Compliancy Group

JANUARY 24, 2022

When a covered entity or business associate makes the HIPAA Wall of Shame for a significant breach or violation, it often results in huge fines. In some cases, the breaches and resulting fines resulted from organizations knowingly violating HIPAA regulations and just hoping they wouldn’t get caught.

HIPAA 52

HIPAA Due Diligence Compliance Health Insurance 52

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. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights (OCR) published an updated memo on online tracking technology. These pages often contain or link to personal health information (PHI), making the security and privacy stakes exceptionally high.

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. 2) Privacy takes priority for APIs in healthcare.

Due Diligence 98

Due Diligence Health Insurance HIPAA Governance 98

MedTrainer

AUGUST 2, 2023

It should also comply with relevant regulations — such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) — to ensure the protection of sensitive provider and patient information.

Malpractice 97

Malpractice Compliance Licensing Due Diligence 97

Health Care Law Brief

JUNE 5, 2023

In 2013, Jelly Bean contracted with the Florida Health Kids Corporation (“ FHKC ”)—a state-created entity that offers health and dental insurance for Florida children—to create, host, and maintain HealthyKids.org, where, in part, parents and others could apply for state Medicaid insurance coverage for eligible children.

Fraud 52

Fraud Due Diligence Medicaid Medicaid 52

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

Hall Render

JANUARY 11, 2023

FTC’s Health Breach Notification Rule – The FTC’s Health Breach Notification Rule requires a vendor of a personal health record (“PHR”), a PHR-related entity and their third-party service providers to provide notifications to consumers, the FTC, and, in some cases, the media, following a breach of personal health record information.

Compliance 40

Compliance HIPAA FDA Due Diligence 40

HIPAA Journal

MAY 29, 2023

It has been 27 years since President Clinton signed the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) into law, but compliance is still proving a challenge for many HIPAA-regulated entities. The average HIPAA penalty has fallen from $2.6 reduction in total penalties compared to 2018, falling from $28.7

HIPAA 105

HIPAA Compliance Due Diligence COVID-19 105

HIPAA Journal

APRIL 15, 2023

How to become HIPAA compliant is one of the biggest challenges for many businesses operating in the healthcare and health insurance industries. What is HIPAA Compliance? What is HIPAA Compliance? Not every business operating in the healthcare and health insurance industries is required to become HIPAA compliant.

HIPAA 74

HIPAA Compliance Due Diligence Elder Abuse 74