HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Jessica Altman, Pennsylvania’s insurance commissioner sums it up well : “When we talk about bringing something back to state control, that is a real narrative that can appeal to both sides of the aisle. There is nothing political about making health insurance more affordable.”.

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Health Populi

JUNE 26, 2023

People love being health-insured, but their negative experiences with health plans create serious burdens on patients-as-consumers. The 2023 Kaiser Family Foundation Survey of Consumer Experiences with Health Insurance updates our understanding of and empathy for insured peoples’ Patient Administrative Burdens (PAB).

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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. Hospitals and healthcare systems can do better. Sharing data through faxing and CDs is still very common.

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 16, 2023

The not-for-profit health insurer's patients in New York and Connecticut will have access to in-home services after hospitalization via DocGo.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 12, 2024

of US physicians are employed by hospitals, health systems, or corporate entities. Over 19,100 physicians left independent practices to join hospitals, health systems, or corporations in 2022 and 2023 alone. This includes ownership by health insurers, private equity firms, and large pharmacy chains.

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Healthcare It News

JANUARY 18, 2023

The company also surveyed more than 7,000 consumers across 28 countries about their health insurance experiences and compared the data. "61% of patients feel that healthcare providers need to do a better job at listening to their feedback, and 69% said the same about health insurance companies," the researchers said.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 28, 2024

Cyberattacks have been reported by Pembina County Memorial Hospital, Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, and Rancho Family Medical Group. The forensic investigation and document review took almost a year, with the hospital stating in its breach notice that those processes were not completed until March 4, 2024.

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Center for Health Insurance Reform

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Hospitals and health insurers are now required to publicly post their prices for health care services. Their piece identifies options for federal and state regulators to improve compliance and ultimately help support informed health care purchasing and policy decisions.

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HIPAA Journal

JUNE 27, 2023

In March 2023, Atlantic General Hospital notified the Maine Attorney General that it had fallen victim to a ransomware attack in which the protected health information of 30,704 individuals was exposed; however, the ransomware attack was far more extensive than was previously thought and the total has been upwardly revised to 136,981 individuals.

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Healthcare Dive

MARCH 29, 2023

The groups argue the expansion of the FCA would threaten the “legitimate business activities of every government contractor, hospital, healthcare provider, health insurance provider, and grant recipient in the nation.”

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HIPAA Journal

JUNE 1, 2023

Mountain View Hospital, Idaho Falls Community Hospital, and several clinics in rural Idaho run by the same operator have been affected by a recent cyberattack. The cyberattack was detected on Memorial Day, and ambulances were diverted to other hospitals as a precaution.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 5, 2023

Back in June 2022 , HIPAA Journal reported on a cyberattack on Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall, MO, after being contacted directly by a spokesperson for a threat group called DAIXIN Team, who claimed responsibility for the attack. Howard Memorial Hospital Announces December 2022 Cyberattack.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 29, 2023

Atlantic General Hospital – Ransomware Attack Atlantic General Hospital (AGH) in Berlin, MD, has recently reported a ransomware attack to the Maine Attorney General that has affected up to 30,704 individuals. OU Health – Stolen Laptop Computer OU Medicine Inc.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Frequent virtual medical triage significantly reduces the likelihood that patients will be sent to the hospital, which is often costly for insurance providers. Not only does Telehealth help cut costs, but it also lends to seeing more patients more frequently. Policies & Procedures Upfront and Center.

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 6, 2023

hospitals have been using tracking software on their websites that captures visitor data, including health information, and transfers that information to third parties. The study – published this month in Health Affairs – was conducted by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania. hospitals were assessed in the study.

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Chicago’s South Shore Hospital has started notifying 115,670 current and former patients about a December 2021 cyberattack on its network. South Shore Hospital engaged a team of third-party computer forensics experts to investigate the security breach and determine whether patient information was accessed or stolen.

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Compliancy Group

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Hospitals play a crucial role in maintaining the privacy and security of this data, as they are entrusted with valuable medical records. Hospitals must adhere to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations to ensure patient confidentiality.

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HIPAA Journal

JUNE 28, 2023

Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose, CA, has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit that was filed in response to a data breach that exposed the protected health information of up to 233,835 individuals. The post Good Samaritan Hospital Settles Class Action Data Breach Lawsuit appeared first on HIPAA Journal.

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HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Five former employees of Methodist Hospital in Tennessee have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Memphis for criminal violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) for impermissibly accessing the protected health information of patients and providing that information to another individual for financial gain.

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 20, 2023

Tampa General Hospital has recently confirmed that hackers gained access to its network and stole files containing the protected health information of up to 1.2 Tampa General Hospital confirmed that the hackers did not gain access to its electronic medical record system. million patients.

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HIPAA Journal

JUNE 29, 2022

On June 25, 2022, a spokesperson for a threat group called DAIXIN Team contacted HIPAA Journal to share information about a ransomware attack and data theft incident at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall, Missouri. The post Fitzgibbon Hospital, Diskriter, Christiana Spine Center Suffer Ransomware Attacks appeared first on HIPAA Journal.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 21, 2023

Multiple class action lawsuits have been filed against two healthcare providers in Arkansas – Mena Regional Health System (MRHS) and Howard Memorial Hospital – over cyberattacks in which patient data was compromised. The post Multiple Lawsuits Filed Against Arkansas Hospitals Over Data Breaches appeared first on HIPAA Journal.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 22, 2020

Historically, health insurers have relied on one form of patient data, while providers operated in a different world. Because it lines up with how they do business, health insurance companies have focused on analyzing patient care using claims data.

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HIPAA Journal

JUNE 22, 2022

A lawsuit has been filed against Meta that alleges the social media giant has been knowingly collecting patient data from hospital websites via the Meta Pixel tracking tool, and in doing so has violated the privacy of millions of patients. Facebook – over the collection of browsing data from hospital websites.

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HIPAA Journal

JUNE 1, 2023

Clarke County Hospital in Osceola, IA, has recently started notifying 28,003 current and former patients about a security breach that exposed some of their protected health information. The post 28,000 Clarke County Hospital Patients Affected by April Cyberattack appeared first on HIPAA Journal.

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Healthcare Dive

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

The California hospital system is accused of wielding its market power to drive up health insurance premiums for hundreds of thousands of consumers.

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 11, 2022

Phoenixville Hospital Fires Employee for HIPAA Violation. Phoenixville Hospital in Pennsylvania has recently fired an employee for accessing the medical records of patients without authorization. Some of the accessed records included partial Social Security numbers and health insurance information.

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Health Populi

JULY 16, 2020

The median charge for hospitalizing a patient with COVID-19 ranged from $34,662 for people 23 to 30, and $45,683 for people between 51 and 60 years of age, according to FAIR Health’s research brief, Key Characteristics of COVID-19 Patients published July 14th, 2020. privately-insured people.

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Center for Health Insurance Reform

JANUARY 18, 2023

Health insurance is becoming increasingly unaffordable for employers and workers alike. Continue reading → The post Can Employer-sponsored Insurance Be Saved? A Review of Policy Options: Price Regulation appeared first on Center on Health Insurance Reforms.

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Health Blawg

DECEMBER 18, 2017

I mean that for short dollars a health care organization can go out of pocket, and provide goods and services to members of its community that provide an immediate benefit to those individuals and also tend to lower costs for the institution and for the system at large.

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Health Blawg

DECEMBER 18, 2017

I mean that for short dollars a health care organization can go out of pocket, and provide goods and services to members of its community that provide an immediate benefit to those individuals and also tend to lower costs for the institution and for the system at large.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

hospitals and why I’ve titled this post, “outpatient is the new inpatient,” a future paradigm for U.S. This realization is informed by data in a new report from Deloitte, Where have the many hospital inpatient gone? Our ability to create that network outside the hospital is huge.”

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HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 9, 2023

Tampa General Hospital (TGH) is being sued over a data breach in which hackers gained access to the sensitive data of up to 1.2 Those files included names, contact information, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and health insurance information. ” The post Tampa General Hospital Sued over 1.2 million patients.

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Two healthcare organizations in Massachusetts have chosen to settle class action lawsuits that were filed by patients whose protected health information was stolen in cyberattacks. Sturdy Memorial Hospital. The hospital chose to pay the ransom. Sturdy Memorial Hospital Inc. The lawsuit – Shedd, et al.

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Healthcare Dive

MARCH 30, 2022

A growing number of health insurers, private equity companies and hospitals are snapping up home health and hospice practices, with hopes for a substantial ROI.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 14, 2019

Medicine Delivery – medication will be delivered to patients with absolute data security as Samitivej adheres to the data protection standards mandated by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). In addition, the services of the Samitivej Virtual Hospital do not require appointments to be made in advance.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Today, we’re featuring the Hospital Network & Systems Engineer position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. It has also earned us a Joint Commission ranking in the top percentile of hospitals nationwide. HOSPITAL NETWORK & SYSTEMS ENGINEER. This position was posted by Natividad and is in California.

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