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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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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The HIPAA Journal

MAY 6, 2024

Guardant Health Discovers Online Exposure of Patient Data Guardant Health, a medical laboratory in Redwood City, CA, that performs cancer screening tests on samples provided by physicians and hospitals, has recently notified patients of some of its clients that their protected health information has been exposed online.

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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. To comply with HIPAA regulations, CE and BA must adhere to certain requirements, and audit trail is one of them. Capture login, logout, and access to ePHI.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 4, 2025

Sentara Healths Lab Services department hired an individual in December 2024 to process lab requisitions orders from providers that explain the lab tests that need to be run for patients. The post Sentara Health Identifies Job Sharing Scam and Potential Unauthorized EMR Access appeared first on The HIPAA Journal.

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Northwest Career College

MARCH 28, 2025

Results of the diagnostic tests. Update of Information: Add new test results, treatment plans, or other information to keep the records current. Security Ensured: Following all the laws on privacy, including HIPAA, in protecting patients’ sensitive data. They contain a core set of information, including: Medical histories.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 26, 2024

diagnosis/condition, treatment, test results, medications), and/or health plan information. County Department of Health Services Email Accounts appeared first on HIPAA Journal. The post Phishers Gain Access to 23 L.A.

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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. Within HIPAA, many rules dictate privacy, security, and confidentiality.

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The HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 29, 2024

When diagnoses are reported only using enrollees’ HRAs and HRA-linked chart reviews and there are no follow-up visits, procedures, or tests, HHS-OIG is concerned that the diagnoses may be inaccurate and therefore the payments made by the CMS may be improper. The CMS only concurred with the last recommendation.

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The HIPAA Journal

JULY 4, 2024

The documents related to visits to its office between June 5, 2024, and June 13, 2024, and included the demographic information that is printed when patients visit, which may have also included test results. Steps have since been taken to prevent similar incidents in the future.

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Arkenea

APRIL 10, 2025

Rather than building and maintaining a large inhouse team, businesses partner with specialized vendors to handle design, development, testing, and deployment. Quality assurance: Manual and automated testing, security audits, compliance checks. Conduct unit, integration, system, and user acceptance testing.

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The HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The vulnerabilities also affect Oracle Business Intelligence, Enterprise Manager, Identity Management, SOA Suite, WebCenter Portal, Application Testing Suite, and Transportation Management. The post HPH Sector Warned About Exploitation of Miracle Exploit Vulnerabilities in Oracle Systems appeared first on The HIPAA Journal.

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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 20, 2025

Earlier this month, a bipartisan pair of senators reintroduced the Genomic Data Protection Act, which aims to regulate the genetic data collected by direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing companies, which are not bound by the HIPAA Rules. In the white paper, Sen. GDPA gives consumers rights over their genomic data.

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19 Labs

JANUARY 11, 2022

Using its proprietary prepositioned electrode strips, PCA 500 makes conducting an ECG test efficient, accurate and consistent, with a greatly reduced risk of infection. Other devices include ultrasounds, advanced blood testing, stethoscopes, multiple HD cameras, and so much more. Link to original article here.

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19 Labs

JANUARY 11, 2022

Using its proprietary prepositioned electrode strips, PCA 500 makes conducting an ECG test efficient, accurate and consistent, with a greatly reduced risk of infection. Other devices include ultrasounds, advanced blood testing, stethoscopes, multiple HD cameras, and so much more. Link to original article here.

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Scrubs

JANUARY 22, 2024

Nurses deal with tons of forms, ranging from patient intake paperwork to test results and prescription slips. Easy to set up and operate, they come equipped with features like automatic document feeders, optical character recognition (OCR) and secure, HIPAA-compliant cloud storage options.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 3, 2023

45% of folks would do blood glucose tests at home, 39% a cholesterol test, and 35% screen for diabetes. More than 50% of people would take and monitor their temperature, measure their weight/BMI, monitor blood pressure, submit exercise and diet logs, monitor heart rate, submit a urine sample, and submit a mental health log.

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Valant

AUGUST 2, 2024

Telehealth Capabilities HIPAA-compliant telehealth capabilities allow you to treat patients remotely in individual or group therapy sessions. That includes live training sessions, self-paced learning modules, test environments, and a wide-ranging knowledgebase. Communication with patients is a key part of this.

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CollaborateMD

MARCH 20, 2025

Enhance the accuracy and compliance of billing systems, especially for HIPAA-compliant practice management systems. Ensure your practice management system requirements include HIPAA compliance and offer secure data storage and transmission. Watch for options offering free trials or demos so you can test them before committing.

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Valant

JULY 16, 2024

HIPAA regulates that therapy notes be stored separately from progress notes. This covers information such as diagnosis, symptoms, medical history, test results, treatment plan, progress at appointments, prescription medications, etc.

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We Care Online

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Conditions that require in-depth physical examinations or diagnostic tests may still necessitate an in-person visit, which can reduce the overall convenience of telehealth for certain patients. Healthcare providers are required to comply with regulations like the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) in the U.S.,

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The HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 30, 2024

935 patients, including names, addresses, birth dates, driver’s license numbers, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, test results, and treatment information. The post Albany ENT & Allergy Services Pays $500K Penalty and Commits to $2.25M Cybersecurity Investment appeared first on The HIPAA Journal.

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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 6, 2025

It is concer 100 29805 0 29805 0 0 63124 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 63012ning that 4% of respondents said no cybersecurity awareness training was provided to the workforce, as it is a requirement of the HIPAA Security Rule. “Continued adaptation and innovation will be essential for navigating an increasingly digital world.

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The HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The post 20,000-Record Data Breaches Reported by Axis Health System & Gandara Mental Health Center appeared first on The HIPAA Journal. Systems and data have now been restored and additional safeguards have been implemented to strengthen security.

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Health Populi

MARCH 10, 2020

This is where testing and learning become a key part of adoption and ultimately the maturity of digital health,” said Kaveh Safavi, M.D., “Privacy” is mentioned over 500 times in the document; “HIPAA,” well over 300. a senior managing director in Accenture’s global Health practice.

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Health Populi

APRIL 10, 2018

Among those patients who do access their EHR, the most important data sought were lab test results (for 92% of those who accessed their EHR), current list of medications (79%), summaries of their office visit (76%), and a list of health/medical problems 70%.

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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. They are licensed, trained, and tested for service. 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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EvidenceCare

APRIL 16, 2024

Regulatory Standards CERT (comprehensive error rate testing) is a program administered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that utilizes Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) to review medical records and identify potential billing errors. Timeliness: Emphasize the importance of timely documentation.

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Health Populi

JULY 26, 2022

There are currently at least six AWS HIPAA-eligible AI/ML offerings, including Amazon Comprehend Medical, Amazon HealthLake, Amazon Lex, Amazon SageMaker, Amazon Textract, and Amazon Transcribe Medical — taken together, positioning AWS to compete with Microsoft and Google’s health clouds.

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Arkenea

OCTOBER 16, 2024

This includes the ADA (Americans with Disability Act), HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), and the WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines). Healthcare designers can test color accessibility by testing various color palettes, and choose the ones that pass the test.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 5, 2021

The first chart tells us that most patients want access to various cuts of their medical information: 9 in 10 people seek lab test results, their medical history, a list of prescription drugs and medicines, vital signs, immunization history, treatment plans, and radiology images and reports. One pillar of that trust is privacy.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 11, 2021

Data literacy, the ability to comprehensive one’s “numbers” displayed in lab test results and other patient-facing clinical communications. Medical literacy, such as understanding medical instructions following up procedures, lab tests, and inpatient discharges to the home. Financial literacy, especially key to U.S.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JANUARY 24, 2019

Software testing and quality assurance have grown in critical importance for companies. This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. By Vikash Kumar, marketing manager, Tatvasoft. Over the few years, it has established itself as a formidable career choice which is unlikely to stop anytime soon.

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We Care Online

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Improved Patient Engagement Platforms such as patient portals and mobile apps enable patients to actively participate in their healthcare by providing access to test results, appointment schedules, and health records. This transparency fosters trust and empowers patients to make informed decisions about their health.

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DrChrono

JANUARY 21, 2012

Last September, the Department of Health and Human Services introduced an amendment to the CLIA Program and HIPAA Privacy Rule: Patients’ Access to Test Reports. The rule proposes that patients have unfettered access to clinical lab test reports upon request.

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Arkenea

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Secure and HIPAA-Compliant When we’re dealing with patients’ medical histories and other sensitive data, it’s not just about privacy; it’s about trust. Adherence to HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) requirements is non-negotiable for a mobile EHR application. or GDPR in the EU.

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