HIPAA Compliance Achieved at SAR Technology Group Thanks to Compliancy Group
SAR Technology Group has been revealed as having achieved HIPAA compliance after completing Compliancy Group’s proprietary 6-Stage HIPAA Risk Analysis and remediation process.The regulatory standards of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of healthcare data is safeguarded and the privacy of patients is protected. Vendors that supply healthcare clients must...
HIPAA Compliance Confirmed for Center for Counseling & Family Relationships
A large counseling private practice located in Fort Worth, Texas has revealed that it has demonstrated compliance with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Rules after completing Compliancy Group’s 6-Stage HIPAA risk analysis and remediation process. The Center for Counseling & Family Relationships (CCFAM) used Compliancy Group’s proprietary HIPAA compliance tracking solution The Guard and, helped by its...
Compliance with HIPAA Regulations Demonstrated by Selarom
Selarom is a specialist cybersecurity company that supplies services to healthcare groups organizations to help them secure their sensitive data and adhere with HIPAA Rules. The company – which is based in El Monte, California – now offers a ‘HIPAA Compliance Complete Solution’ and provides a thorough security package for both the managerial and technical sides of groups. Ensuring sensitive information stays private and...
Dental Offices and HIPAA Compliance: What Needs to Be Addressed?
Dr. Joseph Beck became the first ever dentist to be receive a HIPAA violation fine in 2014. This alerted dental offices to HIPAA compliance and the importance of it. Until then, dental offices had not been subjected fines for noncompliance with HIPAA Rules. The penalty was not applied by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR), but by the Office of the Indiana attorney general. The fine of $12,000...
New Service Streamlines Process of Finding HIPAA Compliant Vendors
Finding HIPAA compliant vendors can be difficult for healthcare providers, health plans and other HIPAA covered entities. Any prospective vendor is required to comply with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Rules. They must agree to implement robust security controls to safeguard any PHI that is supplied, comply with HIPAA Privacy Rule provisions, and agree to send notifications in the event of a PHI breach. Once a...
Imperial Valley Family Care Medical Group Passes HIPAA Audit
The second round of HIPAA compliance audits was commenced late in 2018 by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights. The audit program will include of desk-based audits of HIPAA-covered companies, organizations and business associates followed by a round of complex audits incorporating site visits. The desk audits part of this round have been completed but with the site audits had been delayed but are now...
Imperial Valley Passes OCR HIPAA Audit With Help From The Compliancy Group
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has investigated a Californian Physician’s group following a reported breach of protected health information. Covered entities can implement policies and procedures to prevent data breaches, but security incidents are still likely to occur. Responding correctly to those breaches and ensuring HIPAA Rules are carefully followed will help to ensure financial...