HIT Consultant

APRIL 5, 2023

Alyssa Alsheimer, SVP of Marketing and Engagement at Wellframe The first step toward better health outcomes happens when people become proactive about protecting their own health and well-being. That’s where health insurance plans have a real opportunity to help.

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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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HIPAA Journal

MAY 23, 2023

the 2022 update to the Pennsylvania Breach of Personal Information Notification Act (BPINA) is now in effect. The update broadened the definition of personal information to include medical information, health insurance information, and usernames in combination with a password or security question/answer that allows an account to be accessed.

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Electronic Health Reporter

APRIL 29, 2021

By Deborah Hsieh, chief policy and strategy officer, Ciox Health. Congress enacted the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) in 1996. The article Expect More From HIPAA Proposed Changes: Easing Information Flow Shouldn’t Mean Reducing Health Data Privacy appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Center for Health Insurance Reform

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Senator Maggie Hassan and a panel discussion moderated by Sarah Kliff of The New York Times, spotlighted state cost containment policies and employer strategies to inform the federal policy process concerning ESI, which covers almost half of all Americans. The event, featuring remarks from U.S.

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 21, 2023

Point32 Health, the second-largest health insurer in the state of Massachusetts, has announced it has experienced a ransomware attack that has resulted in system outages, including systems that are used to service its members, accounts, brokers, and providers.

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HIPAA Journal

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Over the past few years there has been a proliferation of new technologies that collect, store, and transmit health information, including wearable devices, smart devices, and health and wellness apps. The post Senator Seeks Information on How to Improve Health Data Privacy appeared first on HIPAA Journal.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 15, 2023

FHKC is a state-created entity that offers health and dental insurance to children in Florida between the ages of 5 and 18. FHKC receives Medicaid funds and state funds for providing health insurance programs for children in Florida.

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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.

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 11, 2022

The employee viewed names, addresses, dates of birth, appointment dates, diagnoses, vital sign information, medications, test results, and physicians’ notes. Some of the accessed records included partial Social Security numbers and health insurance information. Family Practice Center Reports October 2021 Hacking Incident.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 16, 2023

Florida Medical Clinic, NorthStar Emergency Medical Services, Denver Public Schools, Wichita Urology Group, and The Bone & Joint Clinic have recently reported hacking incidents and the exposure and potential theft of protected health information. 95% of the compromised files only included an individual’s name.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 23, 2023

Today, we’re featuring the Information Services Support Specialist position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. As a key member of our Information Services department, you’ll be responsible for addressing technical issues, providing hands-on troubleshooting, and maintaining optimal system performance.

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American Medical Compliance

JANUARY 12, 2023

Certain website technologies may be at risk of sharing protected health information. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a bulletin warning that certain website tracking technologies may violate the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Visit [link] for more information.

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Total HIPAA

MAY 23, 2022

What is Protected Health Information (PHI)? The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ( HIPAA ) is a 1996 federal law that regulates privacy standards in the healthcare sector. Today, the law serves the same purpose: to safeguard Protected Health Information in order to keep individuals safe.

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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.

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Becker's Health IT

MAY 3, 2023

Russian ransomware gang Clop is suspected in a cyberattack targeting Santa Clara Family Health Plan, resulting in the breach of 276,993 members' personal health information, Government Technology reported May 2.

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C&M Health Law

MARCH 9, 2023

BetterHelp”) for allegedly sharing consumers’ health information, including sensitive information about mental health challenges, for advertising purposes in violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act. Consumers also provide their name, email address, birth date, and other personal information.

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Compliancy Group

JUNE 12, 2023

Ensuring that patient protection adheres to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) guidelines is paramount. This information can be used to allocate resources and implement targeted solutions to address the most pressing concerns. × Find Out More! Please Wait.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 10, 2023

With the widespread adoption of electronic health records (EHRs), a digital version of a patient’s paper chart, and hundreds of personal health apps, the overturned ruling has created an increase of security and privacy concerns in how medical information is documented, accessed, and utilized in the consumer domain.

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Center for Health Insurance Reform

JANUARY 8, 2024

House of Representatives could provide new information necessary to craft reforms and slow spending growth. Efforts to curb outpatient spending have been stymied by fundamental problems connecting data on sites of care, providers, and specific charges, but a bill that recently passed the U.S.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

(You can read more about Broussard’s consumer-centric approach discussed at HIMSS 2015 here in Health Populi ). as a “health insurance company” evolving to its vision as technology-informed health care. Thus began the reinvention of Humana from V 1.0

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 8, 2022

The guidance explained how the HIPAA Privacy Rule permits disclosures of protected health information – including reproductive health care information – to law enforcement but does not require such disclosures. senators – Michael F. The senators pointed out that at the time HIPAA was signed into law in 1996, Roe v.

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Health Care Law Brief

MAY 6, 2022

The Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) has issued a formal request for information from the public about how regulated entities are implementing industry recognized security practices. The request for information represents a chance for the private sector to contribute to HHS regulation.

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Health Populi

JULY 31, 2023

Nearly all patients are concerned about their medical records getting leaked or breached, which is The State of Patient Privacy , the title of a consumer study from Health Gorilla with a headline finding that “Patients don’t trust Big Tech with their health data.” Who’s most-trusted? Seven in ten U.S.

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Med-Net Compliance

OCTOBER 14, 2022

A former physician with medical practices in New Jersey, New York, and Florida admitted wrongfully disclosing patients’ protected health information (PHI). As part of the scheme, the physician permitted the sales representative to have significant access to his office, medical files, and patient information.

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HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The Governor of Pennsylvania, Tom Wolf, has signed Senate Bill 696 into law, which expands the definition of personal information under the Breach of Personal Information Notification Act that warrants individual notifications to be issued in the event of a data breach. The updated law will take effect on May 2, 2023.

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Health Law RX

MARCH 27, 2023

Following its February settlement with GoodRx , the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has fired another shot across the bow in its ongoing campaign to protect consumers’ digital health information. million, to consumers whose health information was disclosed. million, to consumers whose health information was disclosed.

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Kaiser Health News

APRIL 16, 2024

In turn, sales agents used the information to either enroll them in ACA plans or switch their existing policies without their consent. Armed with that information, sales agents then changed her ACA coverage and the agent listed on it five times in just a few weeks, dropping coverage of her son along with way, all without her consent.

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AIHC

MARCH 14, 2023

an AIHC member and Volunteer on the CEU Education Committee The right of access and information blocking are both related to the access and exchange of health information, but they are different in several key ways. This includes electronic protected health information (ePHI). Michi McClure, J.D.

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Compliancy Group

JULY 20, 2023

Tampa General Hospital’s recent revelation is nothing short of a modern-day heist, as cunning hackers managed to infiltrate their network and make off with the valuable treasure trove that is the protected health information of approximately 1.2 million patients. Schedule Now × Schedule a Demo Find Out More! Please Wait.

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Center for Health Insurance Reform

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Enrolling in health insurance can be a challenge, especially for the millions of Americans with limited English proficiency (LEP). The annual Marketplace Open Enrollment Period is just around the corner.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 27, 2022

But trust is in short supply when it comes to consumers openness to share their personal information we learn through a new study published in JAMA , Consumer Willingness to Share Personal Digital Information for Health-Related Uses. A few over-arching findings: Consumers’ views of sharing health data depend on context.

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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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Bill of Health

MARCH 9, 2024

By Susannah Baruch Concerned about privacy protections for pregnancy- and abortion-related health data in the post- Dobbs environment? It seems the CPC industry is collecting health information by “performing” HIPAA while operating under no legal obligation to protect the privacy of personal or health information.

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The HIPAA Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2021

OCR guidance on applicability of HIPAA to worker vaccination information: The OCR has issued guidance in the form of FAQs to help the public understand how HIPAA applies to questions about vaccination status posed to employees or customers.

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Foster Swift

JULY 18, 2022

Wade on June 24, 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) was tasked with responding to how the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) would be affected.

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Healthcare Law Blog

JUNE 27, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) advocating for broader privacy protections surrounding reproductive health care information. 19] Maintain exclusion of reproductive health information disclosures from exceptions to HIPAA’s authorization requirements.

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