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...
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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...
How to Build an SEO Strategy for Your Chiropractic Practice
Editor’s Note: Below is an excerpt from a new ACA member resource featuring expert advice from ChiroMatrix on improving your practice’s SEO combined with tips on how to use ACA’s consumer education resources to generate content to support your SEO...
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...
HIPAA Lessons and Examples: Breaches, Fines, and HIPAA Compliance
Data breaches have long plagued the healthcare industry but have rapidly increased in both size and frequency. A recent study conducted by Black Book Market Research uncovered just how dire the situation is. They found that there was a 300...
HIPAA in the Electronic Age
Following is part of a series of posts about the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) provided by the Compliancy Group, an ACA corporate partner and ACA’s preferred HIPAA solution. When HIPAA was initially enacted, the use of the...
UPDATED: Bipartisan COVID-19 Relief Package Contains Tax Fix, More Resources for Chiropractors
In a COVID-19 relief and federal spending package passed earlier this week by a bipartisan group of U.S. House and Senate lawmakers, several important items that the American Chiropractic Association (ACA) lobby team has been pushing for have been included...
Feds Simplify Forgiveness Process on Small PPP Loans
Recently, the U.S. Treasury Department and the Small Business Administration (SBA) released a simplified forgiveness application for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans under $50,000. The simplified form cuts the application’s size down from five pages to two and removes most of the questions...
ACA Fights to Stop Medicare Reimbursement Cuts in 2021
By Meghan O’Brien Federal government relations is a complex and exciting field, especially for membership associations such as the American Chiropractic Association (ACA). Not only do we represent our dedicated ACA members, but also their patients and, as an extension,...
