The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule that protects electronic data went into effect in 2005, but small and midsize healthcare organizations are still struggling to comply with the law. They are confused and fear the Security Rule because they don’t have the...
RapidFire Tools continually looks for ways to help its partners sell their services to end customers. With that in mind, we’ve produced an infographic on HIPAA compliance breaches you can download and customize for your MSP brand. It features a list of eye-opening stats that...
HIPAA IT compliance is primarily concerned with ensuring all provisions of the HIPAA Security Rule are followed and all elements on the HIPAA IT compliance checklist are covered. Identifying risks via ongoing assessments and documentation is critical to HIPAA IT security and compliance. Failure is not an Option Failure to comply with HIPAA regulations can result in...
In an earlier blog, we outlined some of the most common HIPAA violations that befall covered entities and business associates. Now we’ve got some tips for MSPs to help their clients avoid those HIPAA violations and costly fines and maintain continual compliance. Set Up Multi-Factor...
Sometimes shortcuts are a boon. They speed you to your destination, saving you both time and resources. However, on other occasions, shortcuts can also lead to mistakes, costing you more time and resources. HIPAA compliance is one area in which MSPs cannot afford to take...
As an MSP, do you work with clients who are HIPAA covered entities or their business associates? Are you doing all you can to protect them from committing the most common HIPAA violations? We’ve compiled a list of compliance offenses that organizations most frequently commit. We...
By the RapidFire Tools’ Staff We’re facing a new year in the age of HIPAA Compliance. If any MSP thinks, however, that governing bodies like the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) will reduce the amount of HIPAA penalties to be levied in the future, that’s simply...