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Laboratory and Pathology Information Blocking Concerns

Healthcare Law Blog

We spoke about the federal information blocking rules, and highlighted how some actors are still engaging in conduct that the rules were intended to discourage, in part due to the lack of enforcement rules. Attendees were concerned that, with the enforcement rules pending, some actors are continuing to engage in information blocking.

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Is Your Organization HITECH Compliant?

AIHC

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). HITECH puts a “bite” into specific elements of the HIPAA rule, such as higher penalty amounts for non-compliance.

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Is Your Organization HITECH Compliant?

AIHC

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). HITECH puts a “bite” into specific elements of the HIPAA rule, such as higher penalty amounts for non-compliance.

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Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Modernize Health Data Privacy Laws

HIPAA Journal

Healthcare privacy laws in the United States are due an update to bring them into the modern age to ensure individually identifiable health information is protected no matter how it is collected and shared. As a doctor, the potential of new technology to improve patient care seems limitless.

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Key Revenue Cycle Trends for 2022 and Beyond

AIHC

Patient Access and Experience Patient experience is now one of the key issues impacting the healthcare industry. There is a huge information deficit in the area of patient payments. With clearinghouses now modernizing, there is new hope for API-driven information exchanges. laws (such as HIPAA, False Claims Act, etc.)

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OCR: HIPAA Security Rule Compliance Can Prevent and Mitigate Most Cyberattacks

HIPAA Journal

There was a 45% increase in hacking/IT incidents between 2019 and 2020, and in 2021, 66% of breaches of unsecured electronic protected health information were due to hacking and other IT incidents. A large percentage of those breaches could have been prevented if HIPAA-regulated entities were fully compliant with the HIPAA Security Rule.

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Addressing Revenue Cycle Labor Shortage With Technology and Outsourcing

AIHC

Melvin, has experience in team building, business development, Healthcare Information Technology (HIT), revenue cycle process training, US. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and Healthcare Management.