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World Password Day 2023 – Password Tips and Best Practices

The HIPAA Journal

Thursday, May 4, 2023, is World Password Day. How Long Does it Take a Hacker to Brute Force a Password in 2023. In 2023, 19% of respondents said they reuse passwords on 1-5 sites, 36% reuse passwords on 5-10 sites, 24% reuse passwords on 10-15 sites, and 11% use the same password to secure more than 15 sites.

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A Health Consumer Bill of Rights: Assuring Affordability, Access, Autonomy, and Equity

Health Populi

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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SouthCoast Health; Call 4 Health Notify Patients About Cyberattacks

The HIPAA Journal

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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HHS-OIG Identifies Potential Misuse of HRAs and Chart Reviews by MA Companies

The HIPAA Journal

billion in MA risk-adjusted payments were made for 2023 and that 80% of those payments were made to just 20 MA companies. In fiscal year 2023, the CMS identified $12.7 In fiscal year 2023, the CMS identified $12.7 HHS-OIG estimates that around $7.5 The CMS only concurred with the last recommendation.

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Should Healthcare Providers Give Law Enforcement Protected Health Information When Informally Requested? Congress Says No.

Healthcare Law Insights blog

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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ICD-10 Code for Altered Mental Status, Unspecified 2024 – R41.82

Valant

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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Digitizing Compliance Management in Healthcare

Relias

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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