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Deadline to Report 2023 Small Breaches to Health and Human Services (HHS)

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Definition of HIPAA Breaches A simple oversight or event may qualify as a HIPAA breach. Here are a few examples from the HHS website: A municipal social service agency disclosed PHI while processing Medicaid applications. What if My Business Associate Logged the HIPAA Breach?

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Deadline for Reporting Small HIPAA Breaches Is March 1st

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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?

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HITECH Compliance

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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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CMS Issues Proposed Rule to Standardize Electronic Health Care Attachments Transactions and Electronic Signature under HIPAA

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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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CMS’s Administrative Simplification Rule Aims to Increase Efficiency and Standardization for Health Care Attachments

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”), on behalf of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), recently issued a proposed rule to adopt standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) for “health care attachment” transactions (the “Proposed Rule”).

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HITECH Compliance

AIHC

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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Only a Few Days Remain to Report Small Breaches

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Did you know that any HIPAA security breaches affecting less than 500 individuals in 2022 must be reported to the US Department of Health and Human Services by March 1, 2023? Reporting HIPAA Breaches: When Should I Contact HHS? Will I Be Penalized for HIPAA Breaches I Report?