HIT Consultant

APRIL 22, 2024

Since 1996, when the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) became law, there have been good advances in patient data interoperability, but as a whole, the industry has not embraced them. This drove the use of Electronic Health Record systems (EHRs) in acute care hospitals to 84 percent by 2015.

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HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

ORM Fertility said there was no unauthorized access to its electronic medical records (EMR), email, or customer relationship management system (CRM), and financial and insurance information was not exposed.

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Electronic Medical Records Fraud HIPAA Health Insurance 71

HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The list of affected individuals has yet to be finalized, but Covenant Care California has confirmed that the incident involved the following information: name, date of birth, medical information, and/or health insurance information, including diagnosis or treatment information and/or claims and billing information.

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Ransomware Electronic Medical Records Licensing Health Insurance 91

Health Populi

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Because, as I wrote in the Huffington Post about why a grocery store likes health data, employers who cover health insurance are payors keen to drive health outcomes for workers at a reasonable cost – in other words, to derive a good return-on-investment for health insurance spending on behalf of employees.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 5, 2021

Nearly one-half of consumers said the pandemic compelled them to support provider sharing of data, 4 in 10 people embraced downloading data to apps, and one-third supported government standards to improve patient matching. Patients in the U.S.

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Compliancy Group

JUNE 24, 2024

In this post, we discuss the critical laws governing healthcare security compliance. Regulations Critical to Healthcare Security Compliance In April 2024, over 15 million patients were directly or indirectly affected by health-related security breaches. Organizations must also conduct a cybersecurity risk assessment at least annually.

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US Department of Health and Human Services Compliance HIPAA Electronic Medical Records 60

Compliancy Group

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

This comprehensive document governs patient care, worker safety, and privacy and confidentiality of protected health information (PHI). The 2024 guidance directs healthcare organizations to prioritize Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance, given increased cybersecurity threats in recent years.

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AIHC

APRIL 10, 2024

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

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Compliance US Department of Health and Human Services HIPAA Electronic Medical Records 99

AIHC

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Due to the sensitive nature of the information stored within EHRs, several security safeguards have been introduced through the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act.

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HIPAA Electronic Medical Records Compliance Governance 52

AIHC

APRIL 10, 2024

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

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Compliance US Department of Health and Human Services HIPAA Electronic Medical Records 52

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Confidentiality Laws and regulations govern the confidentiality of medical data. State documents define rules for collecting, storing, processing, and transmitting medical information. In Europe, this is GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), in America, it’s HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act).

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Confidentiality Laws and regulations govern the confidentiality of medical data. State documents define rules for collecting, storing, processing, and transmitting medical information. In Europe, this is GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), in America, it’s HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act).

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Electronic Medical Records Doctors HIPAA Pharmaceutical Industry 105

HIT Consultant

JULY 17, 2023

After the expiration of the COVID-19 PHE, analysts predict a potential loss of health insurance coverage for as many as 15 million Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program enrollees, ages 12 -64. About Talib Jaber Talib Jaber, RPh is the VP of Customer Success at Sunwave Health, Inc.,

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Public Health Medicaid Medicaid Electronic Medical Records 98

Hall Render

JUNE 3, 2022

NCH Healthcare System switching vendor for electronic medical records in early June. HCA Florida Healthcare renames home health agencies. UF Health Jacksonville exec says mental health access is North Florida’s top issue. New Hampshire health officials report 2 new COVID-19 deaths as cases continue to drop.

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