Maintaining compliance requires consistency, whether your staff is on-site or remote. Here are some tips for you to handle PHI across your entire team:
Uniform training
Secure both in-house and remote staff are trained on the same HIPAA guidelines and security protocols.
Secure communication tools
Use HIPAA-compliant communication platforms to share PHI securely.
Ongoing monitoring
Regularly review and audit the data handling practices of both in-house and remote teams to confirm full compliance.