The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a subject you’ve likely encountered often. As a chiropractic practice, you know it’s important to follow HIPAA, but just how important is it? Well, the obvious answer is that it’s the...
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HIPAA Breach Notification: What You Need to Know
As a chiropractic practice, you have specific responsibilities regarding HIPAA. One such responsibility is reporting breaches that compromise the privacy or security of patient information. For breach notification to be done correctly and to prevent fines from improper reporting, it...
Tips to Improve Cybersecurity in Health Care
Cybersecurity in health care is more important than ever. Hackers see healthcare organizations as a prime target, often lacking advanced security. Healthcare breaches also come at a higher cost than in any other industry. So how can chiropractors improve cybersecurity...
Best Practices in Healthcare Communication
As patient communication evolves, it is essential to understand HIPAA rules for different communication tools. Depending on how your chiropractic practice communicates with patients, the rules differ. Learn best practices in healthcare communication and how to avoid common communication errors....
2022 HIPAA Breach Notification Deadline is March 1
Did your chiropractic office experience a breach of protected health information (PHI) in 2021 that affected less than 500 individuals? If so, you now have less than 30 days to act before the HIPAA Breach Notification deadline on March 1,...
Patient Privacy: Complete Your Security Risk Assessment
Each year, chiropractic practices are required to complete a security risk assessment to ensure that patient information is being handled properly and is secure. Both HIPAA and MACRA/MIPS identify the need to conduct an annual risk assessment. Although HIPAA does...
