Electronic Health Reporter

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, known as HIPAA, was enacted in the United States in 1996. The legislation creates data security and privacy requirements for safeguarding medical information. The article How to Know If Your Software is HIPAA Compliant appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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CollaborateMD

APRIL 3, 2025

Healthcare practices are often plagued with medical billing compliance questions like: “Am I upcoding?” ” With all of these concerns, it’s vital that providers and billing departments understand and follow the key elements of proper medical billing compliance to run a successful practice.

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Mobius MD

JANUARY 17, 2025

Are you considering using your iPhone for medical dictation? What is mobile medical speech-to-text? You’ll need mobile medical speech-to-text software to use your iPhone or iPad for medical dictation. However, keep in mind that speech-to-text apps are just one type of medical dictation workflow.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MAY 17, 2024

Today, telehealth enables healthcare providers to expand access to medical […] The article A HIPAA-Compliant Path to Efficiency and Relief with Telehealth appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. We’ve come a long way since the University of Nebraska pioneered two-way video communication for telemedicine in 1959.

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The HIPAA Journal

JULY 8, 2024

Palomar Health Medical Group has warned patients that they may have been affected by an April 2024 cyberattack, and DaVita has learned that tracking tools on its website and mobile app may have sent user data to third-party vendors. Individual notification letters will be mailed to the affected individuals when the file review is completed.

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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 28, 2025

The plaintiff alleged that after visiting the website of Orlando Health and performing medical searches she was targeted with Facebook ads specific to her medical conditions. The HHS Office for Civil Rights issued guidance for HIPAA-regulated entities on the use of these tools, which OCR said could violate HIPAA.

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Northwest Career College

MARCH 28, 2025

This does not happen accidentally, but it is a skilled result of medical administrative assistants maintaining electronic medical records. If you want to enter the healthcare industry for a career but want to remain outside the examination rooms, becoming a Medical Administrative Assistant is a great choice.

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Scrubs

AUGUST 8, 2023

However, with HIPAA and patient privacy concerns, some nurses may be disciplined for this if it isn’t done at appropriate times. Under HIPAA, facilities “must implement device and media controls as a part of their physical safeguards.”

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Mobius MD

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Mobile apps for physicians can enable communication with patients and other providers, enhance medical education, inform clinical decision-making, and streamline documentation. But with thousands of medical apps available for Apple and Android smartphones, where should you start?

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Health Prime

JANUARY 8, 2025

Medical billing audits are a great tool for achieving compliance and safeguarding revenue. Regular audits help medical practices stay on top of these changes and comply with coding and billing rules defined by the CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and private payers. Why do these audits matter?

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CollaborateMD

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Despite its significance, the manual processes involved in tackling medical claims are error prone and time-consuming. Join us as we examine how automation revolutionizes medical claims processing accuracy and improves outcomes across the healthcare spectrum. Reducing duplication errors in medical claims documentation.

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MedVA

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

This recognition underscores MEDVA’s transformative impact on healthcare efficiency, affordability, and quality of care, as it empowers medical practices across the United States to address staffing challenges with virtual assistants (VAs) who deliver essential support for operational tasks. Founded by doctors Steven Kupferman, M.D.,

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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 28, 2025

The exposed data included full names, dates of birth, health insurance information, Medicaid/Medicare numbers, and medical information such as medical record numbers, clinical information, provider information, diagnosis/treatment information, and/or prescription information.

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The HIPAA Journal

MAY 6, 2024

Marlton, NJ-based Continuum Health Alliance has recently confirmed that it has experienced a security incident that exposed the data of 377,119 patients of its client, Consensus Medical Group, a physician-owned medical group in Evesham, NJ. No financial information or Social Security numbers were present in the file.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 25, 2024

Several class action lawsuits have been filed against City of Hope National Medical Center, a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer treatment and research center, over a recently disclosed data breach that exposed the protected health information of more than 827,000 individuals.

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99MGMT

APRIL 4, 2024

HIPAA compliance is a necessity for both the medical practice and the patient. A HIPAA compliance checklist is vital to making sure the various components of compliance are considered and handled in an efficient manner.

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Mobius MD

MARCH 7, 2025

More physicians are using medical speech-to-text software to save time on clinical notes. This article discusses three of the top HIPAA-compliant medical dictation apps in 2025. Three of the best products on the market in 2025 are Mobius Conveyor , Dragon Medical One , and NVoq.Voice.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 1, 2025

A comprehensive and time-intensive review of the affected accounts was recently concluded, and it was confirmed that names, addresses, Social Security numbers, drivers license numbers, bank account information, payment card information, dates of birth, medical information, and health insurance information were stored in the accounts.

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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 19, 2025

The compromised email account was reviewed and found to contain patients full names, addresses, dates of birth, medical and treatment information, dates of service, provider and facility names, procedure codes, billing and claims information, patient account identifiers, and payor information.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 22, 2024

Email accounts have been compromised at the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority and the Medical Home Network in Illinois. The post Email Accounts Compromised at UW Health and Medical Home Network appeared first on HIPAA Journal.

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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 20, 2025

The HIPAA Journal has compiled healthcare data breach statistics from October 2009, when the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) started publishing summaries of healthcare data breaches on its website. CA Healthcare Provider 2,364,359 Hacking/IT Incident 57 2024 Medical Management Resource Group, L.L.C.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JANUARY 13, 2020

One of their latest changes is moving into the healthcare and life sciences fields by offering a HIPAA-compliant transcription program. What does this service provide, how will it change the medical field and when […].

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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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Electronic Health Reporter

JULY 1, 2019

Furthermore, telehealth enhances the availability of professional medical expertise globally with modern ways of clinical supervision. The article Psychologists Who Practice Via Online Counseling: Are They Really HIPAA Compliant? In overall, […]. appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 28, 2020

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. Under the current privacy regime of HIPAA for healthcare, indeed, we are. legislators can get on the same privacy page.

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Mobius MD

JANUARY 1, 2025

However, managing a successful medical practice in 2025 will require lots of work beyond the EMR. Knowing the right medical practice software tools – for scheduling, documentation, clinical decision support, and more – will make your life much easier.

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Scrubs

JANUARY 22, 2024

But what makes these scanners so integral to modern medical practice? It’s no secret that healthcare document scanners have revolutionized medical documentation. As medical records transition from paper clipboards to the digital cloud, the reliability and security of this data become paramount.

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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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Arkenea

MAY 6, 2020

The idea of having something like your medical information floating around up in the cloud is concerning to most. Once nested carefully in an office filing cabinet, health records and medical […]. The post What They Don’t Tell You About Building HIPAA Compliant Apps appeared first on Arkenea.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 25, 2019

This includes discussing or sharing medical records. You may think that any place that shares your medical records online would invest in intense digital security, but you would be surprised. The article How Safe Are Your Medical Records? It is not uncommon, in today’s age, to do large amounts of personal business online.

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The HIPAA Journal

JULY 3, 2024

The HIPAA transactions and code sets rules have the objective of replacing non-standard descriptions of healthcare activities with standard formats for each type of activity in order to streamline administrative processes, lower operating costs, and improve the quality of data. diagnoses, procedures, and drugs). Health Care Claims Status.

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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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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 23, 2024

A similarly sized breach was reported by Oklahoma’s largest emergency medical care provider, Emergency Medical Services Authority. The HIPAA Journal has determined the location of the breaches, with the pie charts below show where the breaches occurred, rather than the entity that reported the breach.

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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 20, 2025

Lake Washington Vascular was unable to determine exactly what information was viewed or extracted from its systems and said the information likely compromised included names, dates of birth, addresses, diagnostic test results, medical histories, diagnosis and treatment information, payer identification numbers, and government-issued identifiers.

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Health Populi

JUNE 10, 2021

” Health Populi’s Hot Points: HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, was signed into law in 1996 by President Bill Clinton. This week, Ken Mandl and Eric Perakslis co-wrote an essay in The New England Journal of Medicine on HIPAA and the “leak of ‘deidentified’ EHR data.”

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CollaborateMD

JANUARY 3, 2024

In today’s digital age, medical billing software plays a vital role in streamlining the billing process and improving patient care. HIPAA compliance is a crucial aspect of any medical billing software. It will also help you ensure that the medical billing software you select is compliant with HIPAA requirements.

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