Health Populi

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

This gets to transparency, regarding how these companies communicate privacy policies to users; and, for health care, this speaks to patients’ concerns about their healthcare privacy. Many personal information flows don’t fall under the HIPAA umbrella if the company isn’t a business associate.

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Business Associate HIPAA Tests Communication 130

The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 29, 2024

The AHA explained in the letter that Change Healthcare is a covered entity and, as such, has a duty to notify OCR and the affected individuals about any data breach, even in cases where Change Healthcare acts as a business associate. UnitedHealth Provides $2.5B

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HIPAA Unit Organization and Environment Follow-Up Business Associate 95

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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HIPAA Appointments EHR / EMR Billing 40

CollaborateMD

JANUARY 3, 2024

Your IT team should consider pen tests as well. Test them on what they learn as well. Another point it covers is communicating the incident to the OCR and patients. This would include a HIPAA Security Risk Analysis. These simulated attacks locate weaknesses across your network. Ensure staff training and education is ongoing.

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HIPAA Billing Medication Best Practices 52

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. There will be a need to update HIPAA policies and procedures and communicate those changes to patients and health plan members. A definition has been added for electronic health records.

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HIPAA Business Associate Appointments Transfers 124