Valant

JULY 29, 2024

This code is acceptable to insurers when used to describe a marked change in mental health status not attributable to other factors. While insurers prefer more descriptive ICD-10 codes, mental health practitioners should not list something specific if the patient’s medical record cannot support the diagnosis.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 2, 2024

Not known for its salubrious qualities, Las Vegas will nonetheless be a locus for health, medical care, and well-being inspiration next week when the Consumer Technology Association convenes the annual CES featuring innovations in consumer technology. “Elevance Health, a health insurance company?

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Health Populi

JUNE 30, 2023

in 2024, according to the annual report from the PwC Health Research Institute, Medical cost trend: Behind the numbers 2024. Every year, the PwC HRI team goes behind those numbers to assess cost inflators and deflators which underpin annual medical inflation. Take prescription drugs pushing medical trend upward.

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The HIPAA Journal

JULY 3, 2024

Suspicious network activity was identified on March 27, 2024, and third-party cybersecurity specialists were engaged to investigate the activity. The group says it has given the hospital until July 8, 2024, to pay the ransom demand and will leak the stolen data if payment is not made.

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Northwest Suburban College

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

If you’re considering a job in the healthcare field, becoming a medical assistant could be a perfect choice. Medical assistants are vital team members in healthcare settings such as hospitals, clinics, and private practices. One of the best aspects of becoming a medical assistant is the strong job stability and growing demand.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

That’s the mantra coming out of this week’s annual Capitol Conference convened by the National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals (NABIP). FYI you might know of NABIP by its former acronym, NAHU, the National Association of Health Underwriters).

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The HIPAA Journal

JULY 4, 2024

Gaia Software has disclosed details of a February 2024 cyberattack, Pinnacle Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Specialists are investigating an April 2024 cyberattack, and OB GYN Specialists of Lima have discovered the improper disposal of patient data.

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The HIPAA Journal

JULY 8, 2024

The Breach of Personal Information Notification Act was amended by Senate Bill 824 and was signed into law by state Governor Josh Shapiro on June 28, 2024. The amended law takes effect on September 26, 2024.

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ACI Medical & Dental School

JANUARY 31, 2024

At ACI Medical & Dental School in Eatontown, NJ, we prepare students for in-demand jobs in the medical field. Here is a closer look at 12 fast-growing medical jobs in 2024 to consider for your next career move. 12 In-Demand Jobs in the Medical Field To Consider Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) What Do They Do?

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Doximity

MARCH 28, 2024

Karin Molander, MD, FACEP , Mills Peninsula Medical Center On Mother's Day 1978, my sisters and I sat huddled in the small 8-foot by 10-foot waiting room of Rush Presbyterian Hospital, longing for a glimpse of our mother who had been rushed there weeks before in need of emergent surgery. And it worked!!

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ACMA Blog

JULY 9, 2024

According to the American Medical Association (AMA), prior authorizations are the number one reason for care delay in the United States. Given the current state of PBM dominance, pharmacists, health insurers, and drug manufacturers often have little choice but to interact with the large, dominant PBMs when distributing certain drugs.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 26, 2024

Los Angeles County Department of Health Services’ employees were targeted in a recent phishing campaign, and almost 2,800 Catholic Medical Center patients have been affected by a data breach at one of its vendors. The email accounts were accessed by an unauthorized third party between February 19, 2024, and February 20, 2024.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Furthermore, health plan members now see themselves as medical bill payers, seeking value and consumer-level services for their health insurance premium investment. According to the online Merriam-Webster dictionary , the first use of the phrase “health insurance” occurred in 1901. Consulting Noah Webster….and and ChatGPT.

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The HIPAA Journal

JULY 5, 2024

The breach was detected on March 25, 2024, and immediate action was taken to prevent further unauthorized access. An investigation was launched which determined that between November 2, 2023, and March 29, 2024, the vendor accessed and downloaded information from a Kairos database.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 23, 2024

According to the notification letters mailed to the affected individuals in April 2024, a cyberattack was detected on June 6, 2023, when its network was disrupted. It took more than 10 months (April 10, 2024) to determine the types of information involved and the number of individuals affected.

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The HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 29, 2024

According to its substitute breach notice, external cybersecurity professionals were engaged to investigate the incident and confirmed that a network intrusion occurred between January 4, 2024, and January 8, 2024, involving the exfiltration of a limited amount of patient data. The affected individuals have now been notified by mail.

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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 review of the affected files was not completed until June 13, 2024. Call 4 Health Issues Notifications About March 2024 Cyberattack Call 4 Health, Inc.,

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The HIPAA Journal

JULY 5, 2024

Providence Mission Heritage Endocrinology In May 2024, Providence Mission Heritage Endocrinology in Mission Viejo, CA, discovered an insider breach that involved unauthorized access to clinical records. The first instance occurred on December 15, 2020, and it continued until May 15, 2024.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 29, 2024

Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker, LLC (BerryDunn) provides health data analytics services to healthcare providers, health insurers, and government regulatory and healthcare policy agencies and its clients provide BerryDunn with personal and health data to allow the firm to perform its contracted services.

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MedCerts

APRIL 8, 2024

Deep Dive Into MedCerts’ Medication Care Coordinator Program Here’s how the Medication Care Coordinator program works. First, you’ll connect with an education consultant to make sure this program meets your career goals and that you meet all the requirements to enroll in the Medication Care Coordinator program.

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The HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Mystic Valley Elder Services, a Malden, Massachusetts-based non-profit agency providing home and community-based care to elders and adults living with disabilities, has started issuing individual notifications about a cyberattack and data breach that was identified on April 5, 2024.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The pharmaceutical industry and health insurance companies garnered 3 in 10 people rating them as excellent/good, with nursing homes at the bottom a 2.5/10 ” For pharma/drug companies and health insurers, 3 in 10 consumers also ranked these medical segments as “poor” providers in the U.S. health system.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 30, 2024

The medical device manufacturer Livanova, the Massachusetts community behavioral health center Aspire Health Alliance, and Santa Rosa Behavioral Healthcare Hospital in California have experienced ransomware attacks that exposed patient data. On April 10, 2024, Livanova confirmed that the personal and protected health information of U.S.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 1, 2023

consumers say they can’t afford to pay their medical bills on-time, based on the 2023 Consumer Survey from Access One, a financial services company focused on healthcare payments. Furthermore, one-third of consumers are not confident they could pay a medical bill of $500 or more. Two-thirds of U.S.

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The HIPAA Journal

JULY 9, 2024

The Houston, TX-based medical device company, LivaNova, is facing multiple class action lawsuits over an October 2023 cyberattack that exposed the protected health information of 180,000 patients. Notifications were issued in May 2024, and complimentary credit monitoring services were offered to the affected individuals.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 12, 2023

consumers feel in worse financial shape now than in 2022, with inflation a top concern, discovered in the 2024 New Year’s Financial Resolutions Study from Fidelity Investments. adults 18 and over in October 2023 to gauge peoples’ perspectives on personal finances, and well-being currently and into 2024. One-third of U.S.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 30, 2024

On January 22, 2024, DRS identified suspicious activity within its network. On March 8, 2024, after a time-consuming and detailed review of the files, DRS confirmed that they contained the personal and protected health information of current and former patients of its healthcare clients.

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Health Prime

JANUARY 10, 2024

The American Medical Association (AMA) released the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set for 2024. According to the AMA, the CPT coding system offers doctors nationwide a uniform process for coding medical services. Read the full updated CPT 2024 code set. Feel free to reach us at sales@hpiinc.com.

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Sensible Medicine

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Note the immunization efficacy estimate [i] crossing zero for Hammitt and Simoes in the truncated table from a 2024 meta-analysis by Ricco et al. Medical decision making always includes safety signals. The cost in the US (Xpress Scripts) is $1350-1450 per dose (fully covered by my insurance). Hammitt et al. (N=1490),

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Northwest Career College

APRIL 19, 2024

As we delve into the realm of the top medical billing software of 2024, you will discover a new set of tools that can empower you, as a medical billing and coding practitioner, to handle your billing responsibilities with increased confidence and efficiency. What is Medical Billing Software?

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Health Populi

AUGUST 12, 2024

retiring in 2024 will need to bank $165,000 to pay for health care costs in retirement — a sum that does not include long-term care, Fidelity Investments advises us in the 23rd annual look at this always-impactful (and sobering) forecast. The post The Health Care Costs for Someone Retiring in 2024 in the U.S.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

JANUARY 16, 2024

These considerations span corporate formation, physician-psychotherapist agreements, the development of employee handbooks, insurance coverage, and the crucial distinction between independent contractors and employees. Insurance Coverage. Further, on January 10, 2024, the U.S.

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The HIPAA Journal

JULY 5, 2024

That process was completed on May 30, 2024, and then address information was verified. The affected individuals were notified by mail on June 26, 2024. Mobile Medical Response contracted with CBM Services to provide collections services. In the meantime, the breach has been reported as affecting 500 individuals.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

MARCH 12, 2024

5] MHPAEA requires covered individual and group health plans and issuers of health insurance (collectively “Health Plans”) to collect and evaluate data and address the material differences between access to MH/SUD benefits when compared to medical/surgical benefits. Sheridan, et al., 4] Dep’t Health Hum. 4 2023), [link]. [5]

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Health Populi

MARCH 19, 2024

Having health insurance in America is no guarantee of actually receiving health care. It’s a case of having health insurance as “necessary but not sufficient,” as the cost of deductibles, out-of-pocket coinsurance sharing, and delaying care paint the picture of The Hidden Lives of Workplace-Insured Americans.

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Health Populi

MARCH 25, 2024

Three major milestones marked March 2024 which compel us to note the growing role of patients-as-consumers — especially for self-prescribing medicines and medical devices. As of March 2024, there are many ways for consumers to access GLP-1 medicines online. Free delivery would arrive “tomorrow” via Prime.

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Health Populi

JULY 18, 2024

Bureau of Labor Statistics had good news for American consumers long-facing inflation for household spending over the past couple of years, announcing on July 11, 2024, that the general consumer price index (CPI) fell, lowering real prices for people buying airline tickets, used cars and trucks, communication, and petrol to fill auto tanks.

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