Ensure HIPAA Compliance With a Remote Workforce

More employees than ever are working from home as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, including physicians, mid-levels, and those that support physician practices in other ways. Unfortunately, working from home can sometimes lead to more casual conduct by employees as compared to the workplace, which can pose a risk to a medical practice’s compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”).

Employees are typically trained on how to handle PHI in the workplace setting using workplace technology, but many practices that switched employees to working from home have allowed HIPAA compliance to slide. To assure your practice’s compliance with HIPAA, some issues to consider are the following.