HIPAA Journal

MAY 18, 2023

That information related to patients who had received healthcare services between March 2012 and November 2022. The information exposed included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, health insurance information, diagnoses/conditions, medications, test results, and procedure information.

Ransomware 70

Ransomware Fraud HIPAA Health Insurance 70

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 17, 2023

News In a blog post, ONC highlighted trends in patient access to electronic health information. Though this is a significant increase from 2012, numbers haven’t budged much since 2015. New York City HIE entity Healthix chose CLEAR identity verification technology for its My Health Record NY portal.

Hospitals 92

Hospitals Nurses Compliance Regulatory Compliance 92

Health Populi

JANUARY 22, 2020

Together, these three factors erode workers’ confidence in jobs and their personal household economies and financial health. The second chart comes from the study, quantifying global citizens’ trust levels by industry sector since 2012. Technology was the only industry whose trust-equity fell in the year.

Public Health 104

Public Health Health Insurance Nurses Governance 104

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Health Populi’s Hot Points: What Senator Paul Wellstone advocated for and knew way back in 2000 was that mental health is just part of health, and needed to be embedded into primary care and the U.S. health care system in terms of workflow and payment parity. Paul died in a plane crash in 2002.

COVID-19 131

COVID-19 Health Insurance Hospitals Public Health 131

Health Populi

OCTOBER 8, 2020

who benefits from health insurance at the workplace, the annual family premium will average $21,342 this year, according to the 2020 Employer Health Benefits Survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation. Workers receiving health insurance through their jobs have seen their portfolio of benefits changing over the years.

Health Insurance 173

Health Insurance COVID-19 Telemedicine Public Health 173

The Health Law Firm

JUNE 28, 2012

New information is available regarding the Office for Civil Rights’ (OCR) initial round of mandated audits of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) covered entities. Initial HIPAA Audits Began November 2011.

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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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HIPAA Compliance Medicare Medicare 95

The Health Law Firm

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law. On October 22, 2012, a former Florida Hospital employee admitted to stealing patient information that was used to target customers for lawyers and chiropractors, according to a number of sources. By Lance O. Leider, J.D., and George F. Indest III, J.D.,

Hospitals 40

Hospitals Health Insurance HIPAA 40

Health Populi

AUGUST 8, 2018

The first chart shows consumers’ concerns about health care expenses over time, comparing perceptions in 2009 and 2017. By 2017, just under one-half of Americans were concerned about healthcare and health insurance costs, and 34% concerned about routing medical expenses.

Health Insurance 81

Health Insurance Hospitals Doctors 81

Health Populi

APRIL 24, 2018

Otherwise, the news is negative across the remaining four segments: consumer health is the second most-trusted segment, by 56% of Americans, but dropped by 7 percentage points from 2017. Biotech is roughly tied for second place with consumer health, dropping also by 7 points. But you may be asking, “What happened in Colombia?

Health Insurance 74

Health Insurance Fraud Hospitals Doctors 74

The Health Law Firm

MAY 9, 2012

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has reached a settlement with Phoenix Cardiac Surgery (PCS) over alleged Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ( HIPAA ) violations. Indest III, J.D.,

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HIPAA Health Insurance 40

HIPAA Journal

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

It is often referred to as the “right to know” law and was revised in 2012 to align with the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals. According to OSHA’s requirements for hazard communication, employers must establish a written hazard communication program for the workplace. What does OSHA Do?

Compliance 52

Compliance Health Insurance HIPAA 52

Hall Render

AUGUST 10, 2023

This new Final Rule counts days of patients who receive from the demonstration (1) health insurance that covers inpatient hospital services or (2) premium assistance that covers 100 percent of the premium cost to the patient, which the patient uses to buy health insurance that covers inpatient hospital services.

Hospitals 40

Hospitals Medicare Medicare Medicaid 40

The Digital Health Corner

JULY 17, 2017

In fact, low health literacy is related to higher mortality rates. In a post I wrote here in 2012, I discussed some of the implications of low health literacy. The use of blockchain in healthcare has been discussed for a number of years.

US Department of Health and Human Services 122

US Department of Health and Human Services Electronic Medical Records Hospitals Health Insurance 122

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

This year, transparency and health literacy challenges top the findings. When the three in ten folks do shop, four in ten people used the internet or mobile apps to do so — a dramatic increase from 2012. Shopping is most commonly done among Millennials, one-half of whom shop for health care services.

Doctors 89

Doctors Nurses Hospitals Health Insurance 89

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

Remember that health insurers rank very low on consumer experience compared with retailers and grocers. Contemporary health engagement for patients in the U.S. PwC offers five pillars for healthcare stakeholders to build on to improve experience, including: Convenience.

Health Insurance 100

Health Insurance Health Outcomes Governance Compliance 100

Health Populi

AUGUST 5, 2019

Power,” your mind probably imagines reviews of automotive performance, retail shopping experiences, or perhaps even health insurance plan customer service. Expanding its report-card role in the health ecosystem. That is, mental health issues. health care system. When you think “J.D.

Telemedicine 81

Telemedicine Doctors Medicaid Medicaid 81

Bill of Health

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Health insurance and property insurance. Lack of insurance makes everything dreadful. Autonomy and insurance help you through a lot of crises. I had great health insurance as a federal employee. And I had an umbrella on my insurance policy to handle extra damages. I had health insurance.

Health Insurance 157

Health Insurance Bioethics Doctors Hospitals 157

The Digital Health Corner

APRIL 28, 2017

It is interesting to note that a 2012 report by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation on this topic concluded that hospital consolidation increases healthcare costs and that physician-hospital consolidation has neither improved quality of care or reduced costs.

Hospitals 60

Hospitals ACA Patient Satisfaction Payment Systems 60

New Jersey Healthcare Blog

JANUARY 12, 2022

1791(c), the Department of Human Services, Division of Aging Services, Office of the State Health Insurance for the Aged and Disabled, readopted a rule regarding the Senior Gold Prescription Program Manual. On October 18, 2021, at 53 N.J.R. See readopted N.J.A.C. On October 18, 2021, at 53 N.J.R. On November 1, 2021, at 53 N.J.R.

Licensing 40

Licensing Medicaid Medicaid Nurses 40

Health Populi

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

where workers have traded off wage growth for health care cost growth in companies that have covered health insurance. Job growth in the expanding gig economy has been, statistically, impressive — but those jobs largely aren’t accompanied by benefit packages and, especially, health insurance coverage.

Health Insurance 96

Health Insurance Doctors Governance Hospitals 96

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).

HIPAA 93

HIPAA Compliance Ransomware Hospitals 93

Health Populi

OCTOBER 8, 2019

In “Waste in the US Health Care System,” a team from Humana and the Univrsity of Pittsburgh recalibrated the previous finding of 30% of wasted spending to the 25%, which equates to a waste-range of $760 bn to $935 bn. That’s the Holy Grail and vision in my book, HealthConsuming: From Health Consumer to Health Citizen.

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Prescription Drug Pricing Medicare Medicare ACA 104

Redox

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Many of us have experienced a prior authorization (PA) process – when a doctor requests approval from a health insurance company before providing a medical service or treatment. Approval indicates the insurer will pay when they get the bill. What is prior authorization?

Health Insurance 59

Health Insurance Doctors Governance Hospitals 59

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

Kaiser Health News

APRIL 8, 2022

” Drug spending by the state for its Medicaid , prison, state hospital, and other programs had been climbing 20% a year since 2012, so the first-term Democrat issued an executive order requiring California to make its own generic drugs and forge partnerships with counties and other states to buy drugs in bulk. But on Jan.

Medicaid 91

Medicaid Medicaid Health Insurance COVID-19 91

Health Law Gurus

JUNE 12, 2019

Important ethical considerations play into new uses of health data including what data to collect, how to use it, when and how to intervene, and how to monitor the efficacy and execution of predictive analytics. The healthcare industry can learn lessons from other industries as they traveled this path.

Department of Veterans Affairs 52

Department of Veterans Affairs Telemedicine Hospitals Doctors 52

Kaiser Health News

JULY 11, 2023

Last month, another study in Health Affairs reported substantial growth in nonprofit hospitals’ operating profits and cash reserves from 2012 to 2019 “but no corresponding increase in charity care.” in charity care, while for-profit hospitals provided $3.80.

Hospitals 66

Hospitals Medicaid Medicaid Medical Billing 66

Kaiser Health News

JUNE 29, 2022

AHIP, which represents the health insurance industry, released a statement that said Medicare Advantage plans “deliver better service, access to care, and value for nearly 30 million seniors and people with disabilities and for American taxpayers.” Cathy Rodgers (R-Wash.)

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Medicare Medicare Governance Overpayments 104

Kaiser Health News

AUGUST 12, 2022

The giant health care, climate, and tax bill expected to pass the House on Friday and be sent to the president for his signature won’t be as sweeping as the Democrats who wrote it had hoped, but it would help millions of Americans better afford their prescription drugs and health insurance. According to KFF, 1.5

Medicare 88

Medicare Medicare Prescription Drug Pricing Governance 88

Health Populi

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

They fought to erode key elements embedded in the law meant to protect health consumers’ rights: among them, health promotion, disease prevention, and public health; and the assurance that sick people would be covered by health insurance plans without prejudice. The fact is that most U.S.

Medicaid 76

Medicaid Medicaid Health Insurance ACA 76

Kaiser Health News

JANUARY 12, 2023

Finally this week, but not least, there’s also news on the health insurance coverage front. 15, officials at the Department of Health and Human Services this week reported that enrollment is already up 13% from last year to almost 16 million people, including about 3.1 million people who are new enrollees.

US Department of Health and Human Services 52

US Department of Health and Human Services FDA Medicare Medicare 52

Drug & Device Law

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

IMS Health Inc. , 2012); Amarin Pharma, Inc. First, such communications may now be directed to any health care provider – not just health insurers seeking to determine whether an off-label use should be covered, as was previously the case. E.g. , Sorrell v. 552 (2011); Thompson v. 357 (2002); United States v.

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FDA Health Insurance Nurses Medicare 64