HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

What is HIPAA? HIPAA is an acronym for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. When the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act was passed by Congress in 1996, the establishment of federal standards for safeguarding PHI was not one of the primary objectives.

HIPAA 88

HIPAA Fraud Health Insurance Medicaid 88

HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 19, 2023

These safeguards become even more demanding as consumers and government agencies call for increased transparency and access to personal data. Our industry has undergone several iterations of consumer data protection rules — starting in 1996 with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA ).

Health Outcomes 98

Health Outcomes Governance Healthcare information Technology Health Insurance 98

MedTrainer

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Advocate Health Care HIPAA Breach (2016) In August 2016, Advocate Health Care Network —one of the largest healthcare systems in Illinois—agreed to settle potential violations of Privacy and Security Rules for $5.55 This settlement was the largest HIPAA settlement at that time. Loss of reimbursements. Patient privacy.

Compliance 52

Compliance HIPAA Medicaid Medicaid 52

SQA

JUNE 10, 2021

The new regulation, RDC 478/2021 , repeals economic monitoring and reporting processes previously established under RDC 185/2006, and initially reduces the number of medical device types for which economic monitoring will be required. Health Canada – Biologics. The new regulation takes effect on 01 April 2021. 10 May 2021.

FDA 52

FDA COVID-19 COVID-19 Vaccine Compliance 52

HIPAA Journal

MARCH 17, 2023

Considering the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is now in its third decade, the Privacy Rule took effect 20 years ago, and compliance with the HIPAA Security Rule has been mandatory for 18 years, there have been relatively few financial penalties over the years, with just 130 imposed by OCR to resolve HIPAA violations.

HIPAA 85

HIPAA Compliance Health Insurance Governance 85