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Importance of Regulatory Compliance in Healthcare

Compliancy Group

HIPAA The Health Insurance Portability and Privacy Act (HIPAA) applies to anyone who interacts with patients or handles PHI. Applicable PHI includes medical records, insurance information, and details regarding payment. All healthcare organizations must be aware of and comply with the following laws and standards.

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Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Modernize Health Data Privacy Laws

HIPAA Journal

Healthcare privacy laws in the United States are due an update to bring them into the modern age to ensure individually identifiable health information is protected no matter how it is collected and shared. The Health Data Use and Privacy Commission Act was introduced by Sens. HIPAA must be updated for the modern day.

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Bipartisan legislation would broaden telehealth benefits for employees

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The proposed Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act would enable job creators to offer standalone telehealth service programs – not unlike dental and vision plans – in addition to existing health insurance plans. The legislation was introduced by Reps. " Twitter: @MikeMiliardHITN.

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3 Compelling Reasons — Beyond the Law — to Expand Consumer Access to Personal Records

HIT Consultant

Our industry has undergone several iterations of consumer data protection rules — starting in 1996 with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA ). In 2009, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act , HITECH for short, became law, setting standards for electronic health records.

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The Pandemic Accelerated Consumers’ Digital Health Tech Ownership As Big Tech Morphs To Big Health

Health Populi

.” Health Populi’s Hot Points: HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, was signed into law in 1996 by President Bill Clinton. Eleven years later, Steve Jobs launched the first iPhone. At the same time, that information is at once highly valuable and higher personal.

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Navigating the Intersection of Payment Integrity and Provider Relations in Healthcare

Innovaare Compliance

Balancing AI-Driven Payment Integrity with Provider Relations A large health insurance company implemented an AI-powered payment integrity system to identify and prevent potential fraud, waste, and abuse in healthcare claims. They also streamlined their dispute resolution process to ensure quick and fair resolutions.

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HLTH22 Day 1 News Summary: Google, Maven, Highmark, LG, Others

HIT Consultant

Highmark Health, Google Cloud , and League unveiled their collaboration on an interoperable, digital health platform that makes it simple for individuals to navigate healthcare and connect to the right tools and resources when and where they need them. COTA and Google Partner to Use NLP to Harness Unstructured Oncology Data.

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