Securing Telehealth in a Vulnerable World
In a season where “normal health services” have been anything but normal, one thing appears clear: telehealth is here to stay. A recent study notes that 46 percent of consumers now use telehealth in place of in-person healthcare visits – as opposed to just 11% in 2019. Primarily used for level-one consults and routine exams,... Continue reading
Timely Healthcare with Secure HIPAA Drive
Good physicians understand: timely treatments promote better health outcomes. It makes sense, doesn’t it? The sooner an effective remedy can be administered, the better. Patient engagement between physician and patient improves, and dangerous and debilitating effects from delayed treatments (such as kidney or heart failure) may also be averted. In the past, some delays were... Continue reading
Password Management: 5 Best Practices for Compliant Environments
Good security habits can sometimes feel like extra work – like when you have to jump out of bed to ensure your doors are locked, two seconds after you’ve clicked off the light. Why do you do it? Because you know the extra effort isn’t too high a price for keeping an intruder out, your... Continue readingEnsure You Find a HIPAA Compliant Host
What should you look for in a HIPAA Compliant Host? It’s an important question, since there are some hosts that might claim to be compliant with HIPAA regulations, but actually are not. A probable reason that they aren’t compliant is that they’ll typically be missing one of the managed services listed below. While the following... Continue readingWhat is BAA and Why is it important?
For those that are hosting Protected Health Information (PHI) and are searching for a HIPAA compliant web host, one of the key components is the Business Associate Agreement or BAA. A BAA is an agreement between two parties where at least one of the two parties is handling PHI or Electronic Health Records (EHR). The... Continue readingBusiness Associate Agreement for HIPAA Hosting
Last week I introduced the essentials of the Business Associate Agreement (BAA) and why it is important. The BAA delineates the responsibilities of the parties signing the document ensuring each party knows their responsibilities and roles in protecting the electronic health records. The HIPAA rules require that covered entities (health care providers) and business associates enter... Continue reading
Why the Robots Don’t Love Us
Don’t be part of the 15% When you choose HIPAA Vault’s HIPAA compliant cloud solutions, you make a smart choice for less frustration in your cloud provider. Here’s a major reason why: it means you won’t be part of the 15% in 2021 that Gartner is predicting will jettison their valuable “company-consumer touchpoint” of customer service, and look outside... Continue reading
HIPAA-Secure Telehealth & Email for Therapists
Your patients value your counsel and are willing to share with you their deepest, personal struggles. As a therapist, you take those patient communications seriously, and strive to preserve their dignity and privacy. Voicemails, appointment calendars, therapy notes – you handle them all with discretion and care. It’s part of the sacred trust between therapist... Continue reading