HIPAA Journal

JUNE 20, 2023

Securely sharing patient information is vital in the United States where healthcare organizations and their business associates are required to comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and state laws governing health information privacy.

Doctors 88

Doctors Due Diligence Telemedicine HIPAA 88

Total HIPAA

JULY 30, 2024

HIPAA Compliance and Online Tracking Technologies The U.S. The HIPAA Privacy Rule does not explicitly demand written authorization for tracking. Tracking technologies could inadvertently capture PHI, posing a risk of potential HIPAA violations [source]. What are User-Authenticated Web Pages? What are Unauthenticated Web Pages?

HIPAA 40

HIPAA Compliance Due Diligence Health Insurance 40

HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Patients’ health information, as industry experts have warned , is not protected by healthcare data privacy laws such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) once downloaded to a third-party app. As it is said, “you can have security without privacy, but you can’t have privacy without security.”.

Due Diligence 98

Due Diligence Health Insurance HIPAA Governance 98

Health Care Law Brief

JUNE 5, 2023

Government contractors, such as Jelly Bean, are expected “to do the due diligence to keep software applications updated and secure” to ensure the “safeguarding [of] patients’ medical and other personal information.” FHKC shut down its website’s application portal shortly thereafter.

Fraud 52

Fraud Due Diligence Medicaid Medicaid 52

HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is exercising its enforcement discretion to not impose penalties for noncompliance with HIPAA and the HITECH Act as it relates to “good faith” implementations of remote technologies used to provide telehealth. While the U.S. – Ongoing risk-based monitoring.

Due Diligence 52

Due Diligence HIPAA Compliance Governance 52

MedTrainer

AUGUST 2, 2023

Credentialing management helps organizations maintain compliance with regulatory standards set by accrediting bodies, government agencies, and industry regulators. Good credentialing management opens the door to a wide range of benefits at both the facility and organization levels: Compliance With Regulatory Standards.

Malpractice 97

Malpractice Compliance Licensing Due Diligence 97

HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Government mandates were an impetus for change, starting with the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 to “promote the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology” (Office of Civil Rights (OCR), 2017).

Due Diligence 98

Due Diligence Compliance HIPAA Nurses 98

AIHC

JUNE 6, 2023

Due-diligence is necessary to ensure their system has been tested, is compliant to government and payer standards and is affordable moving forward as AI evolves and our system or contract service with the company advances. Beware of new companies offering such services.

Compliance 59

Compliance Medical Billing HIPAA Due Diligence 59

AIHC

JUNE 6, 2023

Due-diligence is necessary to ensure their system has been tested, is compliant to government and payer standards and is affordable moving forward as AI evolves and our system or contract service with the company advances. Beware of new companies offering such services.

Compliance 52

Compliance Medical Billing HIPAA Due Diligence 52

MedTrainer

AUGUST 2, 2023

Insurance Reimbursement Insurance companies — along with government programs like Medicare and Medicaid — require providers to be credentialed to ensure they meet specific standards and qualifications. Selecting a credentialing provider takes a fair amount of due diligence; however, it’s time and energy that pay for themselves in short order.

Malpractice 52

Malpractice Due Diligence Compliance Licensing 52