Healthcare Law Insights blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

For years, law enforcement has bypassed traditional means of securing evidence by informal requests for documents from witnesses of crimes. At some point, that practice bled over into informal requests for healthcare providers’ documents, including documents reflecting protected health information (PHI). Isn’t that entrapment?

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The HIPAA Journal

JULY 9, 2024

SouthCoast Health and Privia Medical Group in Georgia have notified patients about a cyberattack and data breach that occurred in June 2023. The post SouthCoast Health; Call 4 Health Notify Patients About Cyberattacks appeared first on The HIPAA Journal. During that time, files on the network were viewed or copied.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The aspirational document sets out the mission that “every individual deserves the right to obtain health care that is comprehensive, equitable and compassionate.” Kudos to NABIP for developing this document and taking a leadership position in supporting health care as a civil right for all consumers, emerging as health citizens, in America.

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Relias

MAY 2, 2024

However, the Relias 2023 State of Healthcare Training and Staff Development Report found that 53% of managers in healthcare organizations use manual methods, such as paper, Word files, and spreadsheets, to track required training completed by their staff. Digitizing your compliance program is vital for the success of your organization.

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Valant

JULY 29, 2024

Altered mental status, unspecified (R41.82) is a billable ICD-10 diagnostic code under HIPAA regulations from October 1, 2020, to September 30, 2021. Check out the 2023 ICD-10 updates here. ICD-10 Code for Altered Mental Status In this blog post, Valant discusses the ICD-10 code for Altered Mental Status.

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Arkenea

AUGUST 16, 2024

So, to avoid this, regulatory bodies have implemented regulations such as HIPAA, FDA, HITRUST, FHIR, and more. HCA Healthcare In July 2023, a Tennessee hospital and clinic operator was breached by threat actors who obtained and removed data from an external storage location containing formatted emails and calendar reminders for patients.

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Arkenea

JULY 12, 2024

Key Statistics: As per the 2023 survey published by the CDC , the number of people younger than age 65 uninsured was 24.7 percent of the adults between the age group 18–64 were uninsured, as per the 2023 survey. percent of children younger than age 18 were uninsured, as per the 2023 survey. CDC reveals that 10.9

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