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?

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Our industry has undergone several iterations of consumer data protection rules — starting in 1996 with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA ). In 2009, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act , HITECH for short, became law, setting standards for electronic health records.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Here’s the latest arithmetic on American workers’ financial trade-off of wages for health care insurance coverage: in the ten years since 2009, family premiums have risen 54% and workers’ contribution to health care spending grew 71%. politics both at the Federal and State levels.

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AIHC

APRIL 10, 2024

Checklist for Individual & Small Group Practices Written by: Nancie Lee Cummins, CFE, CHA, CIFHA, OHCC, CHCM, CHCO, CORCM This article provides an overview of Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) and basic checklist of policies and procedures for compliance of smaller health care organizations.

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MedTrainer

MARCH 28, 2024

Healthcare Compliance Complexities The first healthcare compliance programs began in the early 20th century as a response to concerns about the quality of care provided by medical practitioners. Cons: May not be familiar with mandated reporting or may be apprehensive about reporting due to fear of retaliation. See MedTrainer in action.

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MedTrainer

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

A healthcare organization’s commitment to compliance is crucial — it’s about maintaining the integrity of medical practice, navigating the complexities of legal frameworks, and embracing ethical decision-making. It builds upon HIPAA, extending its privacy and security rules to electronic health records and health information technology.

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Health Law Advisor

APRIL 13, 2022

For this reason, OCR seeks input in the RFI about how to define harm and what bases should be used for deciding which injuries are compensable. Of note, many plaintiffs and courts have struggled with establishing harm resulting from privacy violations or data breach.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 8, 2018

Most Americans are healthcare cost-conscious, concerned about various kinds of healthcare expenses, data from McKinsey’s research has found presented in Healthcare consumerism 2018: An update on the journey. Personal and household concerns about healthcare costs is top-of-mind for U.S.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 8, 2018

It’s National Health IT Week in the US, so I’m kicking off the week with this post focused on how digital health can bolster economic development. As the only health economist in the family of the 2018 HIMSS Social Media Ambassadors, this is a voice through which I can uniquely speak. out of the Great Recession. GDP, in 2018.

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HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 21, 2022

The passage of HIPAA resulted in multiple benefits for the health insurance industry, the healthcare industry, and the people that they serve. For example, the Administrative Requirements (Part 162) helped reduce insurance fraud and accelerated eligibility inquiries, authorization requests, and claims processing.

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AIHC

APRIL 10, 2024

Checklist for Individual & Small Group Practices Written by: Nancie Lee Cummins, CFE, CHA, CIFHA, OHCC, CHCM, CHCO, CORCM This article provides an overview of Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) and basic checklist of policies and procedures for compliance of smaller health care organizations.

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AIHC

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The focus of this article is to “connect the dots” between Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA) and HITECH regarding privacy and security of electronically protected health information (ePHI). What about Artificial Intelligence? In 2020, the U.S.

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MedTrainer

JUNE 29, 2023

These regulations grant individuals control over their health information, regulate the sharing and disclosure of sensitive data, and empower patients to make informed decisions about their healthcare. Education ensures employees are well-informed about the specific rules and guidelines they need to follow in their daily operations.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Americans who have commercial health insurance (say, through an employer or union) are rarely thought to face barriers to receiving health care — in particular, primary care, that front line provider and on-ramp to the health care system.

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AIHC

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The focus of this article is to “connect the dots” between Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA) and HITECH regarding privacy and security of electronically protected health information (ePHI). What about Artificial Intelligence? In 2020, the U.S.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 28, 2020

About four in 10 people 50+ are interested in “purchasing” (the word used in the AARP survey) several digital health innovations: Communicating with a health care provider that you’ve taken a medication as prescribed. One-third of older people wouldn’t share their health data with any third party at all.

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 31, 2022

The evidence that there may be a misunderstanding about what a HIPAA violation is comes from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Enforcement Highlights web page. The web page is regularly updated with statistics relating to complaints about HIPAA violations, compliance reviews, and enforcement action.

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Health Populi

JULY 13, 2020

” The implementation of electronic health records, spurred on by the HITECH Act which was embedded in the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (aka the Stimulus Bill) resulted in lots of EHRs deployed in hospitals and doctor’s offices, with huge gaps in interoperability and data liquidity. .”

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Health Law RX

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Specifically, certain health apps may be subject to the Rule, and sharing covered information without an individual’s authorization may trigger the Rule’s breach notification requirements. The Health Breach Notification Rule. The Commission has reviewed comments but has not yet issued a notice of proposed rulemaking.

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C&M Health Law

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Without providing notice to users or obtaining their consent, GoodRx allegedly shared information with third-party advertising companies and platforms, which included potentially sensitive information on prescription medications and personal health conditions, in an effort to provide targeted advertisements to users.

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Jane Sarashon

MARCH 17, 2022

The Commonwealth Fund has tracked primary care access for many years, and over time has found the United States to lack the kind of primary care “backbone” that many wealthy nations have — whose health citizens also enjoy much better health outcomes that relate to easier access to health care.

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Total HIPAA

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

If you’re just learning about HIPAA compliance, or beginning the process of becoming HIPAA compliant, this article will guide you through the initial steps you must take to adhere to the law. The most important thing to remember about HIPAA compliance is that it is an ongoing process. HITECH Act (2009). What is HIPAA Compliance?

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HIPAA Journal

JUNE 28, 2022

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has recommended that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) establish a feedback mechanism to improve the effectiveness of its data breach reporting process. OCR is the main enforcer of compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

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MedTrainer

JANUARY 26, 2024

healthcare providers – health systems, hospitals and post-acute care facilities – must comply with 629 discrete regulatory requirements across nine domains. At the top of the list is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Automate policy acknowledgments and employee training tracking.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 28, 2022

Smaller companies that were raising large amounts of capital and feeling bullish about going up against the large incumbents may struggle to access capital and become prime acquisition targets for the incumbents. The US IPO market is coming off its slowest quarter since 2009 with continued deceleration throughout the second quarter.

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Health Law RX

JUNE 9, 2023

Background The HBNR was first implemented in 2009 in response to the anticipated proliferation of online personal health record (PHR) services — many of which are now defunct (e.g., Microsoft HealthVault) — that offered to store a user’s digital medical records.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Imagine taking hours to look at a patient’s historical record to see what previous visits were about and what treatments were given. About Dr. Kel Pults. Requests were made by phone, the records were retrieved and brought to the floor, and then they were picked up later in the day and returned to their filing location.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 27, 2018

employers offered health insurance to workers in 2017, EBRI reports in its latest Issue Brief. companies offered health insurance to their employees, up by 1.6 of employers offered health insurance, shown in the first bar chart (Figure 1 from the EBRI report). of employers offering insurance to workers.

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Hall Render

APRIL 26, 2024

health dept. Health care tech firm raises $100M in equity funding Inside Ascension’s maternal health work Only 2 Missouri Hospitals Got ‘D’ Ratings, Lowest in the State Ascension taps 2 hospital CEOs MU Health Care working to meet financial goals Missouri lawmakers again try to kick Planned Parenthood off Medicaid CHI Health St.

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 24, 2022

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 placed a number of requirements on HIPAA-covered entities to safeguard the Protected Health Information (PHI) of patients, and to strictly control when PHI can be divulged, and to whom. How does the Office for Civil Rights find out about HIPAA violations?

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

US flu hospitalization rate highest its been since 2009 swine flu pandemic, experts say. deal to combine with Summit Health. Rogers Behavioral Health opens first Colorado location in Arapahoe County. As RSV cases fill Colorado hospitals, health officials preparing for respiratory illness ‘trifecta’. MISSISSIPPI.

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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.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 9, 2023

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act was signed into law in 1996 and while there have been some significant HIPAA updates over the last two decades, the last set of major HIPAA updates occurred in 2013 with the introduction of the HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule. HIPAA Changes in 2023.

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Health Populi

MARCH 5, 2020

Seven in 10 Americans are concerned about the coronavirus outbreak’s impact on the economy, and 6 in 10 people worried about someone they love getting sick from COVID-19. Public health is a real “thing,” I’ve been tweeting and writing about since before the advent of COVID-19.

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