HIPAA Journal

MARCH 18, 2022

the former operator of Eastern Ozarks Regional Health System in Cherokee Village, and owners Robert Becht of Hartsville, TN, and Theresa Hanson of Deland, FL, for mishandling the sensitive personal and protected information of thousands of individuals.

Licensing 126

Licensing HIPAA Hospitals Health Insurance 126

Verisys

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Providers, employers, health plans, and payers use these numbers for billing purposes. CMS.gov The Administrative Simplification provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) required the creation of a standard, unique health identifier for healthcare providers, which the NPI satisfies.

Fraud 97

Fraud HIPAA Medicare Medicare 97

Verisys

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Providers, employers, health plans, and payers use these numbers for billing purposes and electronic data transmission. NPIs are critical for maintaining accountability across healthcare transactions, ensuring accurate reporting, and streamlining electronic communication across private and government health insurance programs.

HIPAA 52

HIPAA Fraud Health Insurance Medicare 52

NY Health Law

JUNE 25, 2019

Progressive Insurance Company , 2019 NY Slip Op 04643, decided that an insurer may withhold payment for services provided by a medical services corporation improperly controlled by non-physicians whether or not the medical services corporation acted fraudulently or with fraudulent intent. v Mallela , 372 F3d 500, 503 (2d Cir.

Fraud 52

Fraud Licensing Governance Health Insurance 52

Verisys

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

An NPI number is shared with other providers, employers, health plans, and payers for billing purposes. CMS.gov’s Administrative Simplification provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ( HIPAA ) mandated the adoption of a standard, unique health identifier for each healthcare provider.

Fraud 52

Fraud Medicare Medicare HIPAA 52

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Surprisingly, there are many health policies on which Democrats and Republicans concur, as found in a series of YouGov polls conducted in May 2024. YouGov fielded the health policies poll in five waves online, each among roughly 1,100 U.S. adults in May 2004.

Medicare 62

Medicare Medicare Prescription Drug Pricing Public Health 62

Hall Render

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Mary’s welcome new board members Northeast Georgia Health System named one of nation’s top workplaces for diversity HAWAII How Adventist Health Castle achieved becoming a verified Level III Trauma Center Queen’s debuts $4.5M for Dental Health OakLeaf Medical Network reaches out to HSHS WYOMING Gov.

Nursing Homes 40

Nursing Homes US Department of Health and Human Services Nurses Hospitals 40