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Importance of Regulatory Compliance in Healthcare

Compliancy Group

You can break down regulatory compliance into the following issues: Patient safety : Providers and all staff who care for or interact with patients must take all the necessary measures to control infection, prevent medical errors, and protect patient and employee safety. name, phone number). healthcare. healthcare.

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Capital Region Medical Center and Labette Health Announce Potential PHI Breaches

HIPAA Journal

CRMC said at this stage of the investigation it does not appear that the attackers gained access to its electronic medical record database; however, the files accessed or potentially accessed by the attackers included information such as patient names, addresses, birth dates, medical information, and health insurance information.

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HITECH Compliance

AIHC

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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Dental Health Management Solutions Notified Patients About Historic Data Breach

HIPAA Journal

The types of information exposed varied from individual to individual and may have included names, addresses, medical information, health insurance information, Medicaid identification numbers, driver’s licenses, account and routing numbers, and Social Security numbers.

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St. Luke’s Health Reports Third Party Data Breach

HIPAA Journal

Luke’s Health patients was present in the email accounts and could potentially have been accessed or acquired by the attackers. Luke’s Health was notified about the breach on September 1, 2022. Tift Regional Health System Investigating Cyberattack and Data Breach. The post St.

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Protected Health Information Exposed in 5 Recent Hacking Incidents

HIPAA Journal

The third-party forensic investigation confirmed the attacker accessed files that contained patients’ protected health information; however, its electronic medical record system was not affected. The post Protected Health Information Exposed in 5 Recent Hacking Incidents appeared first on HIPAA Journal.

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HITECH Compliance

AIHC

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.