Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “HIPAA”
By Matt DiBlasi From the Winter 2021 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association After a record-breaking year of HIPAA enforcement, the following is a recap of what happened in 2020 and how you can best protect your practice in the year to come. In addition to the historic toilet paper shortages and the skyrocketing prices of Purell and Lysol, 2020 will …
By Robert McDermott From the Fall 2020 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association Cloud-based, secure email has many benefits, especially high-security, high-compliance, and high-functionality. But buyer beware: not all HIPAA-compliant email services are created equal. Many services show you something that looks great on the surface but lacks the infrastructure to truly improve your business. Many cloud-services claim to be HIPAA-compliant, …
By Robert McDermott; President/CEO, iCoreConnect From the Summer 2019 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association Do the words “HIPAA compliance” make your eyes roll? When it comes to emailing Protected Health Information (PHI), HIPAA compliance doesn’t need to be complicated or pricey. Keep the following in mind. The “big guys” aren’t HIPAA compliant right out of the box. Using a service …
By Robert McDermott From the Spring 2019 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association Most providers know HIPAA places certain standards on practices to keep patient data safe, and failure to comply with these safeguards results in corrective actions and large fines. Just one compromised medical record can cost a practice $50,000.[1] There are three direct steps you can take now to …
From the Fall 2018 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association Over 1 billion people use Gmail for countless personal and business messages. However, healthcare providers may be putting themselves at risk by using Gmail for any message that contains PHI. This can include even the smallest bits of health information, such as patient names and appointment times. You may have read …
By Erin Eiselein, J.D. From the Summer 2018 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association On May 29, 2018, the governor of Colorado signed into law HB 18-1128 (Privacy Law), which made sweeping changes to Colorado’s data privacy laws and will affect nearly every Colorado business and government entity. The Privacy Law imposes new requirements on any person or entity that …
By Herb Miner From the Spring 2018 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association Dentistry is rapidly changing in response to a number of factors, not the least of which is technology. Advances in technology now allow you to run your dental practice more effectively and efficiently than you did years, or maybe even just months ago. The benefits technology has …
From the Spring 2018 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association By the end of 2017, Google estimated that 1.2 billion people used Gmail for countless personal and business uses. However, healthcare providers may be putting themselves at risk by using Gmail for any message that contains Protected Health Information (PHI). This can include even the smallest bits of health information, …
The CDA-endorsed company iMedicor has sponsored a new eBook on ePHI and HIPAA compliance, Protecting Patient Data: Demystifying HIPAA-Compliant eCommunications. The content is full of educational information, in an easy to understand format. Key takeaways include: Even if you believe you are compliant, review your systems specifically in the context of HIPAA regulations. “Secure” does not always mean “HIPAA-compliant.” The …
Abyde 800-594-0883 x1 CDA Member Benefit: 10% discount on Abyde subscription services for members. The Abyde software solution is the easiest way for any sized dental practice to implement and sustain comprehensive HIPAA compliance programs. Abyde’s revolutionary approach guides practices through mandatory HIPAA compliance requirements such as: Security Risk Analysis HIPAA training for doctors and staff Business Associate Agreement …
