Medisys Compliance

APRIL 24, 2024

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a federal law that safeguards the privacy of individuals’ health information, including mental health and substance abuse treatment records. Understanding and complying with HIPAA regulations is crucial for your practice. What is HIPAA?

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 23, 2024

The HHS Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) has issued a warning to the public about a fraud scheme that targets Medicare enrollees and involves them setting up monthly payments for medically unnecessary remote patient monitoring (RPN). billion is estimated to have been fraudulently billed to Medicare for urinary catheters.

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Medicare Medicare Fraud HIPAA 52

American Medical Compliance

APRIL 24, 2024

Digital technology has become increasingly integrated into healthcare services. This post introduces our comprehensive cybersecurity and HIPAA compliance training designed for healthcare personnel. What you will learn: HIPAA regulations Covered entities Administrative areas Breaches The HITECH Act Details Course length: 30 minutes.

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HIPAA Electronic Medical Records Compliance Health Insurance 52

HIPAA Journal

APRIL 22, 2024

Email accounts have been compromised at the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority and the Medical Home Network in Illinois. The post Email Accounts Compromised at UW Health and Medical Home Network appeared first on HIPAA Journal.

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 26, 2024

Providers and pharmacies in their various jurisdictions have reported catastrophic disruptions due to the extended outage and limited restoration of Change Healthcare’s services, and wholly inadequate responses from Change Healthcare and its payor partners.

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Ransomware HIPAA 88

MedTrainer

APRIL 22, 2024

Healthcare organizations rely on third-party vendors for myriad products and services – from biohazard disposal and cleaning to credentialing and durable medical equipment. The OIG released 11 pages of optional guidelines for ambulance suppliers and 20-plus pages for vendors who sell durable medical equipment(DME).

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Compliance HIPAA Licensing Fraud 52

HIPAA Journal

APRIL 23, 2024

March was a particularly bad month for healthcare data breaches with 93 branches of 500 or more records reported to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR), a 50% increase from February and a 41% year-over-year increase from March 2023. of all records compromised in March.

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