HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 6, 2022

In March 2018, LifeBridge Health discovered a malware infection that provided unauthorized individuals with access to a server that hosted its electronic medical records, patient registration, and billing systems. The breach investigation determined the initial intrusion occurred 18 months previously in September 2016.

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HIPAA Journal

JUNE 15, 2023

OCR launched an investigation into the snooping incident in May 2018 and discovered widespread snooping on medical records by security guards in the hospital’s emergency department. HIPAA-covered entities must have robust policies and procedures in place to ensure patient health information is protected from identity theft and fraud.”

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HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 11, 2023

Hackers could alter patient data resulting in a misdiagnosis or incorrect treatment being delivered, treatment is often delayed due to cyberattacks that take electronic medical record systems and other essential IT systems offline, and cyberattacks often cause financial harm to patients, with attacks often leading to identity theft and fraud.

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HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 2, 2023

Notification letters will be sent to the affected individuals in the coming weeks and credit monitoring, fraud consultation, and identity theft restoration services will be offered. The breach was recently reported to the Maine Attorney General as affecting up to 170,450 individuals.

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Connexin Software does business as Office Practicum and is a provider of electronic medical records and practice management software for pediatric practices. Another lawsuit has been filed against Connexin Software over its August 2022 ransomware attack and data breach, which affected more than 2.2 million individuals.

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Electronic Medical Records Ransomware HIPAA Fraud 82

HIPAA Journal

APRIL 15, 2022

The plaintiff said she was notified that unauthorized individuals accessed her information, which included her electronic medical records, but was not offered adequate credit monitoring and identity theft protection services or appropriate compensation for the harm caused.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 8, 2023

Paul Hoffman – has had his access to the electronic medical record system terminated. The types of information accessed included names, demographic information, and treatment information.

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Electronic Medical Records Doctors Fraud Licensing 68

HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Azura Vascular Care said individuals who had sensitive information exposed such as Social Security numbers have been offered complimentary identity protection, credit monitoring, and fraud resolution services. Data exfiltration is common in ransomware attacks, but no evidence of data theft was identified during the forensic investigation.

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Compliancy Group

MARCH 19, 2024

Insurance carriers, cloud service providers, pharmacies, medical equipment manufacturers, and other organizations in this industry must comply with various health and safety regulations. It also reduces waste, fraud, and abuse that threaten the efficiency of healthcare delivery and services.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 12, 2023

Shields Health Care Group, which provides medical imaging services to more than 50 healthcare facilities, suffered a breach of more than 2 million records, Professional Finance Company, which provides a debt collection service to healthcare organizations, suffered a breach affecting many of its clients and exposed the data of 1.91

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AIHC

APRIL 5, 2022

Due to the huge volume of claims payers receive to process, deny and pay, they have implemented various methods to track providers to detect potential waste, fraud and/or abuse. It can result in a situation where insurance opens an investigation or decides to initiate periodic audits on your claims and records. They can, sometimes!

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Also, the breach notification letters stated, in bold and underlined text, that electronic medical records had not been accessed when the next paragraph made it clear that the information contained in medical records had in fact been accessed.

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HIPAA Journal

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

in Iowa has recently confirmed that it was affected by the data breach at the electronic medical record provider, Eye Care Leaders. Wolfe Clinic used the myCare Integrity medical records platform, which was accessed by an unauthorized party on or around December 4, 2021, who deleted databases and system configuration files.

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Electronic Medical Records Ransomware Fraud HIPAA 71

Provider Trust

JULY 25, 2022

To eliminate fraud in your health ecosystem, you must stay compliant with federal and state requirements for referring and ordering physicians. While your electronic medical record (EMR) will have some data relating to practitioners, these systems can become out-of-date quickly if not regularly maintained and updated.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Software developers and applications collaborating with medical institutions are also obliged to adhere to these laws. Electronic Health Records encompass a broader context of patient medical information storage, incorporating treatment records, diagnoses, lab results, allergy data, vaccinations, and more.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Software developers and applications collaborating with medical institutions are also obliged to adhere to these laws. Electronic Health Records encompass a broader context of patient medical information storage, incorporating treatment records, diagnoses, lab results, allergy data, vaccinations, and more.

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Healthcare Law Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

In July 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a Special Fraud Alert alerting practitioners to exercise caution when entering into arrangements with telemedicine companies. Leveraging AI can enable faster scans and shorter wait times while eliminating unnecessary manual work.

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Health Care Law Brief

APRIL 12, 2023

. § 405.986) or “reliable evidence” of fraud or “similar fault” (as defined in 42 C.F.R. Azar , the United States District Court for the District of Columbia held that the “knowledge” standard under the FCA is a more demanding standard of care than the “reasonable diligence” standard under the 60 Day Rule. 3d 173, 191 (D.D.C.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 27, 2023

HIPAA has helped to improve the accuracy of record keeping, making it easier to match medical records with the right patients, thus preventing medical errors.

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AIHC

APRIL 10, 2024

HIPAA guarantees patients access to their paper medical records. Yes, there are patients that will use someone else’s medical card for services. Does your organization have materials for patient education and risks of identity theft and medical fraud? Since 2009, HITECH has given “teeth” to HIPAA law.

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Compliance US Department of Health and Human Services HIPAA Electronic Medical Records 69

HIT Consultant

MARCH 24, 2023

Today, cNLU is being applied to billing/coding, trial enrollment, registry creation, clinical decision support, prior authorization, fraud/abuse detections, and other labor-intensive workflows.

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Electronic Medical Records Fraud 98

HIT Consultant

JULY 13, 2022

Health care leaders and policymakers have tried countless incremental fixes—attacking fraud, reducing errors, enforcing practice guidelines, making patients better “consumers,” implementing electronic medical records—but none have had much impact in lowering the $3.7 Trillion Chronic Disease problem that now kills over 1.7

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

A recent study in a JAMA publication, “Prevalence and Sources of Duplicate Information in the Electronic Medical Record,” helps drive discussion of bloat forward by focusing on one manifestation: the duplication of text from one patient note to another.

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Hall Render

JUNE 3, 2022

NCH Healthcare System switching vendor for electronic medical records in early June. Justice Department says sweeping lab test fraud in Texas involved dozens of doctors and front companies. Garbage, filth, rot’: Records paint troubling picture of nurse who runs unregulated Castle Hills nursing home.

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 7, 2022

University of Florida, Jupiter Medical Center to build hospital. Local Jax health care provider settles fraud allegations by paying $700,000. Atlanta Medical Center ER will close in 2 weeks, Wellstar announces. Million Health Care Fraud. CCH about halfway through electronic medical records system install.

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Hall Render

APRIL 7, 2023

CareTrust CIO: After Entering Kansas with Latest Deal, We Are Keen for Other New Markets KENTUCKY 2 Louisville developments among biggest U.S.

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