{"id":34253,"date":"2018-12-06T16:55:01","date_gmt":"2018-12-06T16:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medpro.sitepreview.app\/medpro-disposal-partners-with-pcihipaa-to-offer-hipaa-compliance-services-to-healthcare-providers\/"},"modified":"2024-01-25T15:49:28","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T21:49:28","slug":"medpro-disposal-partners-with-pcihipaa-to-offer-hipaa-compliance-services-to-healthcare-providers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medprodisposal.com\/medpro-disposal-partners-with-pcihipaa-to-offer-hipaa-compliance-services-to-healthcare-providers\/","title":{"rendered":"MedPro Disposal Partners With PCIHIPAA To Offer HIPAA Compliance Services"},"content":{"rendered":"

MedPro Disposal Addresses A Key Challenge for Healthcare Organizations Seeking To Safeguard Patient Information<\/h2>\n

MedPro Disposal, a leader in medical waste disposal services, is pleased to announce its new partnership with\u00a0PCIHIPAA, a leading Payments Card Industry (PCI) and HIPAA compliance provider. The partnership is focused on protecting MedPro Disposal clients from the onslaught of HIPAA violations which include ransomware attacks and data breaches impacting medical and dental practices throughout the United States. According to the site HHS.gov (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services), over 870,000 patient records were breached just in the month of July 2018.<\/p>\n

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Is your practice HIPAA\u00a0compliant?<\/h2>\n

Take your FREE Risk Assessment today courtesy of PCIHIPAA!<\/h3>\n

An annual HHS requirement and $750 value covered by MedPro Disposal!<\/h4>\n

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Start Your HIPAA Risk Assessment!<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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Protected Health Information (PHI) continues to be under attack as hackers strive to monetize the stolen data on the dark web. The types of HIPAA violations most often identified are:<\/p>\n

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  1. Impermissible uses and disclosures of protected health information (PHI)<\/li>\n
  2. Lack of technology safeguards of PHI<\/li>\n
  3. Lack of adequate contingency planning in case of a data breach or ransomware attack<\/li>\n
  4. Lack of administrative safeguards of PHI<\/li>\n
  5. Lack of a mandatory HIPAA risk assessment<\/li>\n
  6. Lack of executed Business Associate Agreements<\/li>\n
  7. Lack of employee training and updated policies and procedures<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u201cAt MedPro Disposal we are building a center of excellence for all healthcare providers. We vetted many HIPAA compliance providers and believe PCIHIPAA\u2019s OfficeSafe Compliance Program is the right program to add to our current product suite. Our partnership adds to our waste management solution and aligns with our strategy to save healthcare providers time and money. We are looking forward to working with PCIHIPAA and providing our clients with an added layer of savings, confidence, and peace of mind.<\/p>\n

    – George Shanine, CEO of MedPro Disposal<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    PCIHIPAA\u2019s OfficeSafe Compliance Program provides a number of key features and benefits that enable busy practices and office managers to easily comply with HIPAA requirements. The OfficeSafe Compliance Program includes:<\/p>\n