Mr.Paul R. Hales

The Internet is jam-packed with unwitting but highly visible HIPAA violations committed by Covered Entities on their social media pages like Facebook, their organization’s web site, patient testimonials they post and their responses to patient reviews – whethe ...

Regular (unencrypted) Email and Text Messaging containing Protected Health Information (PHI) are effective engagement and communication tools that patients like and have the right to use. However, unencrypted Emails and Text Messages containing PHI raise signi ...

More than 170 million Americans have been affected by Breaches of Unsecured Protected Health Information (PHI) since 2009.A Ransomware attack that encrypts PHI is now presumed to be a HIPAA Breach by Federal regulators.HIPAA Breach Notification Content and Tim ...

You’re the HIPAA Compliance Officer (Privacy, Security – or both). Congratulations! and Condolences? Whether you’re new to this role or you’re experienced there are some tips and strategies that will help you make sure your HIPAA compliance program is effect ...

The Phase 2 HIPAA Compliance Audit, increasing breaches of unsecured protected health information and rampant medical identity theft reveal a national crisis in HIPAA compliance. In addition, HIPAA enforcement during 2018 by the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) r ...

Patient Engagement is a cornerstone of quality patient care and Web Sites and Social Media are indispensable patient engagement tools. Provider Web Sites and Social Media are inexpensive, easy to build and almost universal today. HIPAA law still applies but is ...

Effective communication with patients is a cornerstone of quality patient care and email and texting are simple and time saving communication tools. HIPAA law applies to these forms of communication but is misunderstood by most health care providers and busine ...

Effective communication with patients is a cornerstone of quality patient care and email and texting are simple and time saving communication tools.HIPAA law applies to these forms of communication but is misunderstood by most health care providers and busines ...

This program will explain, clarify and demonstrate how to do a Risk Analysis in 6 complete steps: Location Implementation Specifications Threats and Vulnerabilities Risks Action Steps Documentation This ...

This webinar for HIPAA business associates will cover HIPAA law that applies to business associates and the top HIPAA compliance priorities, broken into 5 steps needed for full HIPAA compliance:   The HIPAA Compliance Official Who's in charge? – All HIPAA ...