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Assessments, Policies, and Training Are Key to HIPAA Compliance

HR Daily Advisor

The keys for plan sponsors to avoid penalties under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), as well as other liability that may come with data breaches, were discussed by HIPAA experts in a recent webinar. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Risk Assessments.

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Healthcare Provider Simplifies HR Processes, Achieves Annual Cost Savings with UKG Ready HCM Suite

UKG

Given the compliance demands of federal privacy and safety regulations such as OSHA and HIPAA — combined with COVID-19 protocols — EmergeOrtho was devoting significant time and effort to its employee onboarding processes. Before Ready, we’d hold multiple days of in-person orientation to meet healthcare compliance.

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HIPAA Audits Inbound

HR Daily Advisor

Yesterday we learned that the U.S. These second-round audits will examine compliance with specific requirements of the Privacy, Security, or Breach Notification Rules and auditees will be notified of the subject(s) of their audit in a document request letter. All desk audits in this phase will be completed by the end of December 2016.

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Join Paycor's HR & Compliance Webinar Summit on June 9

Paycor

Paycor is gathering top HR industry experts on June 9, 2016 for the Summer HR and Compliance Web Summit , a free all-day online conference to share best practices and tips for managing employees. Automating Your Employee Benefit Compliance Program. Don’t miss your opportunity to gain new insights and strategies.

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HOW U.S. CORPORATIONS CAN AVOID CRIPPLING DATA BREACH FINES IN 2018 AND BEYOND

Effortless HR

In fact, in the health industry alone, the 1996 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), which deals with the security and protection of medical information, has imposed more than $60 million in penalties and fines since its inception. million 2016 to $7.35 million in 2016. million in 2017.

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How to Prepare for New OSHA Requirements

Insperity

The new measure, issued on May 11, 2016, is intended to help protect the safety of American employees. OSHA has not yet specified how forms will be submitted specifically, but it will likely be through an online system or email. How can your business prepare for the changes ? However, this filing shouldn’t be taken lightly.

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Why Security Should be Top-of-Mind for HCM in ERP Cloud Systems

InfinityHR

Massive data breaches are the real deal. Home Depot , Equifax and Yahoo have all experienced these ruptures due to poor security setup, mismanagement in the monitoring process and by overlooking the very threats that took them down. If this isn’t a wake-up call for organizations of all sizes, then we don’t know what will be.