Is a third-party hosting your EHR or storing your medical records? Everyday, more and more healthcare providers are outsourcing or looking to outsource their electronic record storage and maintenance to third party technology companies. This is not in and of itself a problem, however, it’s important that all healthcare providers are mindful that any third party vendor that stores, creates transmits or maintains protected health information must...

Not staying up to date with your security responsibilities can have a huge impact on your practice. Not just in monetary punishments but in the lost trust of your patients and their families. Idaho State University recently agreed to pay $400,000 to the HHS Office for Civil Rights to settle allegations of HIPAA privacy and security rule violations. ISU had not conducted a HIPAA security risk analysis for more than five years, even after they...