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Settlement Agreed with Florida Children’s Health Insurance Website Contractor to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

HIPAA Journal

FHKC is a state-created entity that offers health and dental insurance to children in Florida between the ages of 5 and 18. FHKC receives Medicaid funds and state funds for providing health insurance programs for children in Florida.

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What is a HIPAA Violation?

HIPAA Journal

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? Willful Neglect.

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Healthcare APIs: 3 Ways APIs Differ in Healthcare vs. Enterprise

HIT Consultant

million in 2021 and is expected to reach $390.9 million in five years— health IT developers need to take several facts into account while mapping out their API strategy. To contribute to and benefit from the healthcare API market—which is globally estimated to be worth $277.4 1) APIs in healthcare are more complex than in enterprise.

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The Devil may be in the Details of the Part II No Surprises Act IFR

Health Care Law Brief

The “ Requirements Related to Surprise Billing; Part II ” (the “Part II Rule”), published on October 7, 2021, is the second interim final rule (IFR) implementing the No Surprises Act, following a prior No Surprises Act IFR (the “ Part I Rule”) published on July 13, 2021. 55980 at 55984 (October 7, 2021). [3] 2] See 86 Fed.

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State of HIPAA – May 2023 Report

HIPAA Journal

It has been 27 years since President Clinton signed the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) into law, but compliance is still proving a challenge for many HIPAA-regulated entities. Risks must be assessed and remediations prioritized to ensure the risks that are most likely to be exploited are addressed first.

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Healthcare Remains Top Target in 2022 ITRC Breach Report

Compliancy Group

In 2021, 15 percent of the breaches tracked by ITRC affected healthcare companies. Cyberattacks continued to be criminals’ weapons of choice, with 1,595 breaches in 2022, a slight decrease from 1,613 in 2021, with drops year-over-year in the number of breaches attributed to phishing, ransomware, and malware.

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The Value of an Enterprise Active Data Archive Begins with Patient Safety

HIT Consultant

Government mandates were an impetus for change, starting with the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 to “promote the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology” (Office of Civil Rights (OCR), 2017).