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What HIPAA Actually Requires From Your IT Provider

Healthcare practice manager and IT provider shaking hands after a HIPAA compliance consultation

 HIPAA requires any IT provider handling your practice’s patient data to sign a Business Associate Agreement and build out the Security Rule’s administrative, physical, and technical safeguards, not just print “HIPAA compliant” on a homepage. No federal agency hands out a certificate that makes that true. The compliance lives in the paperwork and the … Read more

IT During Tax Season: What Accounting Firms Should Sort Out Before January

Stacked accounting binders on a desk with a blank wall calendar in the background

Tax season IT prep means checking five things before January: remote access capacity, tax software licensing and backups, multi-factor authentication on every system touching client data, a written information security plan, and a tested backup restore. Miss one and it usually surfaces in February, at the worst possible time. I’ve walked into two different accounting … Read more