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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Bill of Health

JUNE 18, 2024

Those good intentions notwithstanding, the current health data landscape is dramatically different from when the organizational author of the plan, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, formed two decades ago. While “responsible” is not defined, one plausible definition might be “defensible to a jury.”)

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 29, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a final rule on April 26, 2024, that updates the FTC Health Breach Notification Rule. With the increasing use of health apps and connected devices, the updated HBNR will ensure it keeps pace with changes in the health marketplace.”

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HIPAA Journal

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

These technologies have enabled better care and greater patient access to health information, but the health data collected, stored, and transmitted via these technologies largely falls outside the protection of HIPAA. Any new regulations or updates to HIPAA will need to be enforced, and that is also likely to create challenges.

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HIPAA Journal

MAY 23, 2023

The update broadened the definition of personal information to include medical information, health insurance information, and usernames in combination with a password or security question/answer that allows an account to be accessed. The update to BPINA was signed into law on November 3, 2022, and took effect on May 2, 2023.

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 4, 2024

The HIPAA rules and regulations are the standards and implementation specifications adopted by federal agencies to streamline healthcare transactions and protect the privacy and security of individually identifiable health information. These instructions evolved into what many consider to be the HIPAA Rules and Regulations.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 22, 2025

Strategic Acquisition to Enhance UniDocs eHealth Software Capabilities UniDoc Health Corp. , an innovator in the eHealth sector, is pleased to announce it has entered into a definitive purchase agreement for the acquisition of the AGNES Connect software from AMD Telemedicine (AMD).

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 8, 2024

Pennsylvania has updated its data breach notification law, narrowing the definition of personal information, adding the requirement to notify the state Attorney General, and requiring credit monitoring services to be provided to data breach victims in certain circumstances.

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 12, 2023

Washington state is on the brink of enacting a new law that will considerably expand privacy protections for consumer health data in the state and will address the current gap in privacy protections for health data not covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

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HIPAA Journal

MAY 16, 2023

In a healthcare environment, you are likely to hear health information referred to as protected health information or PHI, but what is considered PHI under HIPAA? What is Really Considered PHI Under HIPAA Rules? The standards can be found in Subparts I to S of the HIPAA Administrative Data Standards.

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Health Care Performance

AUGUST 11, 2022

These are all potential HIPAA violations. And they show that HIPAA TRAINING DOES NOT HAVE TO BE BORING. HIPAA stands for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or. This is a potential HIPAA issue – what if patient information, or the actual patient, was visible in the background?

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Health Populi

JULY 24, 2023

Health Populi’s Hot Points: That’s a lot of “free” for $39.99 in any one’s definition of value-based health care — most especially, a consumer’s. ” A: “Nope — insurance isn’t needed or accepted.”

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 12, 2024

For example, in the healthcare industry, we have to abide by HIPAA — a law that helps protect the privacy and security of people’s health information. We can’t serve our patients if we don’t ensure that protected health information (PHI) is kept private.

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American Medical Compliance

MARCH 15, 2024

It requires careful structuring of financial relationships between physicians and healthcare entities. HIPAA Finally, HIPAA, or the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, is a federal law that sets standards for the protection of sensitive patient health information.

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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? Protected Health Information (PHI).

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The Health Law Firm

MARCH 15, 2021

As the COVID-19 pandemic seems to be leveling off and more employees are going back to the office, and into the field, HIPAA complaint investigations will definitely pick up. Indest III, J.D.,

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Compliancy Group

JUNE 29, 2022

The intruder accessed compromised information, including name, address, phone numbers, health insurance information, and medical information related to eye care services – protected health information. Health insurance information. Let’s Simplify Compliance Cybersecurity and HIPAA go hand-in-hand.

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AIHC

APRIL 10, 2024

HITECH is a critical aspect of the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA). Since 2009, HITECH has given “teeth” to HIPAA law. What’s the difference between HIPAA and HITECH? HIPAA guarantees patients access to their paper medical records. Understanding HIPAA is crucial.

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C&M Health Law

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Generally, HHS is attempting to align Part 2 requirements with the HIPAA (“Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act”) Privacy Rule. The NPRM proposes several other changes to the Part 2 rules to enable better alignment with the HIPAA rules.

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HIPAA Journal

MAY 19, 2023

There are also incentives for companies that collect health data to disclose that information to third parties for advertising and other purposes. The post FTC Proposes Changes to Modernize the Health Breach Notification Rule appeared first on HIPAA Journal.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Americans who have commercial health insurance (say, through an employer or union) are rarely thought to face barriers to receiving health care — in particular, primary care, that front line provider and on-ramp to the health care system. In the U.S., So what is primary care, anyway?

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Verisys

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

CMS.gov The Administrative Simplification provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) required the creation of a standard, unique health identifier for healthcare providers, which the NPI satisfies. Why Are NPI Numbers Necessary? Who Needs an NPI? Does a Provider’s NPI Change?

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Compliancy Group

MAY 22, 2023

Additionally, it covers other consumer health data processed within the state. The significance of MHMDA lies in its targeting of entities not covered by the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Become HIPAA Compliant × Get HIPAA Compliant! Find Out More! Please Wait.

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Compliancy Group

JUNE 12, 2024

The main goal of the bill was to strengthen the privacy protections afforded to protected health information and electronic health information, beyond what the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) required. As noted above, HIPAA business associates are also HB 300 covered entities.

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Compliancy Group

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

PBM services also include negotiating or administering rebates, discounts, or similar incentives on behalf of health plans. Are PBMs Covered by HIPAA? If a pharmacy benefit manager is providing services to patients through managed care networks , it is likely that the PBM is acting as a business associate of a health plan.

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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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Compliancy Group

MAY 11, 2023

The Iowa Privacy Law & HIPAA HIPAA and the Iowa Data Privacy Law both have their goal set to protect the privacy and security of patient data. They both require entities that collect or use this information to implement safeguards to protect electronic patient health information (ePHI) from unauthorized access, use or disclosure.

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HIPAA Journal

JUNE 5, 2023

The Texas Data Privacy and Security Act adopts a broad definition of personal data, which is any information that is linkable or reasonably linkable to an individual, including pseudonymous information that could be combined with other information to allow an individual to be identified.

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C&M Health Law

JANUARY 20, 2023

This builds on the HIPAA Transactions Rule standards for financial and administrative transactions among health care providers and health plans and aligns with Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) interoperability regulations.

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Health Law RX

JUNE 9, 2023

Background The HBNR was first implemented in 2009 in response to the anticipated proliferation of online personal health record (PHR) services — many of which are now defunct (e.g., Clarifying the Information that is Protected by the HBNR The FTC also proposes to redefine “PHR identifiable health information.” in the list below).

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Verisys

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Providers, employers, health plans, and payers use these numbers for billing purposes and electronic data transmission. Today, all covered healthcare providers, health plans, and healthcare clearinghouses must apply for and use an NPI when transmitting electronic health information as part of HIPAA transactions.

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C&M Health Law

DECEMBER 5, 2022

290dd-2, the statute that Part 2 implements; (2) proposals that HHS deems necessary to further align Part 2 with HIPAA; and (3) proposals that HHS deems necessary to clarify the full scope of activities regulated under Part 2. . Comments are due 60 days after publication of the NPRM in the Federal Register. CARES Act Amendments.

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C&M Health Law

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The HBNR does not apply to HIPAA-covered entities or entities to the extent that they engage in activities as a business associate. GoodRx displayed a seal at the bottom of its telehealth services homepage attesting HIPAA compliance, which stated “HIPAA Secure. According to the FTC, these disclosures constitute a “breach” (i.e.,

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AIHC

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

As I have written in previous articles about HIPAA and health-tech, many apps in the marketplace have been largely unregulated with respect to the privacy and security of healthcare data. In order for healthcare-related apps to be regulated, for the most part they needed to be covered under HIPAA. What are some examples?

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AIHC

MARCH 14, 2023

an AIHC member and Volunteer on the CEU Education Committee The right of access and information blocking are both related to the access and exchange of health information, but they are different in several key ways. HIPAA Privacy/Security and Compliance Officers and Health Information Management professionals need to know the difference.

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Health Law RX

JULY 26, 2022

Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced on July 15, 2022, that it has resolved 11 investigations conducted under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) Right of Access Initiative. The Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) at the U.S. Key Takeaways from the Resolution Agreements.

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HIPAA Journal

JUNE 28, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services issued a nonbinding guidance Bulletin on the use of online tracking technologies by covered entities and business associates (collectively, “regulated entities”) under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”).

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