The Portland Perspective HIPAA Blog

Earlier this month, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a new plan to strengthen HIPAA enforcement in response to criticism from the Office of Inspector General (OIG). The OCR will be beefing up their compliance investigations and expanding their audit program in 2016.

There are many options to choose from when picking the perfect software to support your healthcare practice or service. If you’ve performed any of the following Google searches, continue reading to start evaluating software for HIPAA compliance yourself.

Since the 2003, the Enforcement Act, an addendum to HIPAA that gave the OCR the right to enforce HIPAA on behalf of the HHS, we’ve seen an ever increasing number of fines and breaches.

HIPAA, which stands for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, is enforced by the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), which is an arm of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

HIPAA compliance can be confusing. Is it HIPAA or HIPPA? Do I need to be HIPAA compliant? Who enforces HIPAA? Gazelle Consulting is here to answer your questions and help you to achieve compliance quickly and painlessly!

If you provide software services for healthcare providers or are a healthcare provider that manages an internal software system to store and transmit PHI, you might be wondering whether Amazon AWS is a HIPAA compliant solution.

Ever since its advent, critics of the HIPAA regulations have been crying about the unnecessary regulatory burden to anyone who will listen.

As the healthcare industry in the United States keeps pace with our unfolding technological future, many forward-thinking organizations are embarking down the path of building web based products for healthcare providers.

Private right of action: four little words that have the capacity to rock the world of health information privacy and by extension the entire field of healthcare.

We often associate data breaches with nefarious hackers and shady dealings. But, according to redpixie.com, about 20% of all data leaks are due to human error from employees within the organization.

On Friday, May 12th, 2017 one of the largest cyberattacks in recent history was launched by a still unknown hacker group.

In a relatively subdued statement, Microsoft announced the final step in the lifecycle of their oldest supported Windows Operating System (OS).

It’s a new year and a new administration. The transition is over and Roger Severino has been appointed as the new director of the OCR.

Just over 20 years ago, Bill Clinton signed HIPAA into law. Over that period, the act has been honed through a combination of legislation…

Healthcare apps are a rising trend in the healthcare industry, from patient centered health record tracking apps, to on demand coverage details for HMOs.

Most HIPAA compliant businesses understand that they must notify HHS of any breach that affects more than 500 patients to the HHS no later than 60 days after the breach occurs…

Whether it be an delete happy IT admin, a theft, or a glitch in your system, lost health records can have an impact on your patients…

Many covered entities work with vendors, consultants, lawyers, data managers and more for subcontracted services that require the use of PHI.

Last month, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a new plan to strengthen HIPAA enforcement in response to criticism…

I frequently get this question from clients and the answer ultimately comes down to whether or not your business is a…