Health Law RX

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Under Florida’s new Prescription Drug Reform Act, PBMs must be licensed as an insurance administrator (also known as a third-party administrator, or TPA). Under this new law, any entity that wishes to provide PBM services after January 1, 2024, must be licensed as a TPA. The TPA license application is available here.

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HIPAA Journal

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The Michigan law firm, Warner Norcross and Judd LLP, has issued notification letters to 255,160 individuals advising them about an October 2021 security breach in which files containing their personal and protected health information were potentially accessed and exfiltrated from its systems. The breach was detected on October 22, 2021.

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HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Caroline Cook, Privacy Consultant, GDH Government Consulting Services, has shared her thoughts. I then left acute care and began a career as a Privacy Consultant, obtaining three different certifications as an information privacy professional. I’m a Privacy Consultant employed by GDH Government Consulting Services.

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 9, 2023

Large language models frequently demonstrate the tendency to memorize contents of their training data, which can risk patient privacy in the context of models trained on sensitive health information. Does Med-PaLM 2's training corpus include protected health information? If so, how is the disclosure presented?

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Leigh Burchell, Vice President of Policy & Government Affairs, Allscripts. Understand what constitutes “Electronic Health Information”. Electronic Health Information,” ONC’s new term for the data elements that need to be “exchangeable” upon request, is currently limited to data elements within the U.S.

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Health Law RX

APRIL 21, 2022

As a condition of doing business in the healthcare field, persons and companies must generally obtain the appropriate licenses or approvals. To properly assess whether a person or a company meets the minimum substantive qualifications for licensure, state agencies require the submission of license applications. GAAP vs. SAP).

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Verisys

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Upon moving to another compact state, a nurse holding a compact license must apply for a new license in their new primary state of residence within 60 days of relocating. NLC Relocation Rule Explanation NLC Relocation FAQ Arizona: The Arizona Board of Nursing has issued a reminder for nursing licenses expiring in 2024.

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MedTrainer

MARCH 23, 2024

Let’s review some key information that’s verified during credentialing and discuss examples of what could happen without medical credentialing. Key Information Medical Credentialing Verifies Most people think of healthcare providers as physicians, physician assistants, and other advanced practice professionals.

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HIPAA Journal

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The Michigan law firm, Warner Norcross and Judd LLP, has issued notification letters to 255,160 individuals advising them about an October 2021 security breach in which files containing their personal and protected health information were potentially accessed and exfiltrated from its systems. The breach was detected on October 22, 2021.

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Hall Render

MAY 17, 2023

On April 18, 2023, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (“ONC”) published a Proposed Rule titled “Health Data, Technology and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithms, Transparency and Information Sharing” (“Proposed Rule”).

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MedTrainer

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Provider enrollment is when a healthcare provider is registered with insurance networks or government payers , like Medicaid or Medicare. This process typically involves submitting an application with detailed information regarding the provider’s qualifications and licenses. Several weeks.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 9, 2022

License and approval. Only licensed physicians are qualified and permitted to engage in medical practice. It is sometimes difficult for a newly established Japanese subsidiary of a foreign SaMD manufacturer to fulfil all the criteria to obtain a marketing authorization license as a business license.

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Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Eric Liederman, director of medical informatics for the Kaiser Permanente Medical Group, says good communications with patients about cybersecurity protection is essential – even as risks to protected health information are on the rise, from external bad actors and insider threats. "What's going on?

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Bill of Health

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

What about informed consent and other ethical issues? While the current informed consent form used by facilitators does address some aspects of concern ( like the use of touch , 333-333-5040 (9) ), it does not address other aspects like suggestibility or power dynamics within the facilitator/client relationship. Oregon’s own (then-Gov.

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 8, 2024

De Felice , around 5TB of data was stolen by the Medusa group including the protected health information of an estimated 37,700 patients. The investigation uncovered evidence of unauthorized access to files that contained patient information.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The pilot, funded under a cooperative agreement by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) and Health Level Seven International (HL7), focuses on applying FHIR Gravity social risk terminology – to exchange information. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Email: afox@himss.org.

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Healthcare It News

JANUARY 16, 2024

"Second, there is a lack of licensed clinical professionals in the markets we serve. "This creates a fragmented experience for patients because, depending on how they collect this information, changes the dynamic they have with their care team." "Governance is also a critical piece of the puzzle," he continued.

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AIHC

MARCH 12, 2024

Written by the AIHC Education Department This article provides an overview of how the media and government are reacting to the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and potential threats associated with this advanced technology. A Government-Commissioned Report Released February 2024 The U.S.

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Bill of Health

APRIL 7, 2023

By Aparajita Lath Two articles published last month in the BMJ analyze the public investment and financing of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, highlighting the extensive government funding that has supported the development of mRNA technology from 1985 to 2022. government. government substantially de-risking the vaccine development process.

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Verisys

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Alabama : License renewals for pharmacy technicians, pharmacy interns, and facilities are open as of 9/15/2023. The board urges that nurses who were practicing under an EMSA license should apply for licensure by endorsement to continue to practice in California. Here is our monthly regulatory update.

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AIHC

MARCH 12, 2024

Written by the AIHC Education Department This article provides an overview of how the media and government are reacting to the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and potential threats associated with this advanced technology. A Government-Commissioned Report Released February 2024 The U.S.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 9, 2023

Third-party cybersecurity professionals were engaged to investigate the breach, with the investigation concluding on November 7, 2022, that protected health information was present in the compromised email accounts and may have been accessed or obtained. That information was found and forwarded to a third-party email account.

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Verisys

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance (GRC) in healthcare is an integrated approach that helps healthcare organizations manage their overall governance, enterprise risk management, and comply with regulatory requirements in a cohesive and aligned manner. What is healthcare data governance? What is GRC in Healthcare?

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Health Care Law Brief

JULY 25, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services (“ HHS ”) released its final rule (“ Final Rule ”) implementing penalties for information blocking. The Final Rule codifies the prohibition on “information blocking” introduced by the 21st Century Cures Act (“ Act ”), which was enacted on December 13, 2016.

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Verisys

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Alabama: Renewals for pharmacist licenses are active. Please ensure that the pharmacist license and controlled substance (if needed) permit are renewed and in your possession prior to January 1, 2023. AL BoP License Renewal . . License Verification Site. . License Verification Site. . California: .

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HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 2, 2023

The administrative service provider said suspicious activity was detected within its network in early December 2022, and the forensic investigation confirmed on December 15, 2022, that an unauthorized third party accessed parts of its computer network where personal health information was stored.

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Azura Vascular Care, a Pennsylvania-based operator of 70 outpatient vascular centers and ambulatory surgery centers in 25 states and Puerto Rico, notified the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights last month about a cybersecurity incident involving the protected health information of 348,000 patients. The incident was detected on November 9, 2023.

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 5, 2022

University Pediatric Dentistry in Buffalo, NY, has started notifying 6,843 patients that some of their protected health information has been exposed in an email security incident. A limited number of patients also had financial account information exposed.

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Verisys

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Because they have first-hand knowledge, these primary sources can confirm if the information claimed is accurate. State licensing boards verify practitioner license type and status. The American Medical Association (AMA) Physician Masterfile contains information about 1.4

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 22, 2024

Phase two testing required testing to be completed by 1000+ licensed US nurses, and 100+ US licensed physicians talking to the AI while acting as a patient. Phase three testing, which begins now, requires the testing to be completed by 5,000 licensed nurses, 500 licensed physicians, and the company’s health system partners.

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Healthcare Law Blog

APRIL 13, 2022

However, in all states, the NSA governs disputes relating to air ambulance services, not state law. Federal law governs disputes relating to out-of-network services provided by air ambulance providers. Background of the NSA. Thus, the DMHC confirmed, this legal framework qualifies as “specified State law” under the NSA.

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MedTrainer

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Each organization needs a system in place for keeping their standards up to date and efficiently relaying the information to staff. Read on for vital information about maintaining healthcare compliance in South Carolina. which further ensures that they meet state-mandated health and safety standards.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Sriram Rajagopalan , Enterprise Agile Evangelist at Inflectra Today’s most significant risk regarding security and privacy issues in health services is consumers’ need for more awareness of personal health information. Technology is growing faster than we can catch up, and we are giving away our personal information too soon.

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MedTrainer

JANUARY 26, 2024

In this blog, we’ll discuss how compliance came into being and why ethics are closely monitored by federal, state, and local governments. They should not disclose patient information without proper consent or legal justification. Informed Consent: Patients have the right to make informed decisions about their healthcare.

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 24, 2023

Utah has updated its data breach regulations and from May 3, 2023, will require a breached entity to send a notification to the Utah Attorney General in the event of a breach of the personal information of 500 or more Utah residents. The post Utah Updates Data Breach Notification Requirements appeared first on HIPAA Journal.

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 25, 2023

Rite Aid has confirmed that the protected health information of up to 24,400 of its customers has been stolen in a cyberattack. The stolen files contained names, birth dates, addresses, prescription information, and limited insurance information. Financial information was not compromised.

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 7, 2023

A review was conducted of all files on the compromised systems and confirmed they contained information such as names, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, driver’s license numbers, Social Security numbers, and health insurance information.

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