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Is Your Password Protected? Our Tips For Creating Strong and Secure Passwords

Is Your Password Protected? Our Tips For Creating Strong and Secure Passwords When it is time to create or change your password, a strong and secure password is very important! Your password needs to be one that...

Florida's State Efforts in Fighting the Opioid Epidemic in America

Florida's State Efforts in Fighting the Opioid Epidemic in America Florida is a perfect example of how at the state level, efforts are being made to address the opioid epidemic. In Florida, a new law went into...

The Federal Response to the Opioid Crisis and the Importance of Opioid Crisis Training

The Federal Response to the Opioid Crisis Opioid addiction is one of the fastest-growing problems in America! In 2016, nearly 116 people died each day from opioid-related overdoses in the United States. The next...

The Disposal of Electronic Devices and Media " Without Violating HIPAA

All healthcare organizations are required to have policies and procedures in place for the secure disposal of electronic devices and media that contained electronically protected health information (ePHI). Electronic...

Helpful Tips on Getting Started with Social Media

It can be a very exciting time deciding to begin utilizing social media for your organizations. The risks and benefits have been weighed, and it is time to get started! When getting started there may be some...

Opioid Epidemic in the News " Pain Clinic Doctors Guilty of Conspiracy

According to the World Drug Report, from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), it is estimated that in 2018 the prescription drug abuse of opioids will reach new record highs! Just this past August,...

To Tweet or Not to Tweet. Considerations For Using Twitter

To tweet or not to tweet, that is the question! Knowing whether it be nobler in your mind to utilize social media such as Twitter or not to, is up to your organization to decide. With Twitter growing in popularity it...

Celebrating Workers Achievements on this Labor Day

Labor Day is just around the corner here in the United States, always falling on the first Monday of September. This Federal holiday was created in the late 19th century as a response to the ongoing Labor Movement...

Hurricane Harvey & Irma's Impact on Certain Provisions of the HIPAA Privacy Rule

The HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR) recently announced that Secretary Tom Price, M.D., declared a public health emergency in Texas, Louisiana, and Florida and has exercised the authority to waive sanctions and...

The rapid growth of Telemedicine due to benefits

There are several reports showing that the telemedicine market is growing somewhere between 18-30 percent per year. The rate of growth is in part due to the combination and advancement of technology and...