MedTrainer

MARCH 30, 2024

Download our Credentialing Reality Worksheet to find out! Download Now Credentialing Software Drives Speedy Provider Enrollments Credentialing software offers several benefits that help credentialers speed up the provider enrollment process. How much are enrollment delays costing your organization?

Malpractice 98

Malpractice Licensing Medicaid Medicaid 98

MedTrainer

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

If the payer spots a known exclusion or out-of-date license, its a guaranteed denial. For credentialing professionals verifying licenses or exclusions one by one, continuous monitoring is nearly impossible. If a license validation, download license and add to your file. It doesnt take much for a claim to be denied.

Licensing 52

Licensing Compliance Hospitals 52

HIPAA Journal

JUNE 9, 2022

The forensic investigation found no evidence to suggest any of that information was viewed or downloaded, and no reports have been received of any instances of actual or attempted misuse of the data.

HIPAA 133

HIPAA Licensing Health Insurance Hospitals 133

Provider Trust

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Mendez, who was a physician assistant at CCI Therapy Counseling Centers International, was working with a suspended medical license. However, despite his suspended medical license, Mendez continued to treat patients at various mental health clinics in Brownsville, Harlingen, and Pharr, TX. How Often Should You Verify Employee Licenses?

Licensing 52

Licensing Fraud Medicaid Medicaid 52

MedTrainer

JANUARY 2, 2024

Transform hours of tasks into seconds with automated license verifications. MedTrainer automates DEA and select state verifications for professional provider licenses and board certifications. You no longer have to go from website to website, waiting for documents to download, reuploading, printing, and filing.

Licensing 52

Licensing 52

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

"Patients do not have to download an app and can just use their telephones. "We purchased additional equipment and licenses and trained all our staff," Manga recalled. However, staff learned that they first needed to upgrade their eCW system before they could work with healow. Twitter: @SiwickiHealthIT.

COVID-19 216

COVID-19 Telemedicine Governance Licensing 216

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 26, 2021

We found that this was excellent for certain scheduled clinic visits, but it required downloading multiple apps for the patient, which created a barrier." The experience for the patients and providers was seamless, without requiring another video app download. Still more challenges.

US Department of Health and Human Services 192

US Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 Hospitals Nurses 192

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Upstate broadened its license and provisioned all clinical areas with access, starting with clinicians. also was used for some simple, one-to-one visits, since it offered a free trial to providers and did not require the patient to download an app. Other solutions used to a lesser degree included Zoom and FaceTime; Doxy.me

Telemedicine 211

Telemedicine COVID-19 Patient Satisfaction HIPAA 211

HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 7, 2022

On August 5, 2022, Anthem discovered that an unauthorized individual had gained access to a database and downloaded files containing plan members’ protected health information, including names, addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, email addresses, Medicare ID numbers, and Medicaid ID numbers.

HIPAA 114

HIPAA Health Insurance Medicaid Medicaid 114

HIPAA Journal

APRIL 1, 2022

That information may have been ‘previewed’ by an unauthorized individual, although no evidence was found to suggest information had been accessed or downloaded. Between June 24, 2021, and July 2, 2021, emails and attachments in a Ciox Health employee’s email account were downloaded by an unauthorized individual.

Fraud 141

Fraud HIPAA Licensing Health Insurance 141

HIPAA Journal

MARCH 10, 2022

Individuals whose Social Security number, driver’s license, state identification number, or financial account information may have been involved have been offered complimentary credit monitoring services. The breach has been reported to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights as affecting up to 25,745 individuals.

Ransomware 140

Ransomware Licensing Health Insurance HIPAA 140

HIPAA Journal

APRIL 18, 2022

The types of information exposed included names, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, state-issued I.D. While unauthorized email account access was confirmed, it was not possible to tell if any emails or attachments in the accounts had been viewed or downloaded.

Licensing 129

Licensing HIPAA Health Insurance Hospitals 129

MedTrainer

MARCH 6, 2025

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Compliance 52

Compliance Licensing 52

HIPAA Journal

MARCH 1, 2022

Around 4 GB of data was uploaded to the leak site and the files contained a selection of data including scanned driver’s licenses, patient records, insurance billing information, and other PHI. La Posada said “a software virus” was downloaded onto its systems that prevented staff from accessing files and email.

Ransomware 145

Ransomware Licensing HIPAA Health Insurance 145

Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

"Patients will receive an automated welcome email from Propeller, and then Propeller ships sensors to the patient's address after they download the Propeller app on their smartphone or tablet and sign into their account." Twitter: @SiwickiHealthIT. Email the writer: bsiwicki@himss.org.

FDA 328

FDA Licensing Hospitals 328

MedTrainer

JULY 28, 2022

Every provider needs a DEA license verification. And probably leaves you wishing you had extra arms to manage all of the pieces you need as well as being on the DEA website and downloading license information. License documents automatically uploaded to provider profile. The Key Updates: Only requires 3 data points.

Licensing 98

Licensing HIPAA Nurses 98

HIPAA Journal

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

For patients, the affected information included name, address, email, phone number(s), birth date, Social Security number, driver’s license number, health insurance policy information, treatment information including radiographic images, medical record number, account number, and health conditions.

Licensing 107

Licensing Ransomware Health Insurance HIPAA 107

MedTrainer

JANUARY 3, 2024

Software can send reminders when a license is going to expire or when recredentialing is imminent. Reminders/Notifications Instantly see when licenses are expiring via automatic notifications starting 180 days from recredentialing. DEA and select state license verifications can be automatically completed and monitored.

Licensing 91

Licensing Governance Compliance 91

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 7, 2020

” The scalable telehealth system would lay the groundwork for “the new normal” in healthcare delivery without Lee Health having to juggle a multitude of vendors or constantly reevaluate licensing needs, Witenko added. The system is designed for flexibility and future growth, he said.

Hospitals 218

Hospitals Telemedicine COVID-19 Nurses 218

HIPAA Journal

JULY 3, 2024

The exposed data included names, addresses, dates of birth, medical information, health insurance information, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, passport numbers, payment card numbers/expiry dates, account numbers, routing numbers, and tax IDs. The hospital has yet to announce any cyberattack or data breach.

Ransomware 126

Ransomware Health Insurance Hospitals HIPAA 126

MedTrainer

JANUARY 7, 2025

Download Now How Technology Can Help Credentialing can be streamlined and simplified with a robust technology solution. Eliminating redundant manual tasks such as exclusions checks, license verification, and recredentialing reminders can spur major time savings. Establishing a routine helps to ensure consistency and accountability.

Compliance 52

Compliance Licensing 52

HIPAA Journal

MARCH 21, 2022

As previously reported on this site, JDC Healthcare Management detected malware within its IT network on or around August 9, 2021, with the forensic investigation into the security breach confirming the malware was downloaded onto its systems on July 27, 2021. Further information on the data breach has now been obtained.

Ransomware 111

Ransomware Licensing HIPAA Health Insurance 111

HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The compromised information included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers or state IDs, medical treatment information, and health insurance information. Mulkay said it has enhanced its technical safeguards to prevent similar incidents in the future.

Ransomware 114

Ransomware Licensing Health Insurance HIPAA 114

HIPAA Journal

MARCH 19, 2025

During the two months, it is possible that emails and attachments were downloaded from the account. On February 17, 2025, external cybersecurity experts confirmed that an unauthorized third party accessed the email account between November 13 and November 17, 2024, Emails and attachments may have been viewed or downloaded during that time.

Licensing 70

Licensing Telemedicine HIPAA Health Insurance 70

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The PII includes the name, date of birth, contact information (such as the address, telephone, and email), financial information (bank information), and government identifier (social security, driver’s license #).

HIPAA 124

HIPAA Licensing Doctors Nurses 124

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Since COVID-19 hit, this number has increased to more than 300 licensed telehealth providers. The distinct setup limited patients from being able to download other apps or programs on the device, but allowed them to fully engage in telehealth treatment sessions.” USING FCC AWARD FUNDS.

US Department of Health and Human Services 196

US Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 Licensing HIPAA 196

HIPAA Journal

MAY 17, 2022

A limited number of individuals have also had their Social Security numbers, driver’s license information, and/or financial account or credit card information exposed. The review of the files revealed they mostly contained protected health information such as names, addresses, medical information, and/or health insurance information.

Health Insurance 94

Health Insurance Licensing Ransomware HIPAA 94

HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Licensed Clinical Social Worker. For more information, download the full report here. Starting in May 2021, the percentage of spending on telehealth appears to stabilize at 4.5%, a level approximately 20 times higher compared to the pre-COVID era. The new baseline appears non-reactive to the emergence of new COVID-19 cases.

Fraud 98

Fraud COVID-19 Nurses Licensing 98

HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 7, 2022

In some cases, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, or financial account information, were also exposed. It was not possible to tell which emails in the account were accessed or if any emails or attachments were downloaded. Notification letters started to be sent to affected individuals on November 18, 2022.

COVID-19 Vaccine 103

COVID-19 Vaccine COVID-19 Department of Veterans Affairs Licensing 103

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 6, 2022

"Under the proposed plan, patients would download an app on their smartphone or other digital device and use it to request a virtual visit," Muro explained. We could have on-demand visits performed by physicians who were not in our geographic area but were licensed to provide that care."

Hospitals 193

Hospitals COVID-19 Telemedicine Licensing 193

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 3, 2021

"They designed new workflows, created training for patients and clinicians, and provided support for patients who were new to telehealth, and set up a team of volunteers to convert patient visits to video and support patients on the download of necessary applications."

COVID-19 211

COVID-19 Nurses Telemedicine Hospitals 211

HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

New York-Presbyterian Hospital has recently announced that unauthorized individuals gained access to one of its servers and attempted to download sensitive data. The security system detected the intrusion on September 8, 2022, and successfully blocked the attempted download.

Ransomware 81

Ransomware Health Insurance Fraud HIPAA 81

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 30, 2020

Patients do not need to download an app, access a patient portal or undergo a registration process. The tool can be downloaded at no cost and is available to the practice’s entire population of patients. The telehealth platform works without any software downloads for patients or providers. Teladoc Health.

COVID-19 218

COVID-19 Telemedicine Hospitals Doctors 218

MedTrainer

MAY 29, 2024

Download Now Three Steps To Speed up Insurance Provider Enrollment Credentialers can only work so fast on the tasks they control. License Verification: Automated license verification software now pulls the newest version right into the platform so credentialers aren’t required to log in, download, and re-upload each document.

Licensing 52

Licensing Hospitals 52

HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 27, 2023

The data potentially accessed included names, birth dates, Social Security numbers, financial information, driver’s license numbers, biometric information, diagnosis and treatment information, and health insurance information. UCHealth’s email, electronic health records, and internal files were not impacted.

Ransomware 107

Ransomware HIPAA Fraud Licensing 107

MedTrainer

JUNE 5, 2023

Now, effective June 27, 2023, all Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)-registered practitioners will need to complete a one-time, eight-hour training requirement for DEA licensing (every three years). Adding expiration dates to each document or license will automatically trigger reminder emails for both you and the provider.

Compliance 96

Compliance Licensing Nurses ADA 96

MedTrainer

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Download Now Exclusion Checks vs. Exclusion Monitoring Same concept, different strategy, different outcomes. Many organizations perform exclusion checks only at key moments when a provider is hired, during reaccreditation, or at the time of license renewal. Be ready for inspections from OSHA, OCR, CMS, and OIG.

Compliance 52

Compliance Malpractice Fraud Licensing 52