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What is HIPAA?

HIPAA Journal

What is HIPAA? HIPAA is an acronym for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. So how did HIPAA evolve from being a vehicle for improving the portability and continuity of health insurance coverage to being one of the most comprehensive and detailed federal privacy laws? What is HIPAA Title II?

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The New Search for Reproductive Justice in Old Laws

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In the post- Dobbs fight to safeguard reproductive healthcare, a new spotlight has been placed on two existing federal laws: the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA). . OCR HIPAA Privacy Rule Guidance. The Old Laws. The Guidances.

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A Health Consumer Bill of Rights: Assuring Affordability, Access, Autonomy, and Equity

Jane Sarashon

In addition to highlighting the Patient’s Bill of Rights, NABIP’s keynotes and general sessions will speak to similar topics being brainstormed at VIVE this week — including mental health, maternal health, pharmacy and prescription drugs (pricing, PBMs), population health, and Medicare and Medicaid innovations.

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Health Provider News

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NATIONAL 382 rural hospitals cut chemotherapy, breakdown by state 1 year after Amazon-One Medical deal finalized: What’s happened since ACOs want increased participation of long-term and post-acute care providers ‘Behind the times’: DC tries to catch up with AI’s use in health care CMS finalizes DSH payment cuts for some safety-net hospitals: (..)

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MedStar Transport Celebrates 40 years of service C.

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Health Provider News

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Medical Society names Hamilton primary care physician as new president Mass. primary care system is in ‘crisis’, says new report Meet the Mass. Medicare fraud scheme One of Michigan’s largest insurers is altering telehealth billing. health care spending skyrocketed after COVID. Here’s Why.

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NATIONAL 13 major health systems partner with high schools in $250M Bloomberg initiative Acute Hospital Care at Home data released AI can help identify social determinants of health American Hospital Association Sues Over Updated HIPAA Guidance Bill aims to push price transparency to ASCs Billing for patient messages to clinicians is increasing, study (..)