FREE HIPAA COMPLIANCE ASSESSMENT!
Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Phase 2 HIPAA audits are underway! As an insurance agency, you are classified as a Business Associate and could be selected for an unannounced audit from the OCR. Audits will [...]
HIPAA Compliance Continues to Test Insurance Professionals
Lansing, Mich. (May 31, 2016) GRA Benefits Group LLC, announces new PHI365 software to help make HIPAA compliance more convenient and bearable for insurance professionals across the country. Agencies continue to face the ongoing challenges [...]
HIPAA Breaches Employee Negligence
When it comes to HIPAA compliance, a large focus is devoted to IT security. Agencies spend big money on firewalls, malware and antivirus software to protect their network from hackers. Rightfully so, these precautions are [...]
Major HIPAA Mistakes: Business Associate Agreements & Risk Analysis
HIPAA Violations, What Can You Learn from People's Mistakes A HIPAA violation by North Memorial Health Care of Minnesota recently resulted in a $1.55 million settlement due to a 2011 breach by fault of their [...]
HIPAA: agency’s version v. the government
How does an agencies HIPAA practices stack up to the governments? Agency have their interpretation of HIPAA compliance. I have worked with hundreds of agencies. They know that because they signed Business Associate agreements with [...]
HIPAA Risk Analysis Prevents Penalties
HIPAA Risk Analysis Prevents Violations & Penalties A risk analysis is the first security requirement of HIPAA. The government is cracking down on organizations who fail to complete risk analyses. Not performing a security risk [...]