Electronic Health Reporter

JANUARY 16, 2019

Healthcare organizations face unprecedented compliance challenges when it comes to managing business associate agreements (BAAs) amid frequent data breaches, heightened federal scrutiny and anticipated privacy legislation. This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. By Greg Waldstreicher, CEO, PHIflow.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 30, 2024

DRS is issuing notification letters on behalf of the following covered entity clients: Air Methods AMG Healthcare Management Services CAN Emergency Physicians Cedars-Sinai Medical Center CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, L.P.

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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 28, 2025

The guidance was challenged in court and was partially rescinded, and while tracking tools on websites do not violate HIPAA when they are added to unauthenticated web pages, they cannot be used on authenticated websites unless consent is obtained or a business associate agreement is signed with the provider of those tools.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MAY 2, 2019

Healthcare providers, covered entities and their business associates should understand HIPAA and take compliance steps to avoid monetary fines and even prison time. By Ken Lynch, founder and CEO, Reciprocity Labs. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) applies to all companies in the United States.

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Electronic Health Reporter

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The medical billing vendor that is fully compliant in all under HIPAA are authoritatively business associates of most ideal healthcare clients. From last few years, there have been significant modifications in the rules in addition to guidelines that medical coding and billing firms must achieve.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 26, 2024

Catholic Medical Center Patients Affected by Email Breach at Business Associate Almost 2,800 patients of Catholic Medical Center (CMC) in New Hampshire have been affected by a data breach at one of its vendors, the accounts receivable management service provider Lamont Hanley & Associates.

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The HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The HHS’ Office for Civil Rights shows two listings about this incident, one involving the records of 85,133 individuals in its capacity as a healthcare provider and a breach involving the protected health information of 2,402 individuals in its capacity as a business associate. Anthony Regional Hospital, Iowa St.

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Valant

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Key Features of HIPAA Compliant Teletherapy Platforms HIPAA compliant telehealth platforms for behavioral health typically include: End-to-end encryption for video conferencing Secure data storage and transmission User authentication and access controls Audit trails for all patient interactions Business Associate Agreements (BAAs) with platform providers (..)

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The HIPAA Journal

JULY 4, 2024

In addition, State Attorneys General can take enforcement action against covered entities and business associates when a breach of unprotected health information harms a resident of the state, or when an organization violates a state privacy or security regulation that preempts HIPAA. What are Covered Entities?

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

JANUARY 15, 2025

1] The Proposed Rule applies to HIPAA-regulated entities, including Covered Entities such as health plans, healthcare clearinghouses, most healthcare providers, and their Business Associates. It also affects the relationship between a Covered Entity and its Business Associate by imposing additional requirements.

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The HIPAA Journal

MAY 2, 2024

The purpose of HIPAA compliance software is to provide a framework to guide a HIPAA-covered entity or business associate through the process of becoming HIPAA-compliant and ensuring continued compliance with HIPAA and HITECH Act Rules. The top HIPAA compliance solutions also help with the management of business associates.

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Physicians Practice

OCTOBER 29, 2024

These core principles should be adopted into any covered entity or business associates’ policies and procedures.

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Arkenea

MARCH 29, 2025

Business Associates (BA): These handle ePHI obtained from the covered entities, but don’t create medical data. CE have contracts with business associates, to ensure that they use and disclose medical data properly and also protect it.

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19 Labs

MAY 12, 2021

The name was conceived while our CEO, Ram Fish, was having a chat with business associate and renowned Stanford cardiologist , Dr. Peter Fitzgerald at a local Menlo Park hamburger joint. This seems like an odd question at first, but the answer is a lot closer to nursing than you might think.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 28, 2020

As in other squares of America’s privacy ‘patchwork,’ HIPAA specifies a group of industry actors (health plans, provider organizations, and clearinghouses), designates them as “covered entities,” and then regulates how these entities and their subcontractors (business associates) use a certain class of information (individually identifiable (..)

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99MGMT

APRIL 8, 2024

For healthcare organizations and their business associates, adhering to HIPAA's regulations is not just about fulfilling legal requirements; it's about embracing an ethical responsibility to protect sensitive and personal health information (PHI).

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The HIPAA Journal

MAY 2, 2024

In 2023, business associates were responsible for 60% of the breaches of 500 or more records that were reported to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR), compared to 35% in 2022. As has been seen in other data , the percentage of victims paying a ransom is falling. The was a significant increase in data breaches at vendors.

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Arkenea

MARCH 31, 2025

Privacy Incorporation Expenses influence HIPAA compliance costs Anticipated costs differ amongst organizations, based on the size, computer system used, covered entities (CE) involved, business associates involved, and more. Type of organization: Risk levels and quantity of PHI safeguarded depends on the type of organization.

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Health Prime

JANUARY 22, 2025

The Security Rule sets forth the administrative, physical, and technical safeguards that covered entities and business associates (collectively, “regulated entities”) must implement to secure individuals’ ePHI. This is the first HIPAA Security rule update since 2013.

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The HIPAA Journal

JULY 5, 2024

Mobile Medical Response Warns Patients About PHI Breach Mobile Medical Response, a Michigan-based provider of medical transportation and ambulance services, has announced that there has been an impermissible disclosure of patient information at one of its business associates.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Many personal information flows don’t fall under the HIPAA umbrella if the company isn’t a business associate. Furthermore, this week Google made news about how it will absorb the DeepMind AI business into the larger Google Health unit.

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The HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 29, 2024

This appears to have been a cyberattack on his practice rather than through a business associate. Leeman, M.D., a Texas-based board-certified plastic surgeon and ENT specialist, has reported a hacking-related data breach to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights that involved the protected health information of 50,000 patients.

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Health Prime

MAY 23, 2024

Read more about this in our blog How to make sure your Business Associates are HIPAA Compliant. They should give you a list of compliance procedures they take as a company and how they ensure each employee is following rules and regulations.

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Minority Nurse

AUGUST 12, 2024

To learn more about nurse entrepreneurs, visit the National Nurses in Business Association (NNBA) for information on how to get started. Small Business Association (SBA) also has resources on small business grants and events that can help you flourish as a business owner.

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Health Populi

MARCH 27, 2018

Here’s what we-know-we know about health care, privacy, and security: briefly, • HIPAA covers patients’ PHI that is held by covered entities and shared with contracted business associates. Cyber-breaches are a new-normal in health care.

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19 Labs

MAY 12, 2021

The name was conceived while our CEO, Ram Fish, was having a chat with business associate and renowned Stanford cardiologist , Dr. Peter Fitzgerald at a local Menlo Park hamburger joint. This seems like an odd question at first, but the answer is a lot closer to nursing than you might think.

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19 Labs

MAY 12, 2021

The name was conceived while our CEO, Ram Fish, was having a chat with business associate and renowned Stanford cardiologist , Dr. Peter Fitzgerald at a local Menlo Park hamburger joint. This seems like an odd question at first, but the answer is a lot closer to nursing than you might think.

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Minority Nurse

JULY 10, 2024

For nurses seeking opportunities using their podcasting, speaking, coaching, and writing skills, the ability to create financially and personally rewarding side hustles and full-time businesses has never been stronger.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 10, 2021

They had developed business associate agreements (BAAs) for HIPAA compliance over four years ago, thousands of which had been in place across the U.S. Zoom had already been a telehealth partner to many healthcare systems and organizations before COVID-19.

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Healthcare Leadership Council

MAY 25, 2023

Regarding HIPAA, Epic is a business associate of its U.S. Amanda spotlighted Epic’s new life sciences program working to unify clinical research with care delivery, matching participating providers with clinical trial opportunities and supporting clinicians with point-of-care insights and predictive modeling.

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Minority Nurse

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

She is the director of nursing for a nursing program at a community college and an active member of various nursing organizations such as the National Nurses in Business Association, ENA, ANA, NLN, DNP of Color, and AONE. I recently spoke at the National Nurses in Business Association about nursing entrepreneurship.

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Arkenea

APRIL 8, 2025

The security rule mandates all those who exchange information (Covered Entities and Business Associates) to follow the three safeguards: a. The HIPAA security rule is applied to health care clearinghouses, health plans, and any healthcare provider who exchanges healthcare data in an electronic form.

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Arkenea

JULY 8, 2024

These regulations mandate the BA (Business Associates) and CE (Covered Entities) to maintain the privacy and security of ePHI. HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) rules and regulations ensure that ePHI (Protected Health Information) is safe and secure from potential hackers.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MAY 24, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Ken Lynch, founder and CEO, Reciprocity Labs.

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Electronic Health Reporter

AUGUST 20, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Dr. Phyllis Miller, Ph.D., RHIA, RHIT, CHPS, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, AHIMA ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer As August 21, 2020 marks the 24th anniversary of Bill Clinton’s HIPAA Law, it is not a bad time […].

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CollaborateMD

JANUARY 3, 2024

The key HIPAA regulations that relate to medical billing include: HIPAA Privacy Rule : Outlines the standards for protecting PHI Concentrates on data privacy and the processes involved in using or disclosing it Requires compliance with an individual’s rights to access HIPAA Security Rule : States that all healthcare organizations and partners ensure (..)

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Electronic Health Reporter

AUGUST 7, 2018

This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is US legislation that was signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1996.

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