Compliancy Group

JUNE 15, 2022

A recent survey of Compliance Officers reveals more than half feel their mental health has been negatively affected by their jobs. Sponsored by Corporate Compliance Insights, the survey is one of the first in recent years to examine workplace stress and its role on employees. Other departments have permission to fail.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 30, 2023

The National HIPAA Summit is the leading forum on healthcare EDI, privacy, breach notification, confidentiality, data security, and HIPAA compliance, and the deadline for registration for the Virtual 40th National HIPAA Summit is fast approaching.

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AIHC

APRIL 10, 2024

Checklist for Individual & Small Group Practices Written by: Nancie Lee Cummins, CFE, CHA, CIFHA, OHCC, CHCM, CHCO, CORCM This article provides an overview of Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) and basic checklist of policies and procedures for compliance of smaller health care organizations.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 12, 2019

Magellan Health, a healthcare payer organization in Scottsdale, Arizona, needed to address adherence to oral medication therapy. Caroline Carney, chief medical officer at Magellan Health Rx management. “For me, the greatest driving factor here is providing support to ensure the best health outcome. THE PROBLEM.

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 30, 2022

The HIPAA definition of Covered Entities is generally explained as health plans, health care clearinghouses, and health care providers that conduct electronic transactions for which the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has developed standards. 2) A health care clearinghouse. (3)

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JANUARY 18, 2022

HIPAA breaches involving fewer than 500 individuals which occurred during 2021 must be reported to the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) by Tuesday, March 1, 2022. Reporting HIPAA Breaches: When Should I Contact HHS? Reporting HIPAA Breaches: When Should I Contact HHS?

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JUNE 21, 2022

While much of the anti-malware technology we have to protect us from hackers has become increasingly more sophisticated, so have attackers’ methods. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), incidents of hacking affecting 500 people or more increased by 45% from 2019 to 2020. According to the U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 18, 2025

For the top performers, aiming for agentic workflows, these initiatives will only be possible not only with high data governance maturity but with flexible and agile human-in-the-loop workflows, given the supervision necessity of these systems. The following are their answers.

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Compliancy Group

JANUARY 13, 2025

Having a website has become standard for healthcare organizations and service providers. If your website collects and uses patient data, you must satisfy specific HIPAA website requirements. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) enforces these regulations and imposes penalties for non-compliance.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 22, 2022

22 HIPAA-regulated entities reported breaches of 10,000 or more healthcare records in February. The largest breach of the month was reported by Morley Companies, which was a hacking incident that resulted in the exposure and possible theft of the protected health information of 521,046 members of its health plan. Type of Breach.

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Compliancy Group

APRIL 11, 2022

In one of the largest breaches reported in 2022 so far, SuperCare Health suffered a hacking incident affecting 318,379 patients. However, it took SuperCare Health until February 2022 to discover the incident had potentially compromised that patient information. More details regarding the SuperCare Health hack are discussed below.

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American Medical Compliance

AUGUST 15, 2024

Get Certified American Medical Compliance (AMC) is a leader in the industry for compliance, Billing, and HR solutions. To become certified, please visit us at: American Medical Compliance (AMC). Languages: American English Key features: Audio narration, learning activity, and post-assessment.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Most of the data that we are looking to share is highly sensitive health information, the kind of information that cybercriminals love to hold for ransom. Department of Health and Human Services to be much more active in the enforcement of healthcare privacy following recent, and increasing, events like the data breach with Change Healthcare.

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MARCH 22, 2023

Insurance agents who handle protected health information (PHI) are required to comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Failure to comply with HIPAA regulations can result in severe consequences for insurance agents and their clients. 104-191 Department of Health and Human Services.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Definition of HIPAA Breaches A simple oversight or event may qualify as a HIPAA breach. Here are a few examples from the HHS website: A municipal social service agency disclosed PHI while processing Medicaid applications. What if My Business Associate Logged the HIPAA Breach? HHS sees this as a failure to cooperate.

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MRO Compliance

MAY 18, 2022

A small breach can be a simple release of information (ROI) process error involving a patient’s protected health information (PHI). Most of those disclosure points occur outside the health information management (HIM) department in areas where individuals are not trained in PHI disclosure management. Social media.

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Compliancy Group

DECEMBER 10, 2024

In early December of 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced it has issued a $548,625 civil monetary penalty (CMP) against Childrens Hospital Colorado (CHC), for the latters HIPAA compliance trip-ups: violations of the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules.

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Medisys Compliance

JUNE 23, 2024

Introduction In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is crucial for protecting patient information and maintaining trust. What is HIPAA? Security Rule: Sets standards for electronic PHI (ePHI) security.

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Compliancy Group

JUNE 1, 2023

Let me tell you the tooth and nothing but the tooth about HIPAA compliance consulting and management for dental practices! The healthcare industry is constantly evolving, and with it comes the need for dental practices to comply with HIPAA regulations. Learn More!

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MAY 19, 2022

Insurance agents who handle protected health information (PHI) are required to comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). One way to ensure compliance is to undergo a HIPAA compliance audit. It’s important for insurance agents to be prepared for a HIPAA compliance audit.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

If you’re a Covered Entity or someone who is affected by HIPAA laws and regulations, you know as well as anyone that a data breach can have serious repercussions on your organization. This breach leaked information belonging to more than 275,000 people, including their names, dates of service, addresses, and treatment info.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Making use of cloud hosting companies’ cutting-edge technologies may offer greater security than an on-premises solution. Given that data protection is a key component of HIPAA regulations, the issue is whether HIPAA compliance can be achieved using a public cloud provider.

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 20, 2023

Our monthly data breach reports are based on data breaches of 500 or more records that have been reported to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) each month. The data collected was used for analytics purposes but was transferred to the providers of the code.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 16, 2024

Mike Semel, President and Chief Security Officer of Semel Consulting The Ascension health system data breach can’t be easily separated from the United Healthcare Change Health breach that recently caused a huge financial and medical impact across the healthcare sector and may have breached the personal information for a third of Americans.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

This post aims to answer all of your HIPAA compliance questions. If you’re just learning about HIPAA compliance, or beginning the process of becoming HIPAA compliant, this article will guide you through the initial steps you must take to adhere to the law. What is HIPAA Compliance?

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American Medical Compliance

JUNE 17, 2022

In March of 2022, the US Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (HHS OCR) released four new enforcement actions. The Department took these actions against healthcare workers when they took place in medical practices that led to HIPAA violations. HIPAA Violations in Dental Settings.

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

MARCH 30, 2022

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced the resolution of three investigations and one matter related to compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule. OCR Director Lisa J.

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 21, 2023

A study published in Health Affairs suggests 98.6% A study published in Health Affairs suggests 98.6% Following these discoveries, several hospitals and health systems reported breaches of protected health information, some of which involved impermissible disclosures of millions of patient records.

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AUGUST 2, 2023

To ensure the protection of sensitive information related to Substance Use Disorder (SUD) patients, the US Department of Health and Human Services and The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (HHS and SAMHSA) collaborated to create the HIPAA Drug and Alcohol Records Law, also known as 42 CFR Part 2.

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MAY 9, 2022

Insurance agents who handle protected health information (PHI) are required to comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). One important aspect of HIPAA compliance is ensuring that all staff members receive appropriate training on HIPAA regulations.

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HealthIT Answers

JANUARY 10, 2024

By Christy Jones - Hospitals, health systems, and medical practices are increasingly aware that Google Analytics does not satisfy HIPAA requirements. The US Department of Health and Human Services released guidance bringing IP addresses under the umbrella of protected health information.

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Compliancy Group

MARCH 28, 2023

According to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), in 2020, the requirements of HIPAA applied to at least 2.7 The good news is that HIPAA compliance is an excellent foundation upon which to begin SOC 2 HIPAA mapping. Find Out More!

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 28, 2023

Stephen Sofoul, SVP, Data & Decision Science Services at MultiPlan A critical challenge lies in the shortage of experienced financial analysts or data analysts capable of effectively analyzing the wealth of information that the healthcare industry holds. However, with healthcare being ever-evolving our regulations are also ever evolving.

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Compliancy Group

MARCH 12, 2024

Because care requires using and exchanging sensitive patient information, adherence to U.S. When personal health information transcends international borders, vendors outside the U.S. must also be mindful of these healthcare compliance frameworks. A Compliance Framework for the U.S. law extends to you. law extends to you.

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MedTrainer

JULY 29, 2024

Healthcare compliance is complicated for organizations of any size. However, the complexities grow exponentially for large or enterprise organizations with hundreds or thousands of employees who must complete and pass rigorous compliance training. What Is Corporate Compliance Training?

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 25, 2024

The US health system is in a desperate cybersecurity state of affairs. For example, throughout 2023 about one in three Americans were affected by health-related data breaches. Most of the largest hacks targeted vendors who bill, mail, or provide other services for hospitals, doctors, and other health providers.

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Compliancy Group

MARCH 19, 2024

Hospitals and private practices aren’t the only enterprises with compliance obligations within this sector. Insurance carriers, cloud service providers, pharmacies, medical equipment manufacturers, and other organizations in this industry must comply with various health and safety regulations. name, phone number). healthcare.

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