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January 7, 2021 Sound the air horns, blare your favorite pump-up jam, let loose your last few New Year’s streamers…
April 3, 2024 Happy Wednesday! Let’s crush the rest of the week! While we are battling our Hump Day blues,…
May 17, 2023 The partnership between Abyde & Kaizen combines their respective expertise in healthcare compliance & tech solutions to…
March 3, 2023 Blow the whistle… No, not like the 2006 Too Short song but OSHA’s Whistleblower Protection Program. Whistleblower protection…
March 11, 2024 Let’s be honest: compliance can be complicated. With all the regulations, sometimes it feels like you’re making…
December 29, 2020 Peanut butter and jelly, macaroni and cheese, rock and roll – there’s really no mistaking that some…
December 22, 2020 The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has been in the giving spirit the past few months, and…
December 18, 2020 End of year report cards are in (or at least they are for covered entities) and the HIPAA compliance…
December 11, 2020 When you thought of HIPAA, was the image that came to mind an old, never-changing and outdated…
December 3, 2020 Who doesn’t love the whole “new year, new you” excitement but before you press fast forward on the month…
November 24, 2020 Implementing a complete HIPAA program is kind of like assembling a piece of furniture from IKEA –…
November 20, 2020 Wanna know the secret to avoiding patient complaints? Well, until we figure out the trick to making…
November 19, 2020 Reporting new HIPAA settlements has become a weekly routine this month (we’ve got our calendars marked for next…
November 18, 2020 November 18, 2020, Tampa, FL – Industry-leading HIPAA compliance solution provider Abyde announced a new partnership with Maryland…
November 12, 2020 Even with a law as complex as HIPAA, there are a few building blocks that form the…
November 12, 2020 November 12, 2020, Tampa, FL – Abyde has announced a new partnership with The Echo Group, an EHR…
November 12, 2020 The last few months have shown that it’s not a matter of when the next Office for…
November 6, 2020 The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) wasn’t kidding when they emphasized HIPAA Right of Access enforcement last…
November 5, 2020 If you aren’t already aware of how much goes into a complete HIPAA compliance program, we’ll give…
October 30, 2020 Just when we thought the month was over, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) decided to sneak…
October 29, 2020 Cybersecurity Awareness Month is wrapping up (believe it or not it’s almost Halloween, if you’ve lost track of…
October 28, 2020 Thought we’d be able to skate through the rest of October without another HIPAA fine? Not so…
October 28, 2020 October 28, 2020, Tampa, FL – Abyde, an industry-leading, user-friendly HIPAA compliance software solution, today announced it has…
October 23, 2020 The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has left practices taking hit after hit after hit when it…
October 15, 2020 If you’re at all familiar with the 21st Century Cures Act, you may have heard the term ‘information…
October 9, 2020 The OCR has proven they keep their promises (unlike that former friend we all know), taking only…
October 8, 2020 Likely, the number of times someone older than you may have used the phrase “back in my…
October 7, 2020 October 7, 2020, Tampa, FL – Abyde announced today a new partnership with the North Carolina Medical Society…
October 7, 2020 The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has officially kept their foot on the gas heading into October,…
October 1, 2020 Today may be the kickoff of Cyber Security Awareness month, but it’s never too early (though, possibly…
September 30, 2020 September 30, 2020, Tampa, FL – Today Abyde announced its partnership with Darkhorse Tech as their preferred choice…
September 24, 2020 Technology is increasingly at the heart of healthcare, and navigating all this new technology, including providing the…
September 23, 2020 The Office for Civil Rights has been dropping fines left and right in the last week, releasing…
September 21, 2020 The OCR is certainly seeing $$$ this September. On top of the record five fines announced last week, the…
September 18, 2020 When it comes to medical records requests, you just hand over patient files – right? Wrong! The HIPAA Privacy…
September 15, 2020 Earlier today the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced five HIPAA settlements (yes, you heard that right, five)…
September 9, 2020 HIPAA Settlements are more than just $$$ If you’re like most practices, you might just see $$$…
September 4, 2020 Even with everything else going on in the world today, HIPAA violations are still making headlines. While…
August 27, 2020 When it’s time to upgrade to that new wallet or purse you’ve been wanting, you probably take…
August 25, 2020 Earlier today, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) sent out their seasonal Cybersecurity Newsletter on a very…
August 20, 2020 Even before COVID-19, electronic solutions were transforming the way practices work and communicate with patients and other…
August 14, 2020 Let’s be real – there’s probably a few things in life we all have an“Oh, it won’t…
August 13, 2020 Have you updated your Microsoft Windows version recently? If your answer is no, then you might be…
August 6, 2020 Many practices have an organized system for welcoming a new employee to the team. Usually, new staff…
August 5, 2020 August 5, 2020, Tampa, FL – Abyde, a user-friendly HIPAA compliance software solution for dental practices, today announced…
July 30, 2020 COVID-19 has made 2020 feel like both the shortest and longest year ever, and if rising cases…
July 29, 2020 July 29, 2020, Tampa, FL –Abyde, an industry-leading, user-friendly HIPAA compliance software solution, today announced it has…
July 27, 2020 Even in the midst of COVID-19, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) hasn’t let up on finding…
July 22, 2020 You know the saying ‘teamwork makes the dream work’? The same goes for HIPAA compliance within your practice,…
July 16, 2020 Let’s face it, in today’s digital age, it’s tough to find a medical practice that doesn’t utilize…
July 15, 2020 July 15, 2020, Tampa, FL – Abyde, offering a best-in-class HIPAA compliance software solution for medical practices, has…
July 8, 2020 Nowadays, you can shop online for anything – from chopsticks that double as LED lightsabers to a…
July 2, 2020 Ever thought you’d be saying “What’s up Doc?” on a video chat from home? Telehealth has made remote visits…
July 1, 2020 July 1, 2020, Tampa, FL – Abyde, an intuitive and industry leading HIPAA compliance software solution for private…
June 18, 2020 We get it, the struggle is real. The moans and groans with HIPAA always seem to get louder…
June 17, 2020 June 17, 2020, Tampa, FL – Abyde has announced a new partnership with Crystal Practice Management, an EHR…
June 9, 2020 June 9, 2020, Tampa, FL –Abyde, an industry leading HIPAA compliance software solution for dental practices, announced…
June 8, 2020 When it comes to regulations surrounding the privacy and security of health information, federal HIPAA laws are…
June 2, 2020 You might be aware that all practices need to complete a ‘Security Risk Analysis’ as a part…
May 27, 2020 You can shred it, burn it, use it as a paperweight – we don’t really have a…
May 21, 2020 Cyber threats in general but especially those affecting healthcare organizations have been a hot topic of discussion over…
May 14, 2020 Is working in your living room with your pets/kids/significant other driving you crazy yet? Us too –…
May 8, 2020 As a business owner, you know there are a lot of elements that go into running a…
April 30, 2020 If you’re like most practices, you probably haven’t had the media knocking down your doors asking about…
April 22, 2020 Giving out protected health information (PHI) to everyone and anyone who inquires? Sure, we know most…
April 16, 2020 Having a documented disaster recovery plan is incredibly important for healthcare practices to implement in preparation for…
April 10, 2020 HIPAA has been around for quite a while – since 1996, in fact – and part of…
April 8, 2020 The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has been very active this past month, going above and beyond…
April 8, 2020 CLEARWATER, FLORIDA – April 7, 2020 – Abyde, a user-friendly HIPAA compliance software solution for independent practices,…
April 2, 2020 We know times are a little turbulent right now. Way of life in America looks a lot…
March 19, 2020 The situation around COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) has continued to evolve across the globe, including recent changes to HIPAA…
March 18, 2020 Amidst the current national public health emergency for COVID-19 or the Novel Coronavirus, the OCR has released…
March 10, 2020 Whether you have recently experienced a breach or are just preparing for the worst, it’s important to…
March 3, 2020 Announced today, a medical practice in Utah has come to a $100,000 settlement with the OCR for…
February 26, 2020 The days of simply shredding paper records and files to dispose of Protected Health Information (PHI) are…
February 21, 2020 When you think of the most wonderful time of the year – tax season probably isn’t the first thing…
February 6, 2020 Wondering how your practice needs to handle HIPAA privacy when it comes to public health emergencies, like…
September 9, 2019 Today, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is…
October 16, 2018 Anthem, Inc. has agreed to pay $16 million to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,…
July 24, 2018 TAMPA, FL, UNITED STATES, July 24, 2018 — Abyde, the leading HIPAA compliance management software for medical…
May 23, 2018 TAMPA, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, May 23, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ — Abyde, the leading HIPAA compliance management software for medical…
November 14, 2017 ABYDE AND IDOC FINALIZE PARTNERSHIP TO SOLVE HIPAA CHALLENGES FOR INDEPENDENT DOCTORS OF OPTOMETRY IDOC Members will…
April 20, 2017 The article below was featured in the April edition of Optometric Management Magazine. To see it on…