HIT Consultant

JUNE 2, 2025

As such, many cloud providers use advanced encryption to help thwart unauthorized users access to data while also spreading data across multiple servers to help protect it from potential threats. The measures include using multifactor authentication and encrypting patient data to help keep it safe should a data breach occur.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 29, 2025

George McGregor, VP of Marketing for Approov Major cybersecurity breaches continue to plague the US healthcare industry, and on December 27, 2024, the U.S. The purpose of the NPRM is specifically to strengthen cybersecurity protections for electronic protected health information (ePHI). healthcare system.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 30, 2024

As we wrap up another year and get ready for 2025 to begin, it is once again time for everyone’s favorite annual tradition of Health IT Predictions! Check out the community’s predictions down below and be sure to follow along as we share more 2025 Health IT Predictions !

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 29, 2025

Let us take that stress away by finding a mix of great health IT jobs for you! We hope you enjoy this look at some of the health IT jobs we saw healthcare organizations trying to fill this week. Do you have an open health IT position that you are looking to fill?

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Healthcare It News

MAY 2, 2024

And, though the company's forensic investigation will continue for the foreseeable future, Witty admitted that personally identifiable information and protected health information for, in his estimation, about one-third of Americans was stolen. UHG has provided $6.5 billion in accelerated payments as of April 26, the company reported.

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Digital Health News

JULY 11, 2025

The project ‘Evaluating care delivery in rural settings’, showcased the technology innovations and was funded by the UK government’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology as part of the Glasgow City Region (GCR) 5G Smart and Connected Places Programme.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

What You Should Know: – Oracle Health , a provider of healthcare technology solutions, today announced its application to become a Qualified Health Information Network (QHIN) under the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA). healthcare system. . healthcare system. QHIN Background TEFCA, established by the U.S.

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Compliancy Group

JUNE 15, 2022

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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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Department of Health and Human Services' final rules regarding the Physician Self-Referral Law (also known as the Stark Law) and the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute. The American Telemedicine Association this week issued a statement in response to the U.S. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 18, 2025

For the top performers, aiming for agentic workflows, these initiatives will only be possible not only with high data governance maturity but with flexible and agile human-in-the-loop workflows, given the supervision necessity of these systems. The following are their answers.

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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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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 12, 2019

Magellan Health, a healthcare payer organization in Scottsdale, Arizona, needed to address adherence to oral medication therapy. Caroline Carney, chief medical officer at Magellan Health Rx management. “For me, the greatest driving factor here is providing support to ensure the best health outcome. THE PROBLEM.

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Digital Health News

JUNE 11, 2025

By connecting every part of the patient journey through a single, secure electronic health record, we are creating a system that is safer, faster, and more efficient. The 10-year contract with MEDITECH was signed in April 2025 and the implementation project will begin in summer 2025, with the EPR go live expected by the end of 2026.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 23, 2025

By contrast, those health systems and hospitals that choose to address the fear of change head-on and move forward with new workforce management implementations find that they are able to simplify processes, modernize their workforce, focus on long-term value, and enhance outcomes for employees and patients alike.

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American Medical Compliance

AUGUST 14, 2024

The HIPAA Refresher training reinforces your understanding of key HIPAA provisions, highlights recent updates, and provides practical tips for maintaining compliance in your daily operations. American Medical Compliance designates this activity for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

For many of us, change is hard. In cybersecurity, change is essential to defeat two of the most common causes of data breaches: the ever-evolving attack styles of hackers and human error. New products and features designed to protect data from the latest attack vectors and human errors are released regularly.

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American Medical Compliance

AUGUST 15, 2024

Get Certified American Medical Compliance (AMC) is a leader in the industry for compliance, Billing, and HR solutions. To become certified, please visit us at: American Medical Compliance (AMC). Languages: American English Key features: Audio narration, learning activity, and post-assessment.

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Total HIPAA

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Here are a few examples from the HHS website: A municipal social service agency disclosed PHI while processing Medicaid applications. A mental health center did not provide a Notice of Privacy Practices to a father or his minor daughter, a patient at the center. Either way, you must log every breach as it happens.

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Compliancy Group

APRIL 11, 2022

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.

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Healthcare Blog

MAY 8, 2025

According to the National Library of Medicine, Reduced food intake among hospitalized patients or inpatients is often associated with adverse health consequences such as malnutrition. As healthcare continues to become more complex, hospitals need to be able to rely on well-organized systems to maintain safety, accuracy, and compliance.

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MRO Compliance

MAY 18, 2022

A small breach can be a simple release of information (ROI) process error involving a patient’s protected health information (PHI). Most of those disclosure points occur outside the health information management (HIM) department in areas where individuals are not trained in PHI disclosure management. Social media.

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Verisys

APRIL 3, 2025

However, the process itself can be complicated and time-consumingand when things go wrong, it can lead to financial setbacks, medical standard compliance issues, and unnecessary stress. Poor communication between departments : Credentialing requires input from many players, including HR, compliance teams, and insurance payers.

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Compliancy Group

JANUARY 13, 2025

Having a website has become standard for healthcare organizations and service providers. If your website collects and uses patient data, you must satisfy specific HIPAA website requirements. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) enforces these regulations and imposes penalties for non-compliance.

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Natalia Mazina

JULY 28, 2022

While this is not a new case, it serves as a good reminder that even a small healthcare provider is subject to potential monetary penalties under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). Penalties for non-compliance have increased. ”.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 30, 2023

The National HIPAA Summit is the leading forum on healthcare EDI, privacy, breach notification, confidentiality, data security, and HIPAA compliance, and the deadline for registration for the Virtual 40th National HIPAA Summit is fast approaching.

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Total HIPAA

MARCH 7, 2023

Health insurance agents became covered under HIPAA with the HITECH Act of 2009. The inclusion of insurance agents was a response to the increasing use of electronic health records and the need to safeguard patients’ medical information. Competitive Advantage : HIPAA compliance can be a differentiator for insurance agents.

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HIT Consultant

MAY 29, 2025

Nearly two decades of experience in the field have taught us that scalability requires three key components. On the other hand, larger systems must seamlessly integrate across departments and regions and require robust technology and streamlined workflows. It is a measure of the complexity of RCM functions for that specialty.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 11, 2021

Department of Health and Human Services works to ensure the integrity of federal healthcare programs and to safeguard the health and welfare of those programs' beneficiaries. And I think it's important for us to recognize that we don't know a whole lot right now.

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YouCompli

JUNE 18, 2025

Compliance can partner with quality to mitigate legal and reputational risks through good education practices. This expert-written blog explains how to improve quality education programs and prepare employees to meet quality and compliance goals. Compliance and quality education programs should do the same.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Most of the data that we are looking to share is highly sensitive health information, the kind of information that cybercriminals love to hold for ransom. Department of Health and Human Services to be much more active in the enforcement of healthcare privacy following recent, and increasing, events like the data breach with Change Healthcare.

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Total Medical ComplianceHIPAA

MAY 16, 2025

As your HIPAA compliance partner, we want to remind all staff that unauthorized access to patient recordsalso known as “snooping”is a serious HIPAA violation. Why It Matters The HIPAA Privacy Rule is clear: patients have a right to keep their health information confidential. HIPAA compliance starts with daily decisions.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 16, 2024

Mike Semel, President and Chief Security Officer of Semel Consulting The Ascension health system data breach can’t be easily separated from the United Healthcare Change Health breach that recently caused a huge financial and medical impact across the healthcare sector and may have breached the personal information for a third of Americans.

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Compliancy Group

JUNE 6, 2024

Many compliance violations in healthcare arise from financial conflicts of interest, particularly when providers get kickbacks or achieve financial gain from their referral services. Department of Health and Human Services, enforces the Stark Law.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 22, 2022

The largest breach of the month was reported by Morley Companies, which was a hacking incident that resulted in the exposure and possible theft of the protected health information of 521,046 members of its health plan. Monongalia Health System, Inc. Logan Health Medical Center. Comprehensive Health Services.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 24, 2023

In the food sector, “the opportunity for us and the role that we play is to connect climate and health,” Daniella Vega of Ahold Delhaize told Valerio Baselli during the Morningstar Sustainable Investing Summit 2023. “We have a role to play in society as a health partner for our customers,” Vega explained.

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The Health Law Firm

DECEMBER 4, 2023

On November 6, 2023, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the Inspector General (OIG), released 91 pages of "General Compliance Program Guidance" (GCPG) on its website. This is the first compliance program guidance the OIG has released since 2008.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 28, 2023

Stephen Sofoul, SVP, Data & Decision Science Services at MultiPlan A critical challenge lies in the shortage of experienced financial analysts or data analysts capable of effectively analyzing the wealth of information that the healthcare industry holds. However, with healthcare being ever-evolving our regulations are also ever evolving.

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