There is a lot of conversation around what’s considered a violation of HIPAA rights and what is not. So, before we share the most common violations to be aware of, we feel we should first brief you on what HIPAA is and to whom it applies.

HIPAA stands for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and intends to protect individuals' health information while allowing the flow of health information needed to provide high-quality healthcare. HIPAA consists of three parts: the Privacy Rule, the Security Rule, and the Breach Notification Rule.

Applies to:

Do you want to make the world a more just and sustainable place? Do you want to make an impact on your local communities? We’re happy to announce that Earth Charter is starting their Leadership, Sustainability, and Ethics (LSE) class on September 27! The course is built to give our young leaders all the tools they need to be the ethical and sustainable leaders of tomorrow.

If you aren’t familiar with Earth Charter, it can be broken down into three main components: The Document, the Education Center, and the Global...

Earlier this week, Medcom hosted a webinar with our Senior Legal Counsel, Michelle Barki. During the presentation, Michelle discussed a couple of things that signal major potential changes ahead for Affordable Care Act reporting. If you'd like to view the recording, register using this link. But we are also here to share a summary of Michelle's main points.

As some of us know, Applicable Large Employers (companies with 50 or more team members) have two tax obligations under the IRS rules for the ACA. If ALEs...

We can’t talk about COBRA compliance without really getting into what it means. COBRA stands for the Consolidated Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1985. Now that’s a mouthful, which explains the abbreviation!

The federal law requires employers with 20+ employees to offer continuing healthcare coverage to their employees and dependents who would otherwise lose their health benefits due to a qualifying event, e.g., termination of employment, reduction of hours, divorce, etc. For more information on how COBRA works and to whom it applies, you can read about it on our COBRA Qualifying Event Quandary...