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Top 10 Things We Are Thankful For

This month in the United States, the holidays are kicking off with Thanksgiving. Each November, family and friends gather to give thanks, eat good food and watch football. Here at HCP, we wanted to let you know that...

Clean Out Your Refrigerator and Perform a Walkthrough

Did you know that November 15th is National Clean out Your Refrigerator Day? If a task such as cleaning out the refrigerator deserves a special day, what about a task such as performing a HIPAA walkthrough? With 2018...

Are you aware of your Holiday Time off Policy?

Most organizations that offer a personal time off system for all leave purposes, or vacation leave and sick leave systems, typically award time off based on your employment status, job level, your title and years of...

How to Safely Use Social Media in Your Practice

So far in this series, we have concentrated on what to avoid posting on social media and the potential dangers of social media. But with Facebook boasting more than 1.8 billion monthly users and Twitter having...

Cybersecurity Tips to Avoid Tricks to ePHI

Trick-or-treating is a popular Halloween tradition in western countries. Most of us associate "treats" with some form of candy, and "tricks" as possible pranks or other forms of mischief if a treat is not...

CMS Announces MIPS Milestone

According to the CMS announcement, it is not too late to participate in the first year the transition year of the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). With their announcement CMS appears to be giving a hint...

PHI of 15,000 Shared on Social Media

It's not surprising the popularity of social media continues to rise. Social media provides us with a convenient way to communicate electronically, to share information, ideas, personal thoughts, and other content....

Be Prepared: In the Event of a Hurricane or other Adverse Weather Conditions

Following Governor Rick Scott's State of Emergency Declaration, I anxiously watched the news and tracked Hurricane Irma's progress. I wondered if there was a chance Hurricane Irma would turn harmlessly to sea. Once...

Beware of Scammers Lurking in Social Media Platforms

Hurricane Harvey has hit Texas and Louisiana in ways we have never seen. According to the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR), scammers are fraudulently collecting sensitive information and stealing donations by...

Take a Walk on the Cloud Side of Computing Solutions

In our article last week we discussed when a cloud-based phone provider is considered a business associate. For many healthcare organizations, whether or not to take a walk on the cloud side of computing solutions...