HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

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. What is HIPAA? What is HIPAA Title II?

HIPAA 88

HIPAA Fraud Health Insurance Medicaid 88

MedTrainer

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The breach occurred in 2013 when four unencrypted laptops containing the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of over 4 million patients were stolen from an Advocate Health administrative building. Details of the settlement indicate the submission of false claims to Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, and FECA programs.

Compliance 52

Compliance HIPAA Medicaid Medicaid 52

Kaiser Health News

JUNE 16, 2022

Ariane Buck, a young father in Arizona who sells health insurance, couldn’t make an appointment with his doctor for a dangerous intestinal infection because the office said he had outstanding bills. And they had retiree health insurance through Con Edison. The health system is not affiliated with KHN.).

US Department of Health and Human Services 145

US Department of Health and Human Services Medical Billing Hospitals Medicare 145

Health Populi

DECEMBER 6, 2018

believe that the Federal government should ensure that their fellow Americans, a new Gallup Poll found. This sentiment has been relatively stable since 2000 except for two big outlying years: a spike of 69% in 2006, and a low-point in 2003 of 42%. This asked people whether they would prefer a government-run health system.

Governance 71

Governance Medical Billing Medicaid Medicaid 71