Total HIPAA

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. Either way, you must log every breach as it happens. You can view the full list of HHS examples here.

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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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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 10, 2022

The Sequoia Project has released additional documentation support the implementation of TEFCA , the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement for health IT interoperability. The products intend to help radiology departments meet increasing workload demands at the same time that the industry faces a shortage of qualified radiologists.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Company secures growth capital to expand its footprint and accelerate integration between payers, providers, and referral partners to meet the growing demand for mental health care. NeuroFlow , the market leader in behavioral health integration technology, has secured $25 million in growth capital, led by SEMCAP Health.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 23, 2021

We probably had about 3,000 people who were authenticated to deliver and use our telemedicine platform. Among the topics we discussed: the value of voice recognition, the path toward effective decision support, building a bigger comfort level for machine learning and the future of value-based contracting and more.

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Total HIPAA

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. Definition of HIPAA Breaches. 35 Minutes. 32 Seconds. Reporting HIPAA Breaches: When Should I Contact HHS?

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

JUNE 9, 2022

His exclusion means that no federal healthcare program payment may be made, either directly or indirectly, for any items or services furnished by him or at his direction or prescription. HHS-OIG will continue to work with the US Attorney’s Office to ensure the integrity of the Medicare Trust Fund.”.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

With much of the country shut down earlier this year, the typical number of weekly virtual care visits grew from dozens, to hundreds, to thousands at hospitals and health systems across the country. Bardack, medical director of CareMount Medical and chair of the department of internal medicine/endocrine/rheumatology. " Dr. Lisa R.

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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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The Health Law Firm

MARCH 15, 2021

As the COVID-19 pandemic seems to be leveling off and more employees are going back to the office, and into the field, HIPAA complaint investigations will definitely pick up. Indest III, J.D., Indest III, J.D.,

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Healthcare Law Blog

MARCH 7, 2023

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”), on behalf of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), recently issued a proposed rule to adopt standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) for “health care attachment” transactions (the “Proposed Rule”).

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Verisys

JANUARY 19, 2022

As the number of satellite facilities per provider increases and the definition of healthcare expands, it adds to healthcare organizations’ burdens–not just in providing care, but also in terms of the administrative burden and costs necessary to maintain a practice. Human Resources. Medical Staffing Services.

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C&M Health Law

JANUARY 20, 2023

This builds on the HIPAA Transactions Rule standards for financial and administrative transactions among health care providers and health plans and aligns with Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) interoperability regulations.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 6, 2024

In fact, just seven months after Rashid’s death, Steward Health Care System LLC and 166 of its affiliated debtors each filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Boston, Sungida Rashid and her husband Nabil held their newborn daughter for the first time.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 25, 2019

In a panel this past week at the HIMSS Connected Health Conference in Boston, Dr. John Halamka, international healthcare innovation professor at Harvard Medical School, and four other telehealth experts tried to arrive at a definition of just what telehealth is. And there's some goodness to that. It solves a problem of access.

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Compliancy Group

JUNE 28, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has made an announcement that will send shockwaves through the healthcare industry. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has made an announcement that will send shockwaves through the healthcare industry.

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Verisys

JUNE 13, 2023

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services : The US Department of Health and Human Services has issued a final rule update concerning guidelines for COVID-19 vaccination requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities (LTC) and Intermediate Care for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICFs-IID).

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Total HIPAA

JUNE 21, 2021

All organizations with any kind of access to PHI are required by The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to annually train their employees on HIPAA. All organizations with any kind of access to PHI are required by The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to annually train their employees on HIPAA.

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Total HIPAA

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Did you know that any HIPAA security breaches affecting less than 500 individuals in 2022 must be reported to the US Department of Health and Human Services by March 1, 2023? Definition of HIPAA Breaches A simple oversight or event may qualify as a HIPAA breach. That is just a few days away.

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YouCompli

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

This overly simplistic definition fails to address the inherent challenges that keep many people from being a good listener in life and, more particularly, in the workplace. Most of us have had the experience of preparing for an important conversation or interaction, only to leave it feeling defeated, misunderstood and not even really heard.

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YouCompli

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

This overly simplistic definition fails to address the inherent challenges that keep many people from being a good listener in life and, more particularly, in the workplace. Most of us have had the experience of preparing for an important conversation or interaction, only to leave it feeling defeated, misunderstood, and not even really heard.

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YouCompli

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

It definitely wasn’t in any of mine! I was responsible for allocating financial, human, and physical resources to accomplish certain tasks.   By doing so, you and your project team will be excellent stewards of the human and physical resources needed to complete the project. Initiation  Every project needs a beginning.

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Healthcare Law Blog

JANUARY 14, 2022

And since the conference was virtual, what better topic to start us off today than a consideration of the new Virtual-First trend that surfaced in 2021. We’ll follow that with a dive onto the couch to consider the conference’s mental health offerings and where the behavioral health sector is heading. During Day 4 of the J.P.

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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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Total HIPAA

JANUARY 4, 2021

HIPAA breaches involving fewer than 500 individuals, which occurred during 2020 , must be reported to the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) by Monday, March 1, 2021. Definition of HIPAA Breaches. 351 Days. -15 15 Hours. -26 26 Minutes. -8 Reporting HIPAA Breaches: When Should I Contact HHS?

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Healthcare Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2022

The phrase “whole person health” kept echoing through the virtual hallways during the second day of the 40 th Annual J.P. Cordani made the same point we heard yesterday – technology and virtual care present tremendous opportunities to address chronic condition management, mental health and physical health needs.

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Exeed Regulatory Compliance

JULY 31, 2020

How Emergency Use Authorization of Medical Products Helps Provide Relief During a COVID-19 Major Crisis. It is a public health emergency of massive scale that has affected nearly all aspects of our life. The current COVID-19 global pandemic continues to remain out of control.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 30, 2022

Derek Shaw, President at Invicta Health Solutions , a company that combines technology and people power to help healthcare providers improve operational and financial performance. We have developed automation and have worked with team members and other vendors to create automation and scripts with the use of robots and AI,” said Stover.

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Total HIPAA

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Explore the full article to gain a holistic understanding of the law or use the table of contents below to find the specific information you need. Your HIPAA compliance plan will change as your staff, IT department, and business grows or evolves. HIPAA” is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.

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Hall Render

MAY 3, 2022

On March 28, 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced the resolution of two more complaints under its Right of Access Initiative. Dentist Agrees to $30,000 Settlement for Failure to Provide Entire Copy of Designated Record Set.

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Healthcare It News

APRIL 28, 2023

Department of Health & Human Services and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT offered some updates on how the agencies are working together and with others to help shape a "digital healthcare system of the future" that works for everyone. " And it's not just within HHS.

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Bill of Health

MAY 23, 2022

In Health Freedom Defense Fund, Inc. It focuses on the text of the 1944 Public Health Services Act (PHSA), which the Biden Administration claims authorizes the CDC’s transit mask order. Gries, Michael Kranzlein, Nathan Schneider, Brian Slocum, and Kevin Tobia. The district court’s reasoning exemplifies modern textualism.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The following is a guest article by Amy Hester, PhD, RN, BC, FAAN, Chairwoman and CEO at HD Nursing The growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) across a number of industries, particularly in healthcare, has shown both great promise as well as cause for alarm. Government’s AI Executive Order: A Step Forward or Falling Short?

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AIHC

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Lessons Learned about Consequences & Incentives Submitted by the AIHC Education Department Introduction The Office of Inspector General has released the new General Compliance Program Guidance or “GCPG” in late 2023. One of the seven items, #5 is “Enforcing Standards: Consequences and Incentives.” The result?

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AIHC

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Lessons Learned about Consequences & Incentives Submitted by the AIHC Education Department Introduction The Office of Inspector General has released the new General Compliance Program Guidance or “GCPG” in late 2023. One of the seven items, #5 is “Enforcing Standards: Consequences and Incentives.” The result?

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AIHC

AUGUST 2, 2022

The first human case of monkeypox was recorded in 1970. The first human case of monkeypox was recorded in 1970. Overview of the U.S. Monkeypox Outbreak Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by infection with the monkeypox virus. Monkeypox virus is part of the same family of viruses as variola virus, the virus that causes smallpox.

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Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

This post launches a new Digital Symposium: Supreme Court Preview: Key Health Law Issues for the 2024 Term , guest edited by Cary Franklin , Professor of Law, McDonald/Wright Chair of Law, and Faculty Director of the Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy and the Williams Institute at UCLA Law; and Lindsay F.

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