Total HIPAA

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

This post aims to answer all of your HIPAA compliance questions. 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. What is HIPAA Compliance? Protected Health Information (PHI).

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 31, 2022

To best answer the question what is a HIPAA violation, it is necessary to explain what HIPAA is, who it applies to, and what constitutes a violation; for although most people believe they know what a HIPAA compliance violation is, evidence suggests otherwise. What is HIPAA and Who Does It Apply To? Other Types of HIPAA Law Violation.

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American Medical Compliance

JANUARY 9, 2024

When someone uses your personal information, such as your name, Social Security number, or Medicare number, to make false claims to Medicare and other health insurers without your consent, it is known as medical identity theft. To become certified, please visit us at: American Medical Compliance (AMC). trillion in 2015.

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Total HIPAA

MAY 31, 2023

HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) has evolved over the years to adapt to advancements in healthcare and technology. The 2013 HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule expanded its scope, and now the HIPAA Privacy Rule is set to change again in 2023. Consulting legal or compliance professionals can provide guidance.

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Compliancy Group

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Nearly every American knows about the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The first is covered entities – healthcare providers, health insurance companies, and healthcare clearinghouses. All three groups perform activities essential to protected health information (PHI) as defined by the law.

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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). 2022 New York EyeMed Vision Care $600,000 2.1

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 1, 2023

HIPAA Compliance Infographics. Milestones of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. The Cost of HIPAA Non-Compliance. Your report could help your employer fill a gap in their compliance efforts which – if left unfilled – may lead to further accidental violations with more serious consequences.

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Health Care Law Brief

JUNE 5, 2023

In 2013, Jelly Bean contracted with the Florida Health Kids Corporation (“ FHKC ”)—a state-created entity that offers health and dental insurance for Florida children—to create, host, and maintain HealthyKids.org, where, in part, parents and others could apply for state Medicaid insurance coverage for eligible children.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 2, 2022

The Health Insurance Accountability and Portability Act (HIPAA) introduced multiple HIPAA rights. The Rule was extended in the Final Omnibus Rule in 2013 to include Business Associate data breaches, and further changes are being considered in response to the Safe Harbor Act 2021.

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American Medical Compliance

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The HIPAA Regulations and Cybersecurity Training for Dental Healthcare Personnel course educates employees and management on how to be compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). To preserve the confidentiality and security of protected health information, they must also maintain HIPAA compliance.

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 27, 2025

HIPAA violation cases are compliance investigations that result from a data breach being notified to the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) or a privacy complaint being submitted to OCR via the complaints portal. Use the form on this page to arrange to receive your copy of the checklist.

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 4, 2024

In 1996, Congress passed the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ( HIPAA ) with the objective of reforming the health insurance industry. Compliance is required even when a business associate or subcontractor has “ no view access ” to Protected Health Information.

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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. The Omnibus Rule took effect on March 26, 2013. OCR HIPAA Fines 2020.

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Compliancy Group

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Marketing is essential to growing any business successfully, but when you work in regulated spaces such as healthcare, there are compliance considerations. Marketing companies do not need to sign Business Associates Agreements: As of 2013, the HIPAA Omnibus rule expanded HIPAA obligations to include business associates and subcontractors.

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Healthcare Law Blog

MAY 31, 2022

The FTC’s increasing interest in health information that sits outside of HHS/OCR’s reach is likely to only expand in light of health-related metaverse use cases. 2] “The Path to Interoperability,” The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (Sept. 1, 2021). [2]

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Total HIPAA

OCTOBER 28, 2019

He altered patient records as part of a scheme to steal narcotics from a local hospital from January 2013 to May 2015. How to Maintain Compliance with HIPAA. Keeping detailed logs is the first step toward HIPAA compliance. The post How to Stay HIPAA Compliant with Audit Logs appeared first on Total HIPAA Compliance.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 2, 2023

HIPAA compliance is about reducing risk to an appropriate and acceptable level. It is therefore important for HIPAA-covered entities to conduct regular HIPAA compliance reviews (this is required by the HIPAA law) to make sure HIPAA violations are discovered and corrected before they are identified by regulators.

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YouCompli

JUNE 14, 2023

This article considers the government’s increasing interest in patient rights in relationship to covered entities or business associates and what proactive compliance officers can do to fulfill those obligations through effective monitoring. The compliance program effectiveness for both parties will be scrutinized.

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Healthcare Law Blog

MARCH 25, 2022

Various smaller health insurance issuers have challenged the risk-adjustment program under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), alleging, among other things, that its underlying methodology favors larger insurers. Once the new rules were published, Vista Health Plan, Inc., at 15,432 ); and.

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Health Law RX

MARCH 27, 2023

BetterHelp allegedly disclosed this intake information to numerous third party advertising platforms, including Facebook, Snapchat, Pinterest, and Criteo, and used it to market their services from 2013–2020. Evaluate your compliance staffing needs. As is FTC practice, the settlement has a twenty-year term.

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Hall Render

MAY 3, 2022

OCR began this initiative “to support individuals’ right to timely access their health records at a reasonable cost under the HIPAA Privacy Rule.” OCR has highlighted in guidance its preference that individuals receive free or low-cost copies of their health information in order to promote access in a non-discriminatory manner.

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 24, 2023

The HHS OIG Exclusions List is a database of individuals and organizations that are prohibited from participating in federal health care programs. The policies, checks, and any self-disclosure reports should be documented to mitigate the risk of a penalty for non-compliance. What is the HHS OIG Exclusions List?

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 12, 2024

The key provisions of the HIPAA Omnibus Rule were: Make business associates of covered entities directly liable for HIPAA compliance. Strengthen the limitations on uses and disclosures of Protected Health Information. Expand individuals’ rights to restrict disclosures of Protected Health Information.

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SQA

JUNE 10, 2021

Implementation of regulatory requirements for the above device types had been set for 01 April 2021, but CDSCO cites the need for additional time to prepare for compliance in order to complete procedural work such as audits of facilities, query resolutions, and related issues. India – United States Department of Justice. 10 May 2021.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Noah Nasser, CEO, datma The healthcare industry is a wellspring of data, from electronic health records to data from wearables, health insurance claims, and a multitude of real-world data (RWD) points. He holds a B.S. from the University of California, San Diego in Molecular Biology.

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 15, 2023

How to become HIPAA compliant is one of the biggest challenges for many businesses operating in the healthcare and health insurance industries. Nonetheless, businesses who operate in these industries – and service providers that do business with them – must understand what HIPAA compliance entails and how to become HIPAA compliant.

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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.

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