HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 21, 2022

There are – and always have been – gaps in HIPAA and, after more than a quarter of a century, some have yet to be addressed. Most of the gaps in HIPAA are attributable to omissions from the original Act, provisions of HIPAA and HITECH that have never been enacted, and the increasing use of technology in healthcare.

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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 Compliance Health Insurance Governance 85

HIPAA Journal

JUNE 28, 2022

GAO explained in its report that between 2015 and 2021, the number of individuals affected by healthcare data breaches at healthcare providers, health plans, healthcare clearinghouses, and business associates of those entities has ranged from 5 million to 113 million each year.

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 23, 2022

It has been another bad year for healthcare data breaches, with some of the biggest HIPAA breaches of 2022 resulting in the impermissible disclosure of well over a million records. That’s more than any other year to date apart from 2015 when Anthem Inc reported its 78.8 The Biggest HIPAA Breaches of 2022. Million Records.

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HIPAA Ransomware Health Insurance Compliance 79

Compliancy Group

JANUARY 25, 2022

With at least six weeks before final numbers are in, the Department of Health and Human Services HIPAA Breach Reporting Tool website is reporting 713 major healthcare data breaches in 2021, an increase of more than 7.5 Protected health information (PHI) from more than 45.7 Protected health information (PHI) from more than 45.7

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HIPAA Ransomware Governance Fraud 98

Health Law Advisor

APRIL 13, 2022

With respect to its request for comment on sharing of civil monetary penalties and settlements, OCR explained: [ t]he RFI also will help OCR consider ways to share funds collected through enforcement with individuals who are harmed by violations of the HIPAA Rules.”. Sharing Funds with Individuals Harmed Due to HIPAA Violation.

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HIPAA Health Insurance Compliance 52

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). However, your organization should not address only “HIPAA” or only “HITECH”. What is “HITECH”?

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HIPAA Compliance Governance Health Insurance 59

HIPAA Journal

APRIL 5, 2024

Premera, Excellus, and Community Health Systems, CareFirst conducted a review of its systems which reviewed there had been unauthorized access to one of its databases. The post Contract Class Certified in CareFirst Data Breach Lawsuit 9 Years After Legal Action was Initiated appeared first on HIPAA Journal.

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Fraud HIPAA Health Insurance Compliance 65

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). However, your organization should not address only “HIPAA” or only “HITECH”. What is “HITECH”?

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HIPAA Compliance Governance Health Insurance 52

Total HIPAA

OCTOBER 28, 2019

A newsletter on the importance of importance of HIPAA logging requirements states this: 1. He altered patient records as part of a scheme to steal narcotics from a local hospital from January 2013 to May 2015. What HIPAA Security Rule Mandates. You can follow a HIPAA audit log template for your records.

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HIPAA Compliance Fraud Hospitals 52

Health Care Law Brief

MAY 6, 2022

HHS seeks this information to be better informed when making determinations regarding fines, audits, and remedies after a potential violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) Security Rule.

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HIPAA Health Insurance Compliance 52

HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 24, 2023

For the first time since 2015, there was a year-over-year decline in the number of data breaches reported to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR), albeit only by 1.13% with 707 data breaches of 500 or more records reported. There is also a risk of financial penalties from regulators.

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Ransomware HIPAA Hospitals Fraud 113

Med-Net Compliance

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) produced a new video on recognized security practices for organizations covered under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Rules. Where to find more information about recognized security practices.

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US Department of Health and Human Services HIPAA Health Insurance 59

Health Law RX

APRIL 18, 2022

Covered entities and business associates subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) have the chance to provide input on two amendments to the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 (“HITECH Act”).

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HIPAA Health Insurance Compliance 52

SQA

JUNE 10, 2021

There are 11 regulatory projects for the medical devices’ field: Implementation of the National Implant Registry (RNI) in Brazil’s public and private health services. Commission in March 2015 after the publication, in December 2014, of the Q3D Guideline on Elemental Impurities (EI) by the International Council for Harmonization (ICH).

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FDA COVID-19 COVID-19 Vaccine Compliance 52

Hall Render

DECEMBER 29, 2023

hospitals for maternity care UMass Memorial Medical Center to reinstate caregiver mask mandate Massachusetts health system sees over $17M FY ’23 profit Mass. system turns profit for 1st time in 4 years Mass.

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