Hipaa Talk

Your employees are the heart of your business. One of the most difficult hurdles faced by organizations is the adoption of security practices by their employees. Rob McDonald, VP of... Read More ›

Basic levels of encryption by many third party email providers are very important, but by themselves may not fully protect your data. Learn about SSL and TLS encryption and how... Read More ›

HIPAA does not require email encryption, but any risk assessment will conclude that email encryption is vital to protecting your organization against threats and accidental breaches. Email encryption is becoming... Read More ›

HIPAA is often viewed as legislation that is there to put more burden on your organization, what if we told you it does the opposite? HIPAA is designed to protect... Read More ›

In today’s world, more and more of your business is in the digital realm. You and your clients rely on data to be kept secure and out of the reach... Read More ›

Jason Karn, Total HIPAA Chief Compliance Officer interviews Annette Bechtold Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and Reform Initiatives for OneDigital Health and Benefits. This podcast is targeted to both... Read More ›

Jason Karn, Total HIPAA Chief Compliance Officer interviews Annette Bechtold, Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and Reform Initiatives for OneDigital Health and Benefits. This podcast is targeted for health... Read More ›

What is the best way to handle individual contractors who will have access to PHI and technically are BA or BAAs? Jason Karn, Total HIPAA’s chief compliance officer interviews David C. Smith, national recognized HIPAA consultant.

What if the Business Associate or Business Associate Subcontractor is responsible for a breach of a client’s PHI? What should the agent recommend the employer do? What is it like... Read More ›

What are the steps recommended if there is a breach of information by an agent? Jason Karn, Total HIPAA’s chief compliance officer interviews David C. Smith, nationally recognized HIPAA consultant.... Read More ›

What should employers do when employees self-disclose health information? How should employers respond to employees who are self-disclosing PHI, sometimes to protect themselves from potential employer disciplinary action? Can HIPAA compliance help protect a company faced with other employee generated legal action like denial of a disability claim? Jason Karn, Total HIPAA’s chief compliance officer interviews David C. Smith, national recognized HIPAA consultant to answer these important questions.

Some employers don’t see the need to be HIPAA compliant. Why are employers not understanding their responsibilities? This discussion between Jason Karn, Total HIPAA's chief compliance officer, and David C. Smith, recognized HIPAA consultant, answers these important questions and explains how The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) affects this issue for both self-funded and fully insured benefits plans

Are carriers requiring health insurance agents to prove they are HIPAA compliant? Is HIPAA now being considered as a standard of care and can clients use this to sue physician or agents for mishandling their PHI? Jason Karn, Total HIPAA’s chief compliance officer interviews David C. Smith, national recognized HIPAA consultant.

What are the different marketing guidelines outlined in HIPAA, GLB and ACA that agents need to follow? Are there documentation requirements for GLB and the federal marketplace that are different than HIPAA? How do agents that are selling insurance products not covered by HIPAA (life insurance, LT and ST disability) convince medical professionals that they can see health information for these other products? Jason Karn, Total HIPAA’s chief compliance officer interviews David C. Smith, national recognized HIPAA consultant

This explains where HIPAA, Gramm-Leach-Bliley (GLB) and Personally Identifiable Information (PII) intersect and what health insurance agents must do in order to meet the requirements of the three. Also, answers... Read More ›