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Settlement Agreed with Florida Children’s Health Insurance Website Contractor to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

HIPAA Journal

The United States Department of Justice has agreed to settle alleged False Claims Act violations with Jelly Bean Communications Design LLC and manager Jeremy Spinks related to the failure to protect HIPAA-covered data. FHKC is a state-created entity that offers health and dental insurance to children in Florida between the ages of 5 and 18.

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Is Your Data Supply Chain Ethical? Don’t Restrict Due Diligence to Physical Operations.

C&M Health Law

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) can present several areas of exposure. What’s more, core human rights due diligence principles, such as the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), further influence how businesses should navigate these risks.

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What’s the Civil Penalty for Unknowingly Violating HIPAA?

Compliancy Group

When a covered entity or business associate makes the HIPAA Wall of Shame for a significant breach or violation, it often results in huge fines. In some cases, the breaches and resulting fines resulted from organizations knowingly violating HIPAA regulations and just hoping they wouldn’t get caught.

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Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders Deploys Celo Health Secure Messaging Solution to Support its Humanitarian Efforts in 87 Countries

HIPAA Journal

Securely sharing patient information is vital in the United States where healthcare organizations and their business associates are required to comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and state laws governing health information privacy.

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Another Resolution by DOJ Pursuant to its Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative Highlights Continued Efforts to Hold Companies Accountable for Ensuring Data are Secured

Health Care Law Brief

In 2013, Jelly Bean contracted with the Florida Health Kids Corporation (“ FHKC ”)—a state-created entity that offers health and dental insurance for Florida children—to create, host, and maintain HealthyKids.org, where, in part, parents and others could apply for state Medicaid insurance coverage for eligible children.

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Healthcare APIs: 3 Ways APIs Differ in Healthcare vs. Enterprise

HIT Consultant

Patients’ health information, as industry experts have warned , is not protected by healthcare data privacy laws such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) once downloaded to a third-party app. 2) Privacy takes priority for APIs in healthcare.

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Why Is Credentialing Management Software Important?

MedTrainer

Credentialing management helps organizations maintain compliance with regulatory standards set by accrediting bodies, government agencies, and industry regulators. Good credentialing management opens the door to a wide range of benefits at both the facility and organization levels: Compliance With Regulatory Standards.