HIPAA Journal

MARCH 2, 2022

HC3 said the HHS is unaware of any specific threats to the Health and Public Health (HPH) Sector; however, it is clear that allies on both sides of the conflict have cyber capabilities and there are fears that there could be cyberattacks on the HPH sector as a consequence of the conflict.

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

healthcare and public health (HPH) sector is one of the primary targets. Hospitals that are already under enormous pressure have experienced major disruptions, most of which have gone unnoticed to the public,” John Hultquist, Head of Mandiant Intelligence Analysis – Google Cloud, told the HIPAA Journal. “In

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HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 2, 2023

The health information network and interoperability provider, Health Gorilla, recently conducted a study that explored patients’ views on health information privacy and data sharing. Patients expressed a greater level of confidence in health data exchange facilitated by government-approved entities.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 24, 2022

14 of the 16 critical infrastructure sectors reported at least one ransomware attack, although the healthcare and public health sector was the worst affected, accounting for 148 of those attacks, followed by financial services with 89 attacks, and the information technology sector with 74.

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Hall Render

JULY 11, 2022

On June 29, 2022, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) in the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (“HHS”) released a notice and guidance on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) and the protection of patient information relating to reproductive health care (the “Notice”).

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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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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 Journal

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Warner sought feedback from healthcare industry stakeholders on the white paper, with the comment period officially coming to an end on December 1, 2022; however, since the white paper covers such important issues, the deadline has been extended. Greater support is required from the federal government for victims of cyberattacks.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Leigh Burchell, Vice President of Policy & Government Affairs, Allscripts. 6, 2022, the definition will expand to the electronic designated record set defined under HIPAA. Healthcare organizations can achieve and maintain compliance by following these six takeaways: 1. Core Data for Interoperability ( USCDI ) standard.

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Healthcare Law Blog

JUNE 20, 2022

In effect, a covered health care provider seeking to use audio or video communication technology to provide telehealth services during the public health emergency could do so with greater flexibility. Background of HIPAA. HIPAA does not mandate a specific method to complete this verification.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 8, 2022

The Department of Health and Human Services once again (for the ninth time) extended the public health emergency this past month , stretching it beyond mid-July. But sooner or later, that provision of the Public Health Service Act will draw to a close. State government executive orders.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 4, 2023

While Q4 2022 signaled the tail end of the digital health funding cycle, January and February funding numbers began to suggest that sector investment was slowly but surely inching back upwards. While this quarter exceeded both Q4 2022’s $2.7B and Q3 2022’s $2.2B valuation it floated back in September 2022.

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AIHC

JUNE 14, 2023

The question remains, how will the use of AI be regulated for health care use? We recommend watching the introduction video: [link] For healthcare HIPAA covered entities, NIST is likely a familiar organization to you. The initial draft of the AI RMF was published March 17, 2022 and a second draft on August 18, 2022.

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C&M Health Law

APRIL 28, 2023

On January 19, 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) published the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) for health information exchange.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 30, 2023

In 2022, for example, the combination of COVID-19, labor shortages, and inflation resulted in one of the worst financial years ever for U.S. If that sounds low, it’s because it is; multiple studies have found that enterprises spend anywhere from 10% to 20% of their IT budgets on security on average. Healthcare systems in the U.S.

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AIHC

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Your telehealth platform should be secure in accordance with several laws, including the: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA); Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH); and Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

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HIT Consultant

JULY 28, 2022

2022 ushered in Act III of the market’s latest transitionary period: The Post-Inflation Era. Act I: Pre-COVID (Pre-2020) Act II: Post-COVID (2020 – 2021) Act III: Post-Inflation (2022 – ?). The amount of investment going into Health IT is nearly half the Post-COVID peak, but still 27% higher than Pre-COVID levels.

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Compliancy Group

JUNE 13, 2022

On June 13, 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services issued guidance on HIPAA telehealth requirements, as these requirements pertain to audio-only telehealth services. Details of HIPAA guidelines for telehealth in a post-PHE world are provided below. HHS Issues HIPAA Audio-Only Telehealth Guidance, But Why Now?

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HIPAA & Health IT

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) finalized rules published in December of 2022 changing the requirements for handling SUD patient information governed by 45 CFR part 2 (Part 2).

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 16, 2024

The US Senate heard the weak excuses of the United Healthcare CEO who admitted Change Healthcare had not secured its Citrix systems with multifactor authentication (MFA) even though they had a written policy to do so, and that they failed to notify data breach victims by the HIPAA and state data breach law deadlines.

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Hall Render

JULY 22, 2022

Amazon to buy primary health-care provider One Medical for roughly $3.9 Covid-19 public health emergency extended in the US. Healthcare Merger and Acquisition Activity Generates $19B in Q2 2022. Lamont: Changing federal health guidelines hindered CT in pandemic. Elevance Health reports Q2 earnings.

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Compliancy Group

MAY 18, 2022

In March of 2022, President Biden signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2022. The Consolidated Appropriations Act 2022 wears many hats. trillion bill is a new law, the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022. Details of the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2022 are provided below. .

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 28, 2022

A new bill has been proposed by a bipartisan pair of senators that aims to improve the cybersecurity of the healthcare and public health (HPH) sector, in light of the recent warning from the White House about the increased threat of Russian cyber threats. In response to the warning, on Thursday, March 24, 2022, U.S.

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Compliancy Group

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

In March 2022, President Joe Biden signed the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (CIRCIA). One of these industries is healthcare and public health. . A request for information seeking public comment on the proposed rule was issued in September 2022. HIPAA and Cybersecurity.

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Compliancy Group

DECEMBER 21, 2022

From 2020 to 2022, the U.S. government was engaged in a war of its own, fighting COVID-19 (or trying to, anyways, depending on who you ask). The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the federal agency designed to enhance the well-being of Americans, spent much time and resources navigating this public health crisis. .

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 18, 2024

Ankit Gupta, Founder and CEO at Bicycle Health The opioid epidemic is the most acute and urgent public health crisis in America. With an increased number of touch points with the health system comes a more personalized approach to medicine. lacks a robust public health infrastructure.

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

million in federal funding Dignity Health – Memorial Hospital awarded Primary Heart Attack Center Certification Kaiser trash inspections end in $49M settlement L.A. settlement over data breaches that violated HIPAA: HHS Madera hospital CEO offered job, $150K check. Care must pay $1.3M Was it meant to ‘improperly influence’ her?

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 27, 2023

nurse charged with stealing pain medications Mayo Clinic workers say they have terrible health insurance Mayo Clinic will mentor these 9 AI startups MISSISSIPPI Baptist Health to merge with Meridian-based Anderson Mississippi is one of the worst states for health care, new study says.

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

face growing challenges to stay open KENTUCKY BehaVR merges with New York City-based Fern Health For years, a powerful Louisville hospital sued people for unpaid bills. renovation St. renovation St. cash Tenet’s $2.4B

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Hall Render

AUGUST 4, 2023

4 Rankings show average health across Northeast Michigan MINNESOTA Essentia Health Opens $900M Replacement Hospital In Duluth, Minn. 1 CMS final rule boosts Medicare hospice payments by 3.1% To Address SDOH Needs U.S. sues UnitedHealth over ‘thousands’ of denied claims What’s a fair price for a prescription drug?

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HIPAA Journal

MAY 23, 2022

Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) has issued a threat brief providing information on the cyber organizations of the Russian Intelligence Services which pose a threat to organizations in the United States, including the healthcare and public health (HPH) sector.

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Hall Render

APRIL 14, 2023

NATIONAL 94% of Organizations Experienced a Cyberattack in 2022 AHA blog: Strengthening crisis management in rural health care Biden signs bill ending Covid-19 national emergency Cancer drug shortages are creating dire circumstances for some patients CMS Releases FY24 IPPS Proposed Rule, Seeks to Boost Rates by 2.8%

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C&M Health Law

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The results of the 2022 U.S. midterm elections—during which voters were focused on the economy, public safety, and health care and abortion issues—will have longstanding consequences for the development of health care policy over the next two years. With the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Among the many aspects we could explore in Health Populi , I’ve chosen two that are most top-of-mind for my work these days: interoperability and AI, comparing US to the peer OECD nations. In health care, we have a plethora of standards for linking health information from disparate data sets. In the U.S.,

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Jane Sarashon

JULY 28, 2022

Entering healthcare, these companies are, in the words of the authors, “”pursuing both their own economic interests and — according to their own statements — the goal of using digital innovations to significantly improve health(-care) behavior and healthcare provision, and thus individual and public health.”

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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. Major HIPAA Updates in the Past 20 Years.

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Hall Render

MARCH 17, 2023

NATIONAL AMA pressures federal government to fix prior authorization problem plaguing radiology AHA pushes back on new 340B alliance Biden’s $6.8T Francis Hospital-Interquest Progresses In Colorado Colorado’s wealthiest hospitals favored in $1.2 in Indiana aging-in-place work. nursing home Massachusetts hospitals spent $1.5B

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