Our world is a complicated one with many different areas that involve regulation and compliance. Some categories we are all familiar with are EPA, OSHA, and DOT regulations. It's important to keep up with news and legislation proposals. There are also federal regulations such as the corporate governance Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the antiterrorism USA Patriot Act and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). It's important to understand what's required for your business and industry . There are some common areas that run across different professions as well such as the archiving of e-mail, documenting financial transactions, protecting the confidentiality of certain records and standardizing, storing, retrieving and delivering data. Thanks for looking for hipaa compliance at our site.
Here's some news on policies, legislation and industry updates discussing IT compliance, HIPAA and other areas:
Is That Bus Safe? Know Before You Go
 While deadly bus accidents like the 2008 crash in Sherman, Texas that killed 17 people happen rarely, whenever a bus filled with passengers is involved in an accident, the potential for disaster is enormous. Now the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has provided three easy and convenient ways for consumers to access the safety records of their bus, before they climb on board.
Read Full Post Is That Bus Safe? Know Before You Go originally appeared on About.com US Government Info on Friday, May 18th, 2012 at 04:00:09. Permalink | Comment | Email this
10 CEOs Who Turned Companies Around
Here's another list of ten CEOs who made a difference. In this case, it's 10 CEOs who turned things around. Too many CEOs get credit (and lots of money) for ...Read Full Post
Equal Pay Day
April 17, 2012 is Equal Pay Day according to the National Committee on Pay Equity. It is the day they calculate that symbolizes how far into 2012 women must work ...Read Full Post
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HIPAAcomply - The definitive source for information on HIPAA...
Resources for health care organizations trying to comply with privacy and security regulations of HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
HIPAA Health Insurance Reform...
HIPAAdvisory - THE HIPAA privacy, security, transactions and code...
Comprehensive health industry resource on HIPAA privacy and security regulatory issues and compliance.
HIPAA Complete
Offering HIPAA compliance services including training, seminars, self-assessment software and compliance tools for regulation, security and privacy.
HHS - Office for Civil Rights - HIPAA
HIPAA Regulations & Standards. The Privacy Rule. HIPAA Statute. The Security Rule. Transactions and Code Set Standards. Identifier Standards...
Remember: One must keep on top of Local, State and Federal Government Agencies regulations.
Here are some federal listings:
• CAN-SPAM Act of 2003
• Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act of 1998
• Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
• Fair Credit Reporting Act
• USA PATRIOT Act
• Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act
• The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
• Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
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Learn a term related to compliance:
Disaster Recovery (DR) is a coordinated activity to enable the recovery of IT/business systems due to a disruption. DR can be achieved by restoring IT/business operations at an alternate location, recovering IT/business operations using alternate equipment, and/or performing some or all of the affected business processes using manual methods
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