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The Importance of HIPAA Compliant Teletherapy Platforms

Valant

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) sets the standard for protecting sensitive patient data. For more information on maintaining HIPAA compliance in your behavioral health practice, check out our HIPAA compliance checklist and learn about achieving HIPAA compliant communication.

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Healthcare Data Breach Statistics

The HIPAA Journal

MN Business Associate 190,000,000 Hacking/IT Incident 2 2015 Anthem Inc. CO Business Associate 14,782,887 Hacking/IT Incident 4 2024 Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. NY Health Plan 9,358,891 Hacking/IT Incident 10 2023 Perry Johnson & Associates, Inc.

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The Pace of Tech-Adoption Grows Among Older Americans, AARP Finds – But Privacy Concerns May Limit Adoption

Health Populi

About four in 10 people 50+ are interested in “purchasing” (the word used in the AARP survey) several digital health innovations: Communicating with a health care provider that you’ve taken a medication as prescribed. Communicating other information, like blood pressure, weight, or heart health) to a health care provider.

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6 aspects to consider when choosing the right medical coding partner for your practice 

Health Prime

These industry regulations include the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Read more about this in our blog How to make sure your Business Associates are HIPAA Compliant. Technology & Software Integration Integrating technology and software is critical to evaluating a potential coding partner.

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HIPAA Violation Cases

The HIPAA Journal

State Attorneys General can also impose financial penalties on HIPAA-covered entities and business associates for violations of the HIPAA Rules. Hackers had exploited a vulnerability in the Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) via its vendor Alliance HealthCare.

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Understanding the Importance of HIPAA Compliance in Medical Billing Software 

CollaborateMD

Understanding HIPAA Regulations HIPAA, or the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act , became law in 1996. It provides national standards for using electronic health information and associated transactions. Those rules apply to healthcare organizations and their business partners where PHI is present.

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The Complete Know How on EMR API Integration

Arkenea

EMR API integration may be the key to achieve better communication between care providers, systems, and offer scalability. Better Communication Between Providers Since EMR APIs are known to connect different systems together, they can aid in improving communication between healthcare providers.

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