by Gary Pritts | Mar 14, 2019 | DD Boards, General News, HIPAA
The Ohio Department of Medicaid created two medical release forms. One form complies with the HIPAA requirements; the other form complies with 42 CFR Part 2 requirements regarding substance use confidentiality. These forms, if properly completed, must be accepted by any recipient in Ohio.
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by Gary Pritts | Feb 18, 2019 | Business Associates & Others, DD Boards, General News, HIPAA, Large Providers, Physician Practices
OCR totaled a record $28.7 million in HIPAA enforcement actions in 2018. OCR targets a wide variety of organizations. Eagle Consulting Partners offers an array of services to assist you with HIPAA compliance.
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by Gary Pritts | Jul 27, 2018 | Business Associates & Others, Health Information Technology, HIPAA, Large Providers, Physician Practices
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (OCR) published its Guidance titled “Guidance on Software Vulnerabilities and Patching”, in its June 2018 newsletter. In this Guidance, OCR stated that “identifying and mitigating the... Read More
by Gary Pritts | Jul 24, 2018 | Business Associates & Others, General News, Health Information Technology, HIPAA, Large Providers, Physician Practices, Threat Intelligence
A key component of any risk analysis and risk management program is understanding who the threats to your organization’s PHI data are.
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by Gary Pritts | Jun 27, 2018 | Business Associates & Others, DD Boards, General News, HIPAA, Large Providers, Physician Practices, Threat Intelligence
Phishing is a big threat to healthcare, and employees are the weak link. You need regular, effective security awareness training for staff. Eagle can help.
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by Gary Pritts | Jun 26, 2018 | DD Boards, HIPAA
Email encryption is a major area of non-compliance for DD boards. Read more to explore some of the typical challenges and a possible solution.
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