FAQ

What Is a Healthcare Data Breach?

A healthcare data breach is any disclosure of data that might compromise the privacy of patients' protected health information. Breaches of patient health data are widespread in the healthc ...
September 1, 2020
FAQ

What is a HIPAA Security Risk Assessment?

A federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) security risk assessment is an assessment of a health provider's (also known as "covered entity") and business associat ...
August 4, 2020
Case Study

Case Study: Global Pharma Company

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May 20, 2020
FAQ

What is the Difference Between HIPAA and FERPA?

HIPAA and FERPA are both federal laws designed to protect the privacy and security of individuals. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) applies to the heal ...
December 16, 2019
FAQ

What is Considered a HIPAA Breach?

A HIPAA Breach is “an impermissible use or disclosure under the Privacy Rule that compromises the security or privacy of the protected health information,” according to the U.S. De ...
December 10, 2019
FAQ

What is the HIPAA Omnibus Rule of 2013?

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December 10, 2019
Guide

The Complete Guide to HIPAA Compliance

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December 9, 2019
FAQ

What Are the HIPAA Laws?

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) enables the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to create and publicize national standards reg ...
September 11, 2019
FAQ

What is the Difference between HIPAA and HiTrust?

The Health Insurance Portability and Availability Act (HIPAA) establishes a set of security controls that govern information security in the healthcare industry. Healthcare organizations and ...
March 25, 2019
FAQ

What is HITRUST CSF?

The non-profit, privately held company consisting of healthcare, technology, and information security leaders, Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST), created the HITRUST Common Securit ...
March 25, 2019
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