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HHS is prioritizing consumer experience, data exchange, explainable AI

Healthcare It News

Department of Health & Human Services and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT offered some updates on how the agencies are working together and with others to help shape a "digital healthcare system of the future" that works for everyone. " And it's not just within HHS.

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HIPAA Compliance Consulting and Management for Dental Practices

Compliancy Group

Let me tell you the tooth and nothing but the tooth about HIPAA compliance consulting and management for dental practices! The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted in 1996 to ensure patient confidentiality and privacy of their health information. Learn More!

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The Consequences of HIPAA Non-Compliance for Insurance Agents

Total HIPAA

Insurance agents who handle protected health information (PHI) are required to comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). In this blog post, we’ll discuss the potential consequences of HIPAA non-compliance for insurance agents. 104-191 Department of Health and Human Services.

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Survey: Compliance Officers Stressed, Anxious, Burned Out

Compliancy Group

A recent survey of Compliance Officers reveals more than half feel their mental health has been negatively affected by their jobs. Sponsored by Corporate Compliance Insights, the survey is one of the first in recent years to examine workplace stress and its role on employees. Other departments have permission to fail.

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What the future holds for HHS-OIG health IT enforcement

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Department of Health and Human Services aims to protect the integrity of federal healthcare programs, in addition to the health of beneficiaries. "We believe health technology should be used in the service of care to achieve better health and value," said VanLandingham.

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These are the compliance issues providers should be preparing for, post-PHE

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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. We spoke recently with Allison M.

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SuperCare Health Hack Affects 300K Patients

Compliancy Group

In one of the largest breaches reported in 2022 so far, SuperCare Health suffered a hacking incident affecting 318,379 patients. However, it took SuperCare Health until February 2022 to discover the incident had potentially compromised that patient information. More details regarding the SuperCare Health hack are discussed below.