Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights rule regarding the use of online tracking tools is at odds with existing HIPAA rules and could cause meaningful harm to patients and public health. "Should requirements of such a duty be based on the sensitivity of collected data?"

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 31, 2022

To best answer the question what is a HIPAA violation, it is necessary to explain what HIPAA is, who it applies to, and what constitutes a violation; for although most people believe they know what a HIPAA compliance violation is, evidence suggests otherwise. What is HIPAA and Who Does It Apply To?

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AIHC

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

This article addresses how these privacy rights extend beyond rules designated under HIPAA and States passing rules banning unauthorized pelvic exams. These revisions resulted from recent articles, media reports, and concerns from nurses, some physicians, and medical students opposing these exams. [3],[4]

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 24, 2022

Penalties for HIPAA violations can be issued by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and state attorneys general. In addition to financial penalties, covered entities are required to adopt a corrective action plan to bring policies and procedures up to the standards demanded by HIPAA. .

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 18, 2022

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights has sent a warning to healthcare providers about the importance of compliance with the HIPAA Right of Access with the announcement that a further 11 financial penalties for HIPAA-covered entities that have failed to provide patients with timely access to their medical records.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 14, 2024

It's fully HIPAA-compliant, ensuring patient privacy, and is built on a user-friendly platform developed in partnership with Healow. Now, as we move forward post-pandemic, patients are expecting even more convenience and flexibility in how they access care. We are also bringing back the house call.

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Healthcare It News

APRIL 19, 2023

" For example, when a telephone encounter is created, the assigned nurse will be able to use the AI tool to create a response based on the patient's message. The nurse reviews the choices, and then selects the response and adds it to the record with a single click.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 18, 2020

The HHS Office for Civil Rights announced on Tuesday that during the coronavirus pandemic it will use discretion when enforcing HIPAA-compliance for telehealth communications tools. " Wherever possible, providers should use telehealth tools from vendors that are HIPAA compliant and will enter into business-associate agreements, said OCR.

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 31, 2022

HIPAA was enacted several years before social media networks such as Facebook and Instagram existed, so there are no specific HIPAA compliance rules for social media. There are many benefits to be gained from using social media if your organization is a HIPAA Covered Entity or Business Associate.

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HIPAA Journal

MAY 19, 2023

The issue with answering the question is Qualtrics HIPAA compliant is that, although the “experience management” platform appears to support HIPAA compliance, configuring and using the platform in a HIPAA compliant manner looks more complicated than some Covered Entities will be comfortable with.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ( HIPAA ) is a federal law that safeguards sensitive patient health information (PHI) from being disclosed. Up to now, HIPAA-compliant data security and generative AI haven’t gone hand-in-hand as AI is trained on large datasets centrally and often by third parties.

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Generally, HIPAA compliance for nurses is considered to mean adhering to policies and procedures developed by an organization’s HIPAA Privacy Officer and applying the best practices of security awareness training provided by an organization’s HIPAA Security Officer.

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 15, 2022

A former nurse employed by the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, NY, has been sentenced to 37 months in prison for tampering with and stealing controlled medications intended for cancer patients. Mulvey, 30, of Grand Island, NY, worked as a registered nurse at Roswell Park between February 2018 and June 2018.

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HIPAA Journal

MAY 18, 2023

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights is the main enforcer of HIPAA compliance; however, state Attorneys General also play a role in enforcing compliance with the Rules of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). million individuals and for delayed breach notifications.

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Compliancy Group

MAY 16, 2022

One main focus of HIPAA regulations is ensuring the privacy of the protected health information (PHI) of patients. Does talking about a patient violate HIPAA? Does Talking About a Patient Violate HIPAA? As we’ve already said, maintaining the privacy of PHI is one of the key requirements of HIPAA Rules and Regulations.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 2, 2023

The settlements pursued by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) are for egregious violations of HIPAA Rules. Settlements are also pursued to highlight common HIPAA violations to raise awareness of the need to comply with specific aspects of HIPAA Rules. Are Data Breaches HIPAA Violations?

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HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 28, 2023

When determining if telling a story about a patient is a HIPAA violation, it is necessary to take into account who is telling the story, why the story is being told, and what information about the patient is revealed in the story. One of the objectives of the Privacy Rule is to protect patient privacy.

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Compliancy Group

JULY 18, 2022

Demonstrating their continued focus on right of access violations, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced 11 settlements and one HIPAA fine for medical practices across a wide variety of specialties. Employee misunderstanding of HIPAA right of access. × HIPAA Compliance Simplified.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

“The Caregility technology offered a HIPAA-compliant, two-way, audio/video solution,” said Tracey Kopenhaver, RN, eICU and cardiac ICU operations manager at Geisinger. In the case of the step-down units, Geisinger wanted to be able to connect that staff to its eICU nurses and physicians for added support. MARKETPLACE.

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HIPAA Journal

MAY 30, 2023

Patients attacked nurses and other healthcare professionals and their bites, kicks, punches, and other assaults resulted in staff members sustaining serious injuries. The post Ohio Hospital Exposed Nurses and Other Staff to Workplace Violence appeared first on HIPAA Journal.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 27, 2024

The healthcare sector has been a prime target for cyberattacks and data breaches over the last several years, which makes compliance with the Health Insurance Accountability and Portability Act (HIPAA) all the more important. Worse still, these breaches result in non-compliance with the guidelines established by HIPAA.

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Avalon Healthcare has agreed to settle alleged violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and state laws with the Oregon and Utah Attorneys General that were uncovered during an investigation of a 2019 breach of the personal and protected health information of 14,500 of its employees and patients.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Just before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, CarDon & Associates, which operates 20 senior housing/skilled nursing communities in the Midwest, was exploring different ideas to give its staff time back, improve resident outcomes and reduce rehospitalizations. THE PROBLEM. " Brandy Armstrong, RN, CarDon & Associates. MARKETPLACE.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 30, 2020

“In mid-March 2020, it became quite apparent that VIM was going to need to pause in-person visits to the Bend clinic,” said Jennifer Fuller, RN, clinic nurse manager at Volunteers in Medicine’s Clinic of the Cascades. With InfoStructure technology the nurses were able to use a mobile app called SNAPmobile.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Restrictions should follow HIPAA guidelines and any regional privacy regulations. Healthcare services must ensure all users — including doctors, nurses, technicians and the patients themselves — understand a few security best practices. AI Threat Detection More sophisticated cybersecurity strategies may be necessary.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 22, 2024

The duration of HIPAA training varies depending on the specific needs and roles of the individuals being trained, but for healthcare staff undergoing annual HIPAA refresher training, it typically takes about 90 minutes to complete. A typical HIPAA training course covers essential topics to ensure compliance with HIPAA regulations.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 11, 2020

" Nurses can complete patient intake through the EHR and then initiate a so-called virtual handoff to practitioners. "When you introduce rapid change, that potential goes up rapidly," he said. ON THE RECORD.

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 19, 2024

" "These solutions offer a robust governance model tailored for enterprise software factories and come with compliance designations like SOC2, HIPAA, and more. As a result, healthcare providers will find it increasingly challenging for nursing manpower to keep pace with the demand growth."

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Compliancy Group

DECEMBER 10, 2024

In early December of 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced it has issued a $548,625 civil monetary penalty (CMP) against Childrens Hospital Colorado (CHC), for the latters HIPAA compliance trip-ups: violations of the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules.

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HIPAA Journal

JUNE 26, 2023

HIPAA enforcement discretion occurs when the Secretary for Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the Department will exercise discretion in the enforcement of HIPAA Rules. Typically, Notices of Enforcement Discretion last between 72 hours and 60 days, are state or region-specific and apply to specific provisions of the HIPAA Rules.

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Healthcare It News

MAY 13, 2024

"We're back to the documentation methods that we moved away from 20 years ago," said Gavin Rice, an imaging professional at Saint Francis Hospital in Milwaukee and a member of the Wisconsin Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals, ABC's WISN reported Friday.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 31, 2020

To facilitate the patient sessions, the center set up a couple of rooms with televisions, computers, webcams and so forth to conduct HIPAA-compliant Zoom and Vee-See sessions with the newly contracted physicians. This setup has worked well for the mental health center over the last few years. To read this special report, click here.

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Healthcare It News

JANUARY 3, 2023

" The company says the HIPAA-compliant system can help patients avoid the skyrocketing costs of assisted living and in-home care and help address caregiver shortages, and claims the virtual caregiver offers better oversight and care coordination. "It's kind of like an extra person in the house. It's kind of like company."

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 12, 2021

"We have additionally implemented a process wherein our nurses who conduct home visits for our most high-risk patients bring tablet technology to their bedside in their home and help them navigate through their telehealth visit," she noted. "Both vendors are HIPAA-compliant and work with healthcare providers nationally.

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HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

HIPAA Journal is conducting interviews with healthcare professionals to find out more about their compliance journeys, how the HIPAA Rules have affected their working lives, and the successes of HIPAA compliance and the challenges they have faced. Tell HIPAA Journal readers about your career in the healthcare industry.

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HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 22, 2022

In July, 25 data breaches of 10,000 or more records were reported, 15 of which occurred at business associates of HIPAA-covered entities. Cyberattacks on business associates can affect many different HIPAA-covered entities, as was the case with the PFC breach, which affected 657 HIPAA-covered entities. Covered Entity.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

” The only HIPAA-compliant vendor Upstate had immediate access to and currently was using was WebEx. This allowed providers and staff to call into COVID-19 rooms from the nursing station. Also, WebEx facilitated HIPAA-compliant video chats with more than two attendees. Visitors are not allowed in the hospital.).

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