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Topic: Medical Records

Top 10 Reasons To Use A Records Center

Top 10 Reasons To Use A Records Center

Records are information assets that can hold great value for your organizations but also pose several risks. Record Storage plays an important role in protecting the future of the organization and its stakeholders. Here are the top ten reasons to move inactive records to an off-site facility:
Horrifying HIPAA Violations – Learn How to Avoid Legal Nightmares

Horrifying HIPAA Violations – Learn How to Avoid Legal Nightmares

HIPAA compliance doesn’t have to be a nightmare—but it’s no walk in the park either. Additionally, with companies now maintaining detailed records of vaccine status, the chances of things going wrong are that much greater. Are you protected from these HIPAA horror stories?

10 Must-Ask Questions For Healthcare

Hurricane Katrina changed the thinking of many medical offices and healthcare facility’s about Record Storage needs. According to the American Health Information Management Association, there are certain medical Record Storage issues that healthcare organizations should take into account to secure paper-based and digital data records:

Get up to speed on HIPAA compliance for 2015

On October 31, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) released its 2015 Work Plan . While the scope of the Work Plan is broad, you should know about several areas of special attention, related to HIPAA enforcement, which in recent years has become far more pro-active and aggressive.