In times of crisis, processing the influx of information can be like drinking water from a firehose. It can be difficult to just take what you need and keep moving especially when important information is about topics on which you may not feel well oriented. But despite the emergency, it’s critical that your practice protects […]
OSHA: How many COVID19 tests has the FDA granted? Twenty-two in vitro diagnostic tests has been granted to developers as of March 30, 2020. These tests are human samples that can be taken from blood or tissue and are used to detect diseases or other conditions. More than 100 laboratories have begun using their own […]
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in the US Department of Health and Human Services issued an alert on Friday, April 3, 2020, regarding an individual who has been contacting HIPAA covered entities posing as an OCR investigator in an attempt to obtain protected health information. The imposter does not provide an OCR compliant transaction […]
Cybercriminals are gaining access to home and small business routers and redirecting victims to fake COVID-19 themed websites that install malware. A commonly faked website is the World Health Organization’s website. When the victim is redirected, they are instructed to download an application that offers the latest updates on COVID-19, which is actually malware. This […]
Below the surface of the quickly developing concern and implementation of essential physical protective measures to prevent the further spread of COVID-19 lurks additional threats to your business, patient, and personal information. Unfortunately, there are bad actors who have launched various scams that take advantage of people searching for up-to-date information about COVID-19, are worried […]
OSHA: When are people most contagious with flu? According to the CDC, people are most contagious in the first 3 to 4 days after symptoms begin. The average time from the exposure to apparent symptoms is 2 days. Be sure to take the necessary precautions and get vaccinated to protect yourself against the flu. […]
While preparing and treating patients that have or might have novel Coronavirus (2019 nCoV), it is important to remember your patient’s privacy rights. HIPAA permits the sharing of patient’s protected health information (PHI) for public health activities such as this without patient authorization. With whom and when can you share PHI for public health […]
Every business should have one or more types of insurance policies to protect it from certain issues or accidents. A type of insurance still relatively new to the healthcare marketplace is cyber insurance. Since it is an immature product in many aspects, there can be a lot of confusion as to what a business should […]
The Coronavirus is very newsworthy at this point, but it is also very important to realize that during the 2018-19 influenza season, the United States reported an estimated 16.5 million people went to a health care provider for the flu, and more than 34,000 people died in the U.S. We need to keep a focus […]
OSHA: If we have an employee stay less than a year, are we obligated to keep their medical records? No. The medical record can be given to the worker upon termination if they were employed less than a year. Medical records would include medical and employment questionnaires, laboratory tests, pre-employment exams, first aid records, treatment […]
