Electronic Medical Records Governance Health Insurance 
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
UPMC Central Pennsylvania, a hospital that in 2021 achieved Stage 7, the top of the HIMSS Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model, has been a leader in telemedicine, with more than two dozen robust virtual care programs. "This shows that it is being used by all types of patients," Saiyed noted.
HIPAA Journal
DECEMBER 1, 2022
That was the date when the health system shut down its network, which has remained offline for more than a week. Some systems are now back online and there is now limited access to its electronic medical record system and some other clinical applications.
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HIPAA Journal
JULY 5, 2022
The types of data in the files varied from individual to individual and may have included names, addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, treatment information, and/or health insurance information. A limited number of patients also had financial account information exposed.
HIT Consultant
APRIL 22, 2024
Since 1996, when the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) became law, there have been good advances in patient data interoperability, but as a whole, the industry has not embraced them. This drove the use of Electronic Health Record systems (EHRs) in acute care hospitals to 84 percent by 2015.
HIPAA Journal
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
The list of affected individuals has yet to be finalized, but Covenant Care California has confirmed that the incident involved the following information: name, date of birth, medical information, and/or health insurance information, including diagnosis or treatment information and/or claims and billing information.
HIPAA Journal
AUGUST 2, 2023
The files contained information such as names, birthdates, signatures, insurance details, contact information, government identification numbers including driver’s licenses and Social Security numbers, medical history/treatment information, and financial information.
HIPAA Journal
MARCH 6, 2023
Cedar Park, TX-based Dental Health Management Solutions (DHMS), a provider of dental services to the government/military and private patients has recently announced – via its legal counsel – that the protected health information of certain patients was exposed in a 2021 hacking incident.
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