AIHC

APRIL 10, 2024

Checklist for Individual & Small Group Practices Written by: Nancie Lee Cummins, CFE, CHA, CIFHA, OHCC, CHCM, CHCO, CORCM This article provides an overview of Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) and basic checklist of policies and procedures for compliance of smaller health care organizations.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 12, 2024

The HIPAA Omnibus Rule mandated modifications to the Privacy, Security, and Enforcement Rules in order to adopt measures passed in the HITECH Act, finalized the Breach Notification Rule, and added standards to account for the passage of the GINA Act. The adoption of a four-tired civil monetary penalty structure for violations of HIPAA.

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Misunderstandings can sometimes exist with the distinction between a HIPAA security incident and the definition of a HIPAA breach. One of the reasons why misunderstandings can exist about the two terms is that their definitions appear in separate areas of the Administrative Simplification Regulations. Incident or Breach?

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 29, 2024

Key Updates to Health Breach Notification Rule Summary Focus on Health Apps and Emerging Technologies: The revised rule clarifies its application to health apps and similar technologies not covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 29, 2024

The Health Breach Notification Rule applies to vendors of personal health records (PHRs) and related entities that are not covered by HIPAA and requires them to notify individuals in the event of a breach of unsecured personally identifiable health data, and in some cases, also notify the media.

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Compliancy Group

JANUARY 3, 2024

This article discusses the issues related to medical billing compliance policy and the steps for providers to maintain financial integrity and adherence to all requirements. Medical billing compliance ensures that providers and administrators engage in ethical and accurate billing practices.

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MedTrainer

MARCH 28, 2024

Healthcare compliance. Just as perplexing is who is responsible for compliance in healthcare organizations. The answer has as many layers as the definition of compliance itself. The answer has as many layers as the definition of compliance itself. And they’d be partly right.

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Compliancy Group

OCTOBER 1, 2022

With an October 6, 2022 deadline looming, a group of hospitals and medical associations is making a last-minute plea for HHS to delay the implementation of the HIPAA Information Blocking Rule for one more year. Make Sure You’re HIPAA Compliant. Become HIPAA Compliant × Get HIPAA Compliant! Find Out More!

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Total HIPAA

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Definition of Terms Permissions define the specific actions that a user or group is allowed to perform on a resource. HIPAA Prime Our service, HIPAA Prime, offers a structured path towards compliance, including crucial steps like a Risk Assessment and subsequent reviews. The post What is Access Control in terms of HIPAA?

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HIPAA Journal

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The answer to the question are phone calls HIPAA compliant can be dependent on who is making the call, what the call concerns and who the call is to. Before discussing are phone calls HIPAA compliant, it is important to establish who HIPAA applies to. Making Other Phone Calls HIPAA Compliant.

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Compliancy Group

MAY 31, 2023

With the rise of cyberthreats and data breaches, it is crucial that therapists have access to HIPAA compliant teletherapy platforms that ensures the privacy and protection of their patients’ personal information. Some examples of HIPAA compliant online therapy software include: Zoom SimplePractice Doxy.me Find Out More!

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HIPAA Journal

JUNE 19, 2023

A coalition of 24 state attorneys general has written to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to confirm their support for the proposed update to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule to strengthen reproductive health information privacy.

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Total HIPAA

JANUARY 18, 2022

HIPAA breaches involving fewer than 500 individuals which occurred during 2021 must be reported to the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) by Tuesday, March 1, 2022. Reporting HIPAA Breaches: When Should I Contact HHS? Reporting HIPAA Breaches: When Should I Contact HHS? Definition of HIPAA Breaches.

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Compliancy Group

MAY 6, 2022

It’s sometimes hard to believe that the acronym GRC (Governance, Risk, Compliance) has been around for less than 20 years. HIPAA and GRC go hand in hand for companies operating in the healthcare sector. HIPAA & GRC – A Brief History. Let’s Simplify Compliance Do you need help with HIPAA? Learn More! ×

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

HIPAA Journal is conducting interviews with healthcare professionals and vendors to get their points of view on HIPAA, how the legislation relates to their roles, and the successes and challenges they face with HIPAA compliance. Veronica Xu, Chief Compliance Officer, Saber Healthcare Group, shared her thoughts.

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MedTrainer

DECEMBER 7, 2023

State-specific governing bodies, such as the Bureau of Facility Standards , provide oversight with certain standards, adding a layer of complexity to successfully managing healthcare compliance in Idaho. Continue reading this overview for key aspects of healthcare compliance specific to the state of Idaho.

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Total HIPAA

AUGUST 8, 2022

We recently hosted a webinar, “Annual HIPAA Requirements and Security Standards,” in which we discussed annual HIPAA requirements, document review, and the compliance procedures you need to have in place to prevent breaches and pass audits. These terms have some overlap, and their definitions are ever-expanding.

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Compliancy Group

JUNE 28, 2023

iHealth Solutions, LLC, also known as Advantum Health, a Kentucky-based business associate providing coding, billing, and onsite IT services to healthcare providers, has settled potential violations of the HIPAA Security Rule with OCR. Protect Against HIPAA Fines HIPAA compliant organizations don’t get fined. Please Wait.

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Total HIPAA

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

This post aims to answer all of your HIPAA compliance questions. If you’re just learning about HIPAA compliance, or beginning the process of becoming HIPAA compliant, this article will guide you through the initial steps you must take to adhere to the law. What is HIPAA Compliance?

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 1, 2023

A limited data set under HIPAA is a set of identifiable healthcare information that the HIPAA Privacy Rule permits covered entities to share with certain entities for research purposes, public health activities, and healthcare operations without obtaining prior authorization from patients, if certain conditions are met.

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Compliancy Group

APRIL 26, 2024

Wade, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to modify the HIPAA Privacy Rule in April of last year. This April, HHS issued a Final Rule, the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Healthcare Privacy. What Does the Final Rule Do?

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Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Part of the issue, say researchers, stems from the combination of CCPA and HIPAA. Although the law does not apply to nonprofits, "given the law’s broad definition of 'business' and 'consumer,' companies across the U.S. The law explicitly exempts HIPAA-eligible information.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MAY 24, 2019

If your organization handles protected health information (PHI) or electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI), you should be well aware of the Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act known commonly as HIPAA. The HIPAA compliance is regulated by the federal government and failure to comply with it can attract […].

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YouCompli

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Last month, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) published a new, user-friendly, 91-page General Compliance Program Guidance (GCPG). Users are encouraged to use the electronic version, to allow access to hyperlinked definitions and resource documents.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 13, 2022

Although the answer to the question is HIPAA is federal law is yes, there are occasions when HIPAA is pre-empted by state laws or other federal laws – adding to the complexity of compliance. Many states now have privacy laws with more stringent provisions than HIPAA, but many only apply to specific health information (i.e.,

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 7, 2022

The HITECH Act, as amended in 2021 by the HIPAA Safe Harbor Act, requires the HHS consider the security practices that have been implemented by HIPAA-regulated entities when considering financial penalties and other remedies to resolve potential HIPAA violations discovered during investigations and audits.

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YouCompli

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

“As previous OIG compliance guidance(s) are retired to ‘archival’ status, we all should recognize that the original guidance may have been the most important document ever written for healthcare compliance professionals.” — Roy Snell In 1998, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued its first General Compliance Program Guidance (GCPG).

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Compliancy Group

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Specifically, are you using HIPAA compliant billing software? To help you decide, we’ve prepared an overview of what the HIPAA regulations state. We also reviewed some of the most popular payment apps available to determine whether or not they are HIPAA compliant payment apps. . How Does HIPAA Define Billing Software Compliance?

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HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

HIPAA Journal is conducting interviews with healthcare professionals and service providers to find out more about their compliance journeys, how the HIPAA Rules have affected their working lives, and the successes and challenges they have faced with HIPAA compliance. My professional goals changed over time.

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Total HIPAA

JUNE 21, 2021

It might feel like it was yesterday that your business went through its last HIPAA compliance training. Here are a few things you should consider when it comes to HIPAA retraining. Keeping everyone abreast of what safeguards they should be using to protect PHI is essential in maintaining HIPAA compliance.

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AUGUST 8, 2022

We recently hosted a webinar, “Annual HIPAA Requirements and Security Standards,” in which we discussed annual HIPAA requirements, document review, and the compliance procedures you need to have in place to prevent breaches and pass audits. . These terms have some overlap, and their definitions are ever-expanding.

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MRO Compliance

MARCH 30, 2023

Key takeaways from my article include: Definitions and data sharing parameters for substance abuse must be revamped. HIPAA (where current rules lie) versus a proposed new rule allowing enhanced data sharing through a one-time permission granting by the patient. Definitions of key terms within the two rules don’t match.

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YouCompli

APRIL 26, 2023

How to create a strong culture and make a valuable impact Compliance officers in healthcare organizations are responsible for building or strengthening culture. The tips below explore how you can convince leaders that a strong compliance culture adds value to the organization. What is a strong culture of compliance in healthcare?

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Compliancy Group

AUGUST 3, 2022

Procurement compliance and security are often put on the back burner when companies try to save money. ” Let’s Simplify Compliance HIPAA and device security go hand-in-hand. × HIPAA Compliance Simplified. Procurement Security: Mitigating Procurement Compliance Risk. Learn More! ×

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Compliancy Group

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Under HIPAA, when a breach of unsecured PHI takes place, the covered entity that sustains the breach must notify affected individuals of the breach. The content requirements and a HIPAA sample breach notification letter are discussed below. Do you have an effective HIPAA compliance program? Compliancy Group can help!

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Total HIPAA

MARCH 1, 2021

Jason Karn, Total HIPAA’s Chief Compliance Officer, recently talked with David Smith, a nationally recognized healthcare benefits consultant and regulatory expert, to discuss HIPAA regulation during the COVID-19 pandemic. You can listen to this episode of our podcast HIPAA Talk here or on your mobile device via Apple Podcasts.

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Compliancy Group

MAY 22, 2023

The significance of MHMDA lies in its targeting of entities not covered by the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Government agencies, tribal agencies, and contracted service providers processing consumer health data on behalf of government agencies are excluded from this definition. Find Out More!

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