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Web Event: Solving the HIPAA Problem with Compliancy Group: Demonstration of The Guard HIPAA Compliance Software

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HIPAA Journal Sponsor, Compliancy Group, will be hosting a group demonstration of its HIPAA compliance software solution, The Guard, on Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at 14:00 ET.

The event will give you the opportunity to find out more about how The Guard simplifies HIPAA compliance and how it can help your organization meet all requirements of the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Breach Notification, and Omnibus Rules.

The Guard is a proprietary software solution that simplifies compliance with HPAA Rules and covers all aspects of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. The software is based on Compliancy Group’s “Achieve, Illustrate, and Maintain” methodology, and will not only help covered entities and business associates develop a compliance program, it will help them ensure that compliance is maintained. By simplifying the compliance process, covered entities and business associates can focus on running their businesses and practices.

The Guard includes intuitive training and assistance from Compliancy Group’s compliance coaches along with HIPAA assessments covering privacy, security, device audits, and administrative, physical, and technical safeguards. After successfully completing the 6-step risk analysis and risk remediation process, clients will be awarded Compliancy Group’s HIPAA Seal of Compliance. The solution also includes incident management and breach notification assistance, business associate management and tracking of all vendors, and data breach and HIPAA audit support.

The Guard can be used by vendors who are looking to start providing products and services to healthcare clients but must first ensure they are fully compliant with HIPAA Rules. The software solution will also help established business associates and covered entities ensure that they are fully compliant and will be able to pass an Office for Civil Rights’ compliance audit.

The Group Demonstration will give you the opportunity to find out more about Compliancy Group and The Guard HIPAA compliance solution.

You can register for the event using the link below:

Solving the HIPAA Problem: Group Demonstration of The Guard HIPAA Compliance Solution

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Speakap Confirmed as HIPAA Compliant by Compliancy Group

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The communication platform provider Speakap has announced it has achieved compliance with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Rules with Compliancy Group.

Speakap has developed a communications platform that helps healthcare organizations communicate quickly and efficiently with their frontline staff, even if they do not have easy access to computers. Through a mobile app, healthcare organizations can maintain contact with deskless workers and communicate with the entire workforce through a desktop version of the app. The app is used by businesses in a wide range of industry sectors; however, in order to offer the communications solution to the healthcare industry, Speakap needed to ensure that its platform, policies, and procedures were in full compliance with HIPAA Rules.

Since the platform can be used to communicate ePHI, Speakap is classed as a business associate under HIPAA and must ensure administrative, physical, and technical safeguards are incorporated into its solution and the company fulfils its responsibilities with respect to HIPAA.

To ensure that the company was fully compliant, Speakap sought assistance from Compliancy Group. Using Compliancy Group’s proprietary software solution, The Guard, and assisted by its compliance coaches, the company successfully completed Compliancy Group’s 6-stage risk analysis and risk remediation process.

Compliancy Group’s HIPAA experts have verified Speakap’s good faith efforts toward HIPAA compliance and have awarded the company its HIPAA Seal of Compliance. The HIPAA Seal of Compliance confirms that Speakap has the safeguards, policies, and procedures in place and has developed and implemented an effective HIPAA compliance program and has met the necessary regulatory standards of the HIPAA Privacy Rule, HIPAA Security Rule, HIPAA Breach Notification Rule, HIPAA Omnibus Rule, and the HITECH Act.

“Speakap’s HIPAA compliance builds upon the company’s commitment to offer trusted and secure solutions that comply with the highest industry standards,” said Speakap CEO, Erwin Van Der Vlist. “We’re providing those who require HIPAA compliance the highest levels of trust and the peace of mind they deserve. The platforms we provide are backed by the extraordinary measures we take to deliver industry-leading services.”

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Webinar: Your 2019 MIPS Security Risk Analysis: 6 Steps to Compliance (11/14/19)

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Healthcare organizations often struggle with risk analyses, as OCR’s HIPAA enforcement actions clearly show. The risk analysis is the most common HIPAA violation cited in OCR’s enforcement actions.

The risk analysis is essential as it allows healthcare organizations to identify all risks to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of ePHI. Those risks can then be reduced to a reasonable and acceptable level. A risk assessment should be completed regularly, with the frequency determined by the circumstances of their environment. For many healthcare organizations, this will be annually.

An annual security risk analysis (SRA) is a requirement of the 2019 MIPS Performance Year to comply with Promoting Interoperability. The SRA makes up 25% of the performance score so it is essential that this critical process is completed. The deadline for completing the SRA is December 31, 2019.

If you have yet to conduct your SRA for 2019 and are not yet ready to attest to meeting this objective, help is at hand. HIPAA Journal sponsor, Compliancy Group, is hosting a webinar in conjunction with Compulink Healthcare Solutions which covers this important aspect of compliance.

At the webinar, Compliancy Group and Compulink Healthcare Solutions’ Director of Professional Relations and Government Programs, Dr. Karen Perry, will be discussing the security risk analysis and how you can implement appropriate safeguards to satisfy the MIPS SRA requirement.

At the end of the event you will have access to the tools you need to confidently achieve your mission-critical priorities, ensure compliance, and help your organization thrive in a fast-evolving digital landscape.

Webinar Details:

Your 2019 MIPS Security Risk Analysis: 6 Steps to Compliance

Date: Thursday, November 14, 2019

Time: 14:00 ET

Registration Link

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Compliancy Group Helps Technology Response Team Achieve HIPAA Compliance

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Compliancy Group has announced that Technology Response Team has successfully completed its 6-stage HIPAA risk analysis and remediation process and has demonstrated compliance with the standards of the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Breach Notification, and Omnibus Rules.

Technology Response Team is a Managed Service Provider (MSP) based in Denver, CO that provides a wide range of IT support and cybersecurity services to healthcare organizations in the Denver Front Range and helps them succeed through the use of technology.

The company translates complex computer terminology into language that can be easily understood by its clients and helps them implement IT solutions that improve efficiency and protect against malicious attacks.

Naturally, the services provided to healthcare organizations mean the company will come into contact with systems used to create, receive, store, process, and transmit electronic protected health information. As such, Technology Response Team is classed as a business associate and is required to comply with HIPAA.

Technology Response Team is committed to compliance and by partnering with Compliancy Group has taken its compliance program to the next level. Through the use of Compliancy Group’s proprietary software, The Guard, and assisted by its compliance coaches, Technology Response Team demonstrated that its compliance program covers all aspects of HIPAA Rules and the company is a HIPAA-compliant.

After successfully completing the 6-stage HIPAA risk analysis and remediation process, Compliancy Group awarded the MSP the ‘HIPAA Seal of Compliance’. The HIPAA Seal of Compliance confirms that the company’s good faith effort toward HIPAA compliance have been assessed and verified by Compliancy Group’s compliance coaches as meeting HIPAA standards.

Through the incorporation of HIPAA policies and procedures and staff training, the company is in a better position to serve clients in the healthcare industry and implement solutions that will help with their compliance efforts and secure their systems from malicious attacks.

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Compliancy Group Confirms Integrated Technology Group is HIPAA Compliant

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Integrated Technology Group, a leading healthcare-industry focused managed service provider (MSP) in the Central Virginia region, has achieved HIPAA compliance with Compliancy Group and has demonstrated its policies and procedures are fully compliant with the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Omnibus, and Breach Notification Rules and the requirements of the HITECH Act.

Integrated Technology Group is primarily focused on providing managed information technology services to private medical practices to help them focus on what they do best – providing care to patients. Initially the company’s main focus was providing break-fix services. Today the company offers a wide range of managed IT services, including helping medical practices with cloud integrations, continuity planning, implementing VOIP solutions, and securing their networks.

Since the provision of those services requires access to systems containing patients’ electronic protected health information, Integrated Technology Group is classed as a business associate under Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Rules. Consequently, just like the healthcare clients that the company serves, Integrated Technology Group must also comply with HIPAA Rules. That means implementing safeguards to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of ePHI and developing, implementing, and maintaining policies and procedures to ensure continued compliance with HIPAA Rules.

Cyberattacks on healthcare organizations are increasing by the day and the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights and state Attorneys General are enforcing compliance with HIPAA Rules much more rigorously. HIPAA compliance has never been more important for healthcare organizations and their business associates.

Integrated Technology Group has always been committed to complying with all aspects of HIPAA Rules and helping its healthcare clients meet their compliance requirements. To demonstrate the company’s commitment to privacy and security and to take its compliance program to the next level, assistance was sought from Compliancy Group.

By undertaking Compliancy Group’s proprietary 6-Stage HIPAA Risk Analysis and remediation process and using Compliancy Group’s proprietary HIPAA compliance tracking software, The Guard®, Integrated Technology Group has demonstrated its compliance program meets the stringent standards of HIPAA and the HITECH Act.

After successful completion of the program, Integrated Technology Group has been awarded Compliancy Group’s HIPAA Seal of Compliance, which demonstrates to healthcare clients that the company can offer an effective, comprehensive compliance solution to medical practices and healthcare organizations of any size or scope.

“Our capacity means your security. Which is why every one of our staff members, from technical staff to marketing personnel, went through extensive, vigorous HIPAA compliance training. The same will be required of each new hire at Integrated Technology Group,” said Paul Meadows, Integrated Technology Group President and CEO.

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Webinar: Atlantic.Net and Compliancy Group Offer Help on Cybersecurity and HIPAA Compliance

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The HIPAA-compliant hosting company, Atlantic.net, is teaming up with HIPAA-compliance specialists Compliancy Group for a webinar to explain some easy-to-implement steps healthcare organizations can take to quickly improve their security posture, become more resilient to cyberattacks, and ensure they continue to stay compliant with HIPAA regulations.

Healthcare organizations are being targeted by cybercriminals for the data they hold. Patient data can be sold for big bucks on the black market, there a growing trade in stolen healthcare login credentials, and ransomware is being used to extort money from hospitals and medical practices. For the past two months, healthcare data breaches have been reported at a rate of more than 1.5 per day, which is twice the rate of 2018. Cybersecurity has never been more important.

Many practices lack the internal resources to devote to cybersecurity and budgets are stretched. Finding the funds to devote to improving cybersecurity protections can be a major challenge, so it is important to ensure any additional funding is well spent.

In the webinar, Altantic.Net’s experts will be speaking about HIPAA-compliant cloud services and cybersecurity and Compliancy Group’s compliance specialists will walk attendees through some of the complexities of HIPAA to help attendees develop a plan to improve cybersecurity, ensure compliance, and avoid regulatory fines.

Join Atlantic.Net and Compliance Group for the webinar on Wednesday October 24th to find out more

Webinar:

HIPAA Compliance & Cybersecurity: 5 Things You Can Do at Your Practice Tomorrow

Date:     Thursday October 24, 2019

Time:    3PM ET / 12PM

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Compliancy Group Confirms Integration Link, LLC is in Compliance with HIPAA and the HITECH Act

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Integration Link, LLC, a provider of cybersecurity consultancy services and virtual Chief Information Security Officers to small to large enterprises, has completed Compliancy Group’s 6-Stage HIPAA Risk Analysis and remediation process and has demonstrated full compliance with all provisions of the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Breach Notification, and Omnibus Rules and the HITECH Act.

Finding suitable candidates to fill the position of Chief Information Security Officer can be a major challenge for healthcare organizations. There is a nationwide shortage of sufficiently skilled individuals and many positions remain vacant. Some enterprises simply cannot afford to hire a fulltime Chief Information Security Officer. Integration Link addresses the gap by providing virtual Chief Information Security Officers to guide organizations through the process of reducing risks to protected health information and information assets.

Naturally, such a service requires staff at Integration Link to be provided with access to systems that contain protected health information, which makes the company a HIPAA business associate.

“Integration Link is committed to ensure our healthcare provider, health plan, healthcare clearinghouse, and HIPAA business associate customers implement multiple safeguards to protect sensitive personal and health information,” explained Integration Link.  “That breeds a vast amount of accountability and responsibility for us all.”

To help differentiate its services and provide reassurances to prospective and existing clients of the staff’s knowledge of HIPAA and commitment to compliance, the company partnered with Compliancy Group. Using Compliancy Group’s proprietary software, The Guard, and assisted by its compliance coaches, Integration Link has demonstrated it has implemented an effective HIPAA compliance program covering all aspects of HIPAA and HITECH Act provisions.

The successful completion of Compliancy Group’s HIPAA program has seen Integration Link awarded Compliancy Group’s ‘HIPAA Seal of Compliance.’ The Seal of Compliance demonstrates Integration Link has implemented an effective HIPAA compliance program and is committed to ensuring the privacy and security of all HIPAA-covered data stored on systems accessible to its staff.

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Webinar: Social Media and HIPAA Compliance: Protecting Your Practice in the Digital Age

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Social media is a potential minefield for HIPAA violations. One impulsive response to an online review could violate the privacy of a patient, breach HIPAA Rules, and leave and the practice at risk of a significant HIPAA violation penalty.

In the digital age, healthcare providers have to deal with a whole new set of privacy concerns. Social media cannot be avoided, so it is important to understand what must be done to protect the business.

“Proactively generating reviews and also responding to them effectively, in a timely manner is essential to marketing your practice. However, without proper precaution, health care providers could face serious privacy breaches and even HIPAA violations,” said Liam.

In the webinar, Liam will explain how healthcare providers can respond to reviews in a manner that minimizes legal risk, while remaining fully compliant with HIPAA regulations.

Register for our upcoming webinar to find out how to manage your online reputation–without risking your practice.

Webinar Details:

Date:    Tuesday, September 17th

Time:    2:00 pm ET/11:00 am PT

Register Here

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CTI Technology Confirmed as HIPAA Compliant

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CTI Technology, an Elgin, IL-based managed IT service provider, has demonstrated compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Rules using Compliancy Group’s proprietary HIPAA methodology and compliance tracking solution, The Guard.

Any company that provides a product or service to healthcare organizations that requires access to systems containing protected health information (PHI) is classed as a HIPAA business associate. Following the introduction of the HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule, all business associates of HIPAA-covered entities must comply with HIPAA Rules or face stiff financial penalties for noncompliance.

CTI Technology believes compliance with HIPAA Rules is essential for protecting patient privacy, improving data security, and reducing fraudulent activity. The company educates its clients on the measures required to ensure compliance with the HIPAA Security Rule and how, through compliance, cyberattacks can be thwarted and regulatory fines avoided.

CTI Technology has recently completed Compliancy Group’s 6-stage risk analysis and remediation program and has demonstrated compliance with the regulatory standards of the HIPAA Privacy Rule, HIPAA Security Rule, HIPAA Breach Notification Rule, HIPAA Omnibus Rule, and HITECH Act.

After completing the program and demonstrating HIPAA compliance, the company was awarded Compliancy Group’s “HIPAA Seal of Compliance”. CTI Technology is one of the only tech companies in the North-western region of Chicago to ensure that all employees have received the required training and are fully aware of their responsibilities under HIPAA and the importance of the privacy and security standards and implementation specifications of HIPAA.

The HIPAA Seal of Compliance helps CTI Technology differentiate its services from its competitors and demonstrate to prospective healthcare clients that the company is fully complaint with HIPAA regulations.

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