HIPAA Compliance in 2025: What Remote Billing Teams Must Understand
In the fast-moving world of healthcare billing, 2025 has brought some big changes especially when it comes to HIPAA compliance for remote teams. If your practice has coders, billers, or even administrative staff working from home (or from another city entirely), this update is for you. Because here’s the thing: HIPAA didn’t take a break when billing went remote . In fact, the rules are stricter now and that means every practice needs to know what’s changed, and how to stay protected. So, What’s Actually Changed? You’ve probably heard this by now: The HHS (Health and Human Services) updated HIPAA enforcement in 2025 to reflect how modern teams actually work, especially post-pandemic. More people work from home, more platforms are in the cloud, and unfortunately, that’s led to more data leaks and compliance gaps . Here’s what remote teams can no longer ignore: You must use encrypted communication No more sending patient info over Gmail or using random file-sharing links. Everything—e...