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Most healthcare professionals are told that HIPAA is important and that there are severe consequences for noncompliance. However, there are often few discussions about why it is so important.
Why is HIPAA important?
HIPAA ensures healthcare providers, health plans, healthcare clearinghouses, and their business associates implement safeguards to protect sensitive personal health information. Without HIPAA law, there would be no requirement for healthcare organizations to safeguard the data– and, therefore, no repercussions if they failed to do so.
Before HIPAA, stolen personal health information was often used by criminals to commit identity theft. This caused financial implications for patients and also enabled criminals to obtain certain medical procedures and care under false pretenses or sell the data on the black market. This resulted in higher insurance costs and premiums which were passed down to everyone.
Another benefit of HIPAA is that it gives patients the right to obtain their healthcare records, so they can check for errors and ensure any mistakes are corrected. This is important for engaging patients to take a more active role in their healthcare.
The best way to avoid unintentional HIPAA violations is to ensure your knowledge of HIPAA by taking advantage of HIPAA training courses that provide you with an in-depth knowledge of HIPAA and its rules and regulations. Taking responsibility for your understanding of HIPAA –– helps protect your career, improves patient relationships, increases job prospects, and makes work more rewarding.
If you have questions about HIPAA training, contact the experts. at MedSafe is one of USA leading one-stop resource for outsourced accreditation and healthcare compliance solutions. For over 20 years, we have been providing peace.

Tips for Preventing Insider Threats in Healthcare







Healthcare data breaches have been occurring at record levels, but not all privacy and security threats come from outside the organization. The Department of Health and Human Services' Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HCC) recently issued a warning about insider threats.

What is an insider threat?

According to a recent data breach report from Verizon, 58% of all healthcare data breaches and security incidents are the result of insiders. An insider threat is one that comes from within an organization. This means an individual who has access to healthcare resources or inside information concerning the organization's security practices, data, and computer systems. Although there may not be malicious intent, often an unintentional mistake can result in harm.

There are several types of insider threats within an organization, including:

· Careless or negligent workers

· Malicious insiders

· Inside agents

· Disgruntled employees

· Third parties

While many organizations focus on insider threats with malicious intent, negligent insider threats are more common. According to Ponemon's 2020 Insider Threats Report, 61% of data breaches involving an insider are unintentional, caused by negligent insiders.

Unintentional insider threats may include cases where healthcare workers may have snooped or gained accessed to the medical records of patients, family members, friends, or colleagues without authorization.

Other threats include the accidental disclosure of sensitive information, such as disclosing sensitive patient information, sharing login credentials, or responding to phishing messages. The Verizon data breach report suggests 31% of insider breaches were employees accessing records out of curiosity, and 10% were because employees simply had access to patient records.

These cases of unauthorized access may begin with an employee accessing a patient record, but they can quickly turn into major data breaches if left unchecked.

Most common reasons for negligent insider threats

Lack of awareness about security policies and the failure to provide security awareness training are two of the most common reasons for negligent insider threats. In fact, according to data from the HHS, 27% of employees saw security policies less than once a year, and 39% received security awareness training less than once a year.

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