HIPAA authorization HIPAA authorization is the permission given by a patient to have his or her medical records released to a certain party for a predetermined amount of time. While HIPAA typically requires healthcare providers and medical billers to keep such...
HIPAA act The HIPAA Act is the primary protector of patient privacy in the healthcare industry. The HIPAA Act has led to strict standards allowing individuals to take control of their own medical records, choosing what to whom to disclose. HIPAA has been providing the...
HIPAA authorization form - private health information The HIPAA authorization form is required when private healthcare information is provided to third party individuals or entities not involved directly with the patient’s care or billing for that care. Without the...
Privacy rules of HIPAA HIPAA privacy rules address how those entities required to comply with HIPAA regulations must operate in order to protect the confidentiality of patients’ medical records. Healthcare providers and medical billers alike must abide by these rules...
HIPAA compliant service An entity that is HIPAA compliant service is one that adheres to the guidelines set forth in HIPAA regulations regarding the availability of private healthcare information. A HIPAA compliant entity accomplishes this by providing physical,...
HIPAA compliant email service E-mail regarding a patient’s health information or payment for treatments is considered private information under HIPAA. With this being the case, HIPAA regulations regarding information security are applicable to e-mails as well....
Despite the best intentions of both lawmakers and healthcare providers alike, HIPAA Violation Cases occur. In June 2014, a company by the name of Parkview Health Service violated HIPAA regulations when their employees left boxes of patient medical records on the...
HIPAA privacy and security rules HIPAA privacy establishes standards to be used by healthcare providers nationwide. Any individuals or entities directly involved with the treatment or billing for medical care are required to keep medical documents of its patients...
HIPAA certification HIPAA certification, while important, is not conducted or approved by the US Department of Health and Human Services. HIPAA certification is primarily training to broaden one’s awareness of the policies laid out in HIPAA regulation. Despite the...
HIPAA law compliance is crucial to the privacy of the patient being protected as the law intends. The goal of HIPAA compliance is primarily to ensure that a patient’s medical records are kept safe from potential security threats. These security threats can potentially...
