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All Employee Medical Information Isn’t Protected by HIPAA

HR Bartender

Meanwhile, I received the Foley & Lardner LLP newsletter and it included an article from our friend Mark Neuberger on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Mark, give us a brief description of HIPAA. In general, HIPAA protects individuals from the unauthorized use or disclosure of any PHI.

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Employee personnel files — what should and shouldn’t be included

Business Management Daily

While some variance may occur between companies, certain papers commonly belong in these files and some definitely do not. Training records. Knowing what to keep and the location of each document is vital to easy retrieval and to maintaining compliance with government and industry regulations. That is not the case. Cover letter.

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What (Most) Decision-Support Tools Get Wrong

Flimp Communications

According to Aflac’s 2022-23 WorkForces Report (a definitive source for open enrollment statistics), nearly three out of five employees spend less than 30 minutes researching their benefits. The number of benefits decision-support tools available to HR teams has multiplied considerably over the past few years. It shouldn’t be surprising.

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Who Is Subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Regulations?

HR Daily Advisor

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) imposes requirements to protect and help consumers maintain both their health insurance and their privacy. This is the main provision that most people are referring to when discussing “HIPAA compliance.”. Who Is Subject to HIPAA Regulations?

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Qualtrics partners with NORC at the University of Chicago to bring enhanced rigor and versatility to US population research

Qualtrics HR

That’s why we’ve partnered with NORC’s probability-based AmeriSpeak panel, to give you access directly within the world’s most versatile online research platform. This new capability is available immediately to all Qualtrics customers conducting online survey research in the US.

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9 Ways to Make Benefits Administration Easier (An HR Checklist)

Zenefits

While employees are interested in the best package for them, they’re not definitely not looking to have their inbox spammed. By keeping everything online in one place, it’s easier to compare plans, figure out what’s affordable, and make a truly informed decision. In fact, more than a third of HR’s time is usually spent on admin work.

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FTC proposes new regulations on data collection and health apps

Business Management Daily

Smartphone apps generally aren’t covered by HIPAA and they receive only minimal attention in the FTC’s health breach notification rule, which currently requires notice to victims when there’s a data security breach involving their personal health information. So state laws may fill the gap. Other states will surely follow.

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