The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 20, 2025

Trends In Healthcare Data Breach Statistics Our healthcare data breach statistics clearly show there has been an upward trend in data breaches over the past 14 years, with 2021 seeing more data breaches reported than any other year since records first started being published by OCR. 2021 was a bad year for data breaches with 45.9

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The HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 24, 2022

In addition to financial penalties, covered entities are required to adopt a corrective action plan to bring policies and procedures up to the standards demanded by HIPAA. . It is the responsibility of each covered entity to ensure that HIPAA Rules are understood and followed. Tier 1: Minimum fine of $100 per violation up to $50,000.

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Relias

MARCH 17, 2022

Inclusion: Giving employees and patients a voice to help provide and receive high-quality care and encouraging the presence of a diverse healthcare staff in the treatment experience of patients. The following strategies are key factors to consider as healthcare organizations approach DEI efforts. Know your baseline.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

APRIL 25, 2022

The Acute Care Hospital at Home model (ACHAH) provides traditional hospital inpatient acute-level services at home. Prior to the pandemic a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid pilot study yielded positive results with respect to hospital readmission rates and follow-up emergency department visits.

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Minority Nurse

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Most nurses are familiar with evidence-based practice (EBP), using research-proven healthcare techniques to enhance patient care and the nursing environment and practices. And the benefits of EBP-led care are well documented. As a collective, organized workforce, it ensures we are keeping up with the demands of healthcare.”

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19 Labs

APRIL 21, 2021

With Viasat 3 and global coverage coming up, every rural community around the world can get healthcare through GALE. The full press release from Viasat can be found below: Viasat, 19Labs Collaborate to Deliver Real-time, Enhanced Telemedicine and Remote Patient Monitoring Solution for Unserved and Underserved Communities. In the U.S.,

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Minority Nurse

JULY 19, 2023

Every Path Is Different Sandra Nosek, MSN, RN , has been a nurse for over 30 years with experience in management, staff development, QA wound care, long-term critical acute care, hospice, and skilled nursing facilities. She had a hearing aid in her right ear but woke up with sudden bilateral deafness in 2015. “

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Mobius MD

JULY 1, 2024

Fixing Prior Authorization The Challenge: Prior authorization processes are notoriously time-consuming for medical staff and often delay patient care. Following their advocacy, a 2024 CMS rule requires government-regulated health plans to shorten the timeframes for prior authorization decisions.

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Relias

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Dementia care is one of the most challenging types of patient care in every setting — from in-home care to assisted living, skilled nursing facilities, and hospitals. Having a care team with the competence to handle the complex challenges of people living with dementia is vital to providing respectful and optimal care.

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Minority Nurse

JULY 12, 2024

Nurses, known for their dedication and adaptability, are now moving beyond traditional direct patient care roles and venturing into side gigs and full-fledged entrepreneurial ventures. On June 21, 2021, I founded Farah Laurent International Nurse Coach LLC. Home Healthcare Agency: Providing in-home care services to patients.

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Minority Nurse

MARCH 19, 2024

A 2021 Journal of Nursing Administration study states, “ Nurse specialty certification is ’a mechanism for validation or formal recognition by documenting individual nurses’ knowledge, skills, and abilities specific to their specialty’. It marks you as a nurse focused on career growth and expert skill and knowledge.

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MedicalGPS

AUGUST 10, 2022

After you answer the ‘what’, not too many people will ever follow up and ask, “ why do you do what you do?”. Mission statement excerpts from some of MedicalGPS’ clients: [O]ur mission is to preserve the private practice of medicine and to develop services to provide the best care for our patients.

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ACMA Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The Burden of Prior Authorization According to the 2021 American Medical Association survey of physicians, prior authorizations contribute to 93% of patient care delays. If a care delay occurs, it prolongs the patient’s access to the originally prescribed product.

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Doximity

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Through social media they are impacting hundreds of thousands of health professionals and tens of millions of patients nationwide. Learn more about our honorees and follow them on social media to stay up to date with their content and what they're working on. She hopes to continue it indefinitely!

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Relias

JUNE 1, 2022

We rely heavily on our coding quality team to onboard new coders and get them up to speed on our quality standards,” said Jake Hess, Senior Director of Revenue Cycle Shared Services at Spectrum Health. You’ll need ongoing training for your staff to improve your clinical documentation and avoid the following coding disasters.

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Relias

JUNE 1, 2022

We rely heavily on our coding quality team to onboard new coders and get them up to speed on our quality standards,” said Jake Hess, Senior Director of Revenue Cycle Shared Services at Spectrum Health. You’ll need ongoing training for your staff to improve your clinical documentation and avoid the following coding disasters.

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Valant

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Novel Treatments for Anxiety Disorders Among antipsychotics, as of 2020, the only FDA-approved anxiety treatment is an older medication called trifluoperazine, which has the same problem with tardive dyskinesia following prolonged use ( Garakani et al.,

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Arkenea

MARCH 14, 2025

In 2021, the number of healthcare apps on Google Play Store stands at 53,054. Doctor profile look up feature The healthcare app you develop needs to allow the patients to choose the doctor of their preference. This results in better clarity regarding the medications prescribed and the dosage schedule to be followed.

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Setting Sights

MAY 7, 2021

For God’s sake , get UP !” The nurse thrust me up, yanking me off the floor; I was hanging just by the whim of my hollow, spindly armpits. If you don’t eat, you’ll keep ending up on the floor, and quite frankly, I don’t have the time or care for the extra paperwork. the nurse bellowed close into my ear. I felt hideous.

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Accepted Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2023

In the guide, you will learn how to prepare for interviews (including those difficult questions), how to make sure your body language matches your intent, and proper interview follow-up. What’s new since we last spoke in 2021? It may be an individual who has a lot of experience working in direct patient care.

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Scrubs

JUNE 16, 2023

In fall 2021, staffers at Johnson Memorial Health were hoping they could finally catch their breath. One study found that cyberattacks on the nation’s health care facilities more than doubled from 2016 to 2021 — from 43 attacks to 91. Other health data breaches have led to class-action lawsuits from patients. But on Oct.

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Health Populi

MAY 31, 2022

Earlier this year, McKinsey addressed how “Care at Home” ecosystems can reshape the way health systems — and people — envision patient care. Patients who reported at least one SDoH concern were less likely to complete a physician follow-up visit post-discharge than patients who reported no SDOH concerns.

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ACMA Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2024

FRMs will respond in both proactive and reactive capacities to resolve patient access issues. Product lifecycle management necessitates up-to-date databases that can be proactively managed. Therefore, FRMs must be highly-knowledgeable communicators who realize the importance of urgency in patient access.

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DropStat

MARCH 13, 2024

Alarm fatigue can occur in many fields, but reducing alarm fatigue for patient safety has become a primary goal in healthcare. The Joint Commission chose alarm management as a 2021 National Patient Safety Goal. Up to 40% of the nurses reported not knowing 27 of their equipment’s functions and alarm settings.

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Pulmonology Advisor - Practice Management

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Will they be happy to wake up every weekday morning and go to work? The following is a breakdown of how some of these themes drive professional satisfaction for physicians. The following answers were quoted in the survey results 6 : “I do absolutely no charting at home.” “I From 2020 to 2021, the mean score decreased by 17.6%.

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Arkenea

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Key Takeaways Patient portal development ensures epidemiologic safety, and patient care, and reduces human errors. It also streamlines workflow and makes healthcare accessible for patients. Patient portal development is one such shift that has heralded a novel era of patient engagement in the healthcare industry.

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Valant

APRIL 8, 2025

Not only will your staff spend less time checking charges, theyll also spend less time following up on denials. June 4, 2021 ICD-10 Code for Anxiety, Unspecified 2025 – F41.9 June 1, 2021 Making Value Based Care a Reality Embracing the shift from volume to value starts with focusing on outcomes and quality of care.

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The Healthcare Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Some 60% of hospital bad debts are now from patients with insurance. Instead of shopping for care, consumers found themselves saddled with almost $200 billion in medical bills they could not pay, and hospitals and physicians ended up eating most of it. Skynet Crashes!

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Mobius MD

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

In this step-by-step guide to taking perfect clinical notes, we will cover the following: Why write clinical notes The importance of context What to include in a clinical note Tips for better clinical documentation Basic legal considerations Open clinical notes How to keep documentation efficient This guide is a compilation of best practices.

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