The Health Law Firm

MARCH 1, 2018

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On February 26, 2018, a pediatric cardiologist was charged with wrongfully disclosing protected health information in Massachusetts federal court. Prosecutors alleged that in 2013, Dr. Eduardo Montaña disclosed patient data to representatives of Aegerion Pharmaceuticals.

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Health Populi

MARCH 17, 2019

a risk factor in two-thirds of bankruptcies filed between 2013 and 2016. That’s a sad fiscal fact, especially as more Americans gained access to health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, according to a study published this month in the American Journal of Public Health (AJPA). between 2013 and 2016.

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Healthcare It News

JUNE 3, 2022

Legal aid attorneys, patient advocates, and insurance agents say computer glitches are not as common today as they were in the several years after California’s 2013 launch of ACA coverage. Insurance agents can also bring lots of expertise to help resolve your problem. 3536 or www.healthconsumer.org ).

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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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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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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.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 2, 2024

Ten years ago here in Health Populi , I wrote about New Year’s Resolutions for Health and the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show. Then, one-third of consumers were keen to buy health tracking technology but most of those people were healthy, CTA’s research found. “Elevance Health, a health insurance company?

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 29, 2024

Healthfirst The New York health insurance provider, Healthfirst, has recently notified 6,836 of its 2 million members about unauthorized access to its member portal. Healthfirst, which provides health plans under the names Healthfirst PHSP, Inc., Healthfirst Health Plan, Inc.,

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The Health Law Firm

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The Health Insurance and Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules were amended by an Omnibus Final Rule published by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in January 2013. Indest III, J.D.,

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Note how health insurance, in particular, swelled as a component of family budgets more than housing, transportation, and college education. The table (Appendix: The Cost-of-Thriving Data) organizes the growing costs by household line item including housing, health insurance, transportation and college.

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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). Introduction to HIPAA “HIPAA” stands for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

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The Health Law Firm

JUNE 12, 2013

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) acknowledged the need for technical corrections to a ruling published as part of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) omnibus rule on January 23, 2013, according to a final rule published on the Federal Registrar.

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Health Populi

JUNE 1, 2018

I’ve mined Meeker’s report for several years here on Health Populi: 2017 – Digital healthcare at the inflection point, via Mary Meeker. 2015 – Musings with Mary Meeker on the digital/health nexus. 2013 – The role of internet technologies in reducing healthcare costs – Meeker inspirations.

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The Health Law Firm

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules were amended by an Omnibus Final Rule published by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in January 2013. Indest III, J.D.,

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The Health Law Firm

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The Health Insurance and Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules were amended by an Omnibus Final Rule published by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in January 2013. Indest III, J.D.,

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The Health Law Firm

MARCH 6, 2014

In an effort to do so, the agency is temporarily blocking several home health agencies (HHAs) and ground ambulance suppliers in fraud hot spots around the country from enrolling in and receiving reimbursements from Medicare, Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) programs.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 19, 2022

Diameter Health’s automated, scalable technology transforms high volumes of multi-source clinical data into an interoperable and flexible data asset that drives better health outcomes and greater efficiency.

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The Health Law Firm

JULY 23, 2013

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Shasta Regional Medical Center in Redding, California, has agreed to pay $275,000 to settle a federal investigation concerning alleged violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule. Indest III, J.D.,

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The Health Law Firm

MAY 31, 2013

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law, and George F. Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law. On April 8, 2013, a Los Angeles jury awarded $3.8 On April 8, 2013, a Los Angeles jury awarded $3.8 Anthem Blue Cross is a unit of the insurance giant WellPoint Inc. Smith, R.R.T., Indest III, J.D.,

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The Health Law Firm

JANUARY 29, 2013

With the popularity of electronic health records (EHRs), social media and everything in between, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released stronger rules and protections governing patient privacy. Click here to read the entire 563-page rule.

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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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Jane Sarashon

JUNE 5, 2023

Points well-taken, but my perspective through my own health economics lens has been that the more costs are borne by a patient, the more that person grows (or should grow) consumer-style “muscles.” family income — most recently pegged at around $70,000. mortality rate.

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C&M Health Law

MARCH 9, 2023

The Complaint alleges that in recognition of the amount of sensitive health information consumers provide, BetterHelp “repeatedly promised” to keep this information “private and use it only for non-advertising purposes such as to facilitate consumers’ therapy.”

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Start with tracking: nearly 80% of people tracked at least one health metric in 2019, but nearly one-half of that tracking was done in an analog, not digital way. What do health trackers track, then? ” How not-so-far we have come, right?

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Health Populi

JUNE 1, 2022

Note that this does not reflect prescription drug rebates, which made up about 26% of drug claims in 2021, Milliman noted, more than doubling from 2013). For my previous write-ups of the MMI, here are some links to check out… MMI 2021 The Cost of Health Care for a Family of 4 in America Will Reach $28,256 in 2021.

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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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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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Compliancy Group

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), which controls what and when patient information may be shared for marketing purposes, was enacted before the electronic age.

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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.

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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. A federal grand jury indicted a former MedStar Ambulance paramedic on counts of identity theft and fraud. This incident highlights just how important it is to maintain and regularly monitor detailed logs.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

One terrific example that clearly illustrates the opportunity to address these three pillars is the Kinsa Health School Program, described in the report. Kinsa Health began to market the first FDA-cleared smartphone-connected thermometer in 2013.

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CMS.gov

MARCH 6, 2013

Did you know that the United States spends more than $150 billion annually on health care administration, and for the average physician, two-thirds of a full time employee is needed to carry out billing and insurance related tasks? And please stop by our booth (#2868) in the exhibit hall.

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YouCompli

JUNE 14, 2023

In 2013, the HIPAA Omnibus Rule made the business associate subject to the HIPAA Security and Enforcement Rules and parts of the HIPAA Privacy and Breach Notification Rules. Members of a covered entity’s workforce are not business associates.

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Total HIPAA

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

HIPAA” is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. This federal regulation set standards for safeguarding Protected Health Information , or PHI. HIPAA is regulated by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR). The Omnibus Ruling (2013).

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 31, 2022

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) was introduced to simplify the administration of healthcare, eliminate wastage, prevent healthcare fraud, and ensure employees could maintain healthcare coverage between jobs. What is HIPAA and Who Does It Apply To?

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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. 8:121 to update references throughout the chapter to the Department of Health licensing authority. See readopted N.J.A.C.

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HIPAA Journal

MAY 30, 2023

MCNA), which also does business as MCNA Dental – a provider of dental benefits and services for state Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Programs – has recently reported a major data breach to the Maine Attorney General that has affected 8,923,662 individuals. Nascentia Health, Inc.

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