HIPAA: Put Staff HIPAA Training on the Top of Your To-Do List
Tip: Make sure your employees know what constitutes PHI.
HIPAA planning can seem like a hassle, but educating your office on compliance issues can cut down your chance of a costly breach. And with the use of patient-centered health IT — plus stepped-up federal enforcement and now CMS scrutiny of electronic transactions — there’s never been a more critical time to implement a comprehensive HIPAA training program for your staff.
“It’s often tempting to focus on sensationalized risks such as hackers and nation-states,” explains Adam Kehler, CISSP, principal consultant and healthcare practice lead with Online...
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