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Ultimate Guide: HIPAA-Compliant Faxing Setup for Multi-Location Healthcare Practices in 2025
By Fernanda Ramirez, , HIPAA Blog, Resources

Ultimate Guide: HIPAA-Compliant Faxing Setup for Multi-Location Healthcare Practices in 2025

Fax remains surprisingly vital in healthcare: 70% of providers still transmit patient information via fax machines due to its perceived reliability and legal acceptance. Yet, clinics operating across multiple sites face amplified compliance complexities—from inconsistent workflows to unsecured physical transmission points. In recent months, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has levied penalties on practices... Continue reading
Ransomware Readiness for Clinics: A 5-Step Defensive Checklist
By Fernanda Ramirez, , HIPAA Blog, Resources

Ransomware Readiness for Clinics: A 5-Step Defensive Checklist

Healthcare ransomware protection is not an option—it’s a critical necessity. In 2023 alone, over 59 million individuals were affected by ransomware attacks on healthcare systems, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). These attacks are becoming more sophisticated and more frequent, with clinics increasingly targeted due to limited IT budgets and... Continue reading
HIPAA-Compliant WordPress Form Design Beyond Basic Contact Forms
By Fernanda Ramirez, , HIPAA Blog, Resources

HIPAA-Compliant WordPress Form Design Beyond Basic Contact Forms

Every healthcare organization knows that the forms on its website are the front line for patient engagement—whether scheduling appointments, collecting intake information, or documenting medical history. Yet, too often those same forms become the weakest link in data security. In this post, we’ll explore why standard WordPress form plugins leave your ePHI exposed, outline the... Continue reading
Blockchain Integration for Healthcare Records: HIPAA-Compliant Strategies for 2025
By Fernanda Ramirez, , HIPAA Blog, Resources

Blockchain Integration for Healthcare Records: HIPAA-Compliant Strategies for 2025

The healthcare industry faces a persistent challenge: patient records are often fragmented across disparate systems, and data breaches are all too common. As Wired observed, “the vast majority of hospital systems still can’t easily (or safely) share their data”wired.com. This fragmentation leads to inefficiencies, medical errors, and security risks. Against this backdrop, blockchain technology has... Continue reading
Marketing Agency Guide to Creating HIPAA-Compliant Healthcare Websites
By Fernanda Ramirez, , HIPAA Blog, Resources

Marketing Agency Guide to Creating HIPAA-Compliant Healthcare Websites

Introduction When healthcare organizations select a marketing agency to build their next website, they’re entrusting you with patient trust itself. One misconfigured form or an insecure hosting environment can expose Protected Health Information (PHI), trigger six-figure breach notifications, and tarnish reputations. Drawing on over a decade of experience securing sensitive data for agencies and covered... Continue reading
AI-Powered HIPAA Compliance
By Fernanda Ramirez, , HIPAA Blog, Resources

AI-Powered HIPAA Compliance

AI-Powered HIPAA Compliance: How Machine Learning is Transforming Healthcare Security Healthcare organizations are fighting an uphill battle against increasingly sophisticated cyber threats, with security teams often overwhelmed by thousands of daily alerts across complex clinical systems. Traditional HIPAA compliance monitoring — relying heavily on manual reviews and static rules — simply cannot scale to meet... Continue reading