Healthcare providers, payers, exchanges, and many service providers to the healthcare industry are under increased pressure to demonstrate their compliance with the security and privacy requirements of HIPAA.
Tag: Privacy
Confidentiality vs. Privacy in a SOC 2
In a SOC 2 examination, two of the five Trust Services Principles and Criteria are Privacy and Confidentiality. These two principles can be confusing and may seem to overlap.
The 10 Generally Accepted Privacy Principles
The ten generally accepted privacy principles that are essential to the proper protection and management of personal information are:
HIPAA Record Retention Requirements: How Long Should We Retain ePHI Data?
One of the areas we are required to evaluate on every HIPAA audit or compliance assessment is whether our client is compliant with HIPAA’s record retention requirements.
Advantages of Investing in a SOC 2 Report
Obtaining a SOC 2 report requires an investment of both time and money for a service organization and, at some point, might seem like more work than it’s worth. However, the advantages to obtaining a SOC 2 report far outweigh the initial investment.
Which SOC Report is Right for your Organization?
Recently, we have noticed that clients of service organizations are asking for a “SOC” report in general, and not necessarily specifying which type of report they are looking for [i.e., SOC 1 (f. SSAE 16), SOC 2, or SOC 3].
SOC 3 Reports: When do they make sense?
Some of our clients occasionally ask us when it is a good idea to get a SOC 3 report. The answer for most companies is that a SOC 3 is not necessary.
The Security of Health Insurance Exchanges – “MARS-E”
Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the “ACA”), health insurance marketplaces have been set up to facilitate the purchase of health insurance in each state.
SOC 2 Common Criteria vs. Old TSPs
On December 15, 2014, the new SOC 2 Common Criteria took effect. What does that mean for your SOC 2 audit?
Update in Riley vs. California Cell Phone Privacy Case
In our last newsletter we outlined some of the ongoing privacy litigation that was underway and specifically cited the Riley vs. California case that was still being decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.