Electronic Health Reporter

MAY 24, 2019

If your organization handles protected health information (PHI) or electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI), you should be well aware of the Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act known commonly as HIPAA. The HIPAA compliance is regulated by the federal government and failure to comply with it can attract […].

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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 28, 2025

The HHS Office for Civil Rights issued guidance for HIPAA-regulated entities on the use of these tools, which OCR said could violate HIPAA. The post Website Tracking Lawsuit Against Orlando Health Survives Motion to Dismiss appeared first on The HIPAA Journal. The lawsuit W.W.

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Electronic Health Reporter

AUGUST 20, 2020

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 […]. The article HIPAA Celebrates A Birthday: COVID-19, HIPAA and Your Rights appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. Phyllis Miller, Ph.D.,

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The HIPAA Journal

JULY 4, 2024

The HIPAA rules and regulations are the standards and implementation specifications adopted by federal agencies to streamline healthcare transactions and protect the privacy and security of individually identifiable health information. This guide explains why the HIPAA rules and regulations exist, what they consist of, and who they apply to.

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Arkenea

MARCH 29, 2025

Having a profound understanding of the HIPAA rules puts you one step ahead in the healthcare sector. HIPAA risk assessment ensures that ePHI is protected from threats and vulnerabilities such as fraud, data breaches, financial scams, identity thefts, etc. HIPAA Compliance Checklist 1.

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Arkenea

MARCH 31, 2025

HIPAA compliance costs can greatly vary depending on the kind of application you’re developing. Developing a healthcare application that complies with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is essential for safeguarding sensitive patient information and adhering to legal standards.

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Electronic Health Reporter

AUGUST 7, 2018

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is US legislation that was signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1996. The article What Are HIPAA Compliant Storage Requirements?

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 30, 2024

The post Almost 500,000 Individuals Affected by Designed Receivable Solutions Data Breach appeared first on HIPAA Journal.

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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.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 28, 2020

Under the current privacy regime of HIPAA for healthcare, indeed, we are. “HIPAA, as passed in 1996 and amended in 2009 through the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, defines privacy through a sectoral lens. legislators can get on the same privacy page.

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Arkenea

APRIL 8, 2025

Key Takeaways Healthcare developers must follow the three key HIPAA rules during API development: HIPAA security rule, privacy rule, and the breach notification rule. Further, HIPAA compliant healthcare APIs protect the security and privacy of ePHI during data exchange. Key Rules for Developing a HIPAA API 1.

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Health Prime

JANUARY 22, 2025

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to modify the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule of 1996. This is the first HIPAA Security rule update since 2013. From 2018-2023, reports of significant breaches increased by 102%.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

JANUARY 15, 2025

This marks the first update to the HIPAA Security Rule since 2013. 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. population. [1]

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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. In 2023 there was a notable reduction in enforcement actions over HIPAA Right of Access violations (4) than the average of 14 over the previous three years.

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99MGMT

APRIL 8, 2024

HIPAA compliance represents a cornerstone of trust and security in the healthcare sector, safeguarding patient privacy, ensuring data security, and building a strong foundation of trust between patients and healthcare providers.

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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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Arkenea

JULY 8, 2024

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

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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

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.

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CollaborateMD

JANUARY 3, 2024

HIPAA compliance is a crucial aspect of any medical billing software. Understanding the importance of HIPAA compliance and implementing the necessary protocols helps healthcare providers avoid legal and financial repercussions. It provides national standards for using electronic health information and associated transactions.

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Healthcare Leadership Council

MAY 25, 2023

Erin noted the lack of harmonization with state laws on medical information privacy and other federal laws governing health information outside the scope of the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). In closing, Jessica described two methods to achieve de-identification of PHI in accordance with the HIPAA Privacy Rule.

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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. The post Long Island Plastic Surgical Group Confirms 161K-Record Data Breach appeared first on The HIPAA Journal. Leeman, M.D., The affected individuals have been offered complimentary credit monitoring services.

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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 Prime

MAY 23, 2024

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.

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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. billion active monthly accounts. Cyber-breaches are a new-normal in health care.

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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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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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Arkenea

AUGUST 15, 2024

Developers are required to adhere to HIPAA compliance during API integration. Here’s what falls under HIPAA: HIPAA Privacy Rule: The HIPAA Privacy Rule establishes guidelines for safeguarding any personally identifiable health information that Covered Entities (CE) or Business Associates (BA) handle.

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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 29, 2024

OCR recently announced that due to the impact of the Change Healthcare ransomware attack, the decision had been taken to investigate Change Healthcare promptly to establish whether it was compliant with the HIPAA Rules. What is HIPAA and does this Cyberattack Break the Law?

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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 24, 2025

Health Fitness Corporation, an Illinois business associate, has agreed to settle an alleged HIPAA risk analysis failure with the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR). Health Fitness Corporation (Health Fitness) is a provider of wellness plans to clients across the United States and a business associate under HIPAA.

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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 20, 2025

AZ Business Associate 67,567 Hacking incident Charleston Area Medical Center WV Healthcare Provider 67,413 Email accounts compromised in phishing incident Heartland Medical Clinic, Inc. AZ Business Associate 10,673 Hacking incident In February, 6 healthcare data breaches were reported to OCR that affected 500 or 501 individuals.

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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 7, 2025

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has imposed its second financial penalty of the year to resolve a violation of the HIPAA Rules. The HIPAA Privacy Rule gives individuals rights over their healthcare data, one of which is the right of an individual to obtain a copy of their health records.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 3, 2025

In January this year, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register outlining changes to the HIPAA Security Rule to improve healthcare cybersecurity. The post HSCC Recommends Consultation Process on Healthcare Cybersecurity Improvements appeared first on The HIPAA Journal.

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The HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 14, 2022

It has been several years since new HIPAA regulations have been signed into law, but HIPAA changes in 2022 are expected. The last update to the HIPAA Rules was the HIPAA Omnibus Rule in 2013, which introduced new requirements mandated by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act.

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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 27, 2025

On January 6, 2025, OCR published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register detailing proposed changes to the HIPAA Security Rule. If implemented, it will be the first major update to the Security Rule in two decades. CHIME points out that under the previous Trump administration, a new law (P.L.

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