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HIPAA Violation Cases

The HIPAA Journal

HIPAA violation cases are compliance investigations that result from a data breach being notified to the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) or a privacy complaint being submitted to OCR via the complaints portal. There are many different types of HIPAA violation cases.

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Email Breach Affects 22,000 Ambulatory Surgery Center of Westchester Patients

The HIPAA Journal

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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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. This integration promotes accuracy in coding and reduces the likelihood of errors from disjointed or incompatible systems.

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Consumer Trust, Privacy and Healthcare – Considering #HIMSS18 in the Stark Light of Facebook and Cambridge Analytica

Health Populi

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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The Complete Know How on EMR API Integration

Arkenea

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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UnitedHealth Group Confirms Data Stolen in Change Healthcare Ransomware Attack

The HIPAA Journal

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. pharmacies and serves 129 million patients. Change Healthcare is used by Tricare, the healthcare provider of the U.S.

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Behavioral Healthcare Data Security: A Comprehensive Checklist for Protecting Patient Information

Valant

In behavioral health practices, patient records contain highly sensitive information about patients personal histories, treatment details, and clinical interactions. Cyberattacks on behavioral health practices have increased in recent years, as cybercriminals recognize the value of mental health records on the black market.

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