tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2023 Issue Q1

HIPAA: Avoid a Security Breach With These Email Tips

Continuously coach staff for best protection. One of the easiest ways for your practice to inadvertently release your patients’ electronic protected health information (ePHI) is by falling for an email scheme. Context: Remember that “there are two parts to HIPAA [Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act],” says Melissa Dill, managing director for the healthcare consulting practice at Crowe in Indianapolis, Indiana. “There’s the Privacy Rule, which tends to be more focused on the non-electronic and access aspects of an individual’s PHI; and then there’s a Security Rule, which focuses on the electronic management...

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