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?

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HIPAA Due Diligence Compliance Fraud 132

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 Compliance Medicare Medicare 95

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

HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 26, 2022

According to RIPTA, those individuals were insured by UnitedHealthcare, RIPTA’s previous health insurance provider. Morelli alleges she has been a victim of fraud and has had unauthorized charges on her credit cards and withdrawals from her bank account.

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HIPAA Fraud Health Insurance 103

MedTrainer

JANUARY 12, 2024

The adoption of electronic health records (EHRs), telemedicine , and data analytics has brought about new challenges and opportunities. Compliance in healthcare began to encompass billing, fraud, and abuse prevention. Compliance efforts shifted toward protecting patient information.

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 27, 2023

The stolen information included names, addresses, email addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, government identification ID numbers, driver’s license numbers, payment/financial institution information, health insurance providers, medical treatment information, medical diagnoses, medications, medical images, and lab test results.

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Ransomware Fraud Licensing Health Insurance 52

Total HIPAA

OCTOBER 28, 2019

A newsletter on the importance of importance of HIPAA logging requirements states this: 1. A federal grand jury indicted a former MedStar Ambulance paramedic on counts of identity theft and fraud. He altered patient records as part of a scheme to steal narcotics from a local hospital from January 2013 to May 2015.

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HIPAA Compliance Fraud Hospitals 52