The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 27, 2025

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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Arkenea

APRIL 8, 2025

For example, providers may need API for automated appointment scheduling and bill payments to save their time and money. The security rule mandates all those who exchange information (Covered Entities and Business Associates) to follow the three safeguards: a. It also cuts down overhead expenses.

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Arkenea

AUGUST 15, 2024

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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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 guide nurses on how to self-promote, communicate confidently, and be more visible!

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Valant

APRIL 21, 2025

Practices should define role-based access levels, granting providers full clinical access while limiting administrative staff to only scheduling and billing permissions. HIPAA-compliant messaging systems keep patient communication secure. Schedule additional staff training if human error contributed to the breach.

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The HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The SUD records can then be shared by a covered entity or business associate for all TPO reasons, as is the case with HIPAA. HIPAA-covered entities will be required to post estimated fee schedules on their websites for PHI access and disclosures. A definition has been added for electronic health records.

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