Hiring remote staff isn't the compliance gray area a lot of practices assume it is. In this article, Dr. Peter Cass breaks down why HIPAA applies the exact same way whether an employee is down the hall or working from home, and where practices actually get tripped up:...
Cybersecurity used to be something only large corporations worried about. Today, even a single-location optometry practice manages dozens, if not hundreds, of passwords across EHR systems, practice management software, clearinghouses, portals, insurance websites,...
Text messaging is fast becoming a patient favorite — but SMS lacks the encryption and safeguards of secure messaging platforms. Here’s what practices need to know about HIPAA compliance, patient consent, and new website disclosure rules before turning on texting.
