protected.

Our series is designed to explain best practices about HIPAA compliance, HIPAA settlements, and the various requirements an organization must have in place under the HIPAA Security and Privacy Rules.

Whether it’s an employee sending information to or from an insecure account or an employee simply falling for a phishing message, by and large, unsafe email practices are a major problem in the healthcare industry.

Last March, data breaches in the health care industry were reported at least once a day. This is an astounding statistic.