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UnitedHealth Group Confirms Data Stolen in Change Healthcare Ransomware Attack

The HIPAA Journal

United Health Group has also confirmed that it has paid out more than $3.3 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. 40% of the $3.3

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World Password Day 2023 – Password Tips and Best Practices

The HIPAA Journal

Passwords were first used to protect accounts against unauthorized access in computing environments in the 1960s. Last year, 54% of respondents said their organization had experienced a cyberattack, with the percentage increasing to 60% this year, and 26% of respondents said they had been affected by a data breach in the past 18 months.

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In Demand Career Spotlight Series – Medical Secretary

ACI Medical & Dental School

Ability to maintain confidentiality and adhere to HIPAA regulations. Multitasking Abilities: Capability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously in a fast-paced medical office environment. Some Medical Secretaries may also work in healthcare administration roles within hospitals or healthcare organizations.

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Health Information Exchange: What It Is and Why It Matters

Ciox

Traditionally, patient data has been stored in disparate systems, creating information silos across healthcare organizations. This results in significant benefits for both healthcare organizations and patients. Patient care improvement and overall efficiency of healthcare organizations. What is Health Information Exchange (HIE)?

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A Matter of Trust, Perception, Risk, and Uncertainty – The Big Issues Raised by the Acquisition of PatientsLikeMe and Other Patient Data Transactions

Health Populi

If you’re in health care and don’t live under a rock, you have probably heard that United Health Group (UHG) has acquired PatientsLikeMe (PLM). Following a review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), the government mandated that iCarbonX divest its ownership in PLM. But the U.S. citizens’ personal data.

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Managed Care History Part II- HMOs Give Way to Managed Care “Lite”

The Healthcare Blog

After PacifiCare crashed post the 1998 Balanced Budget Act cuts, and struggled to refinance its debt, it was acquired by United Healthcare in 2005, bringing with it a huge sophisticated, delegated risk contracting network. Up until the mid-1990s, healthcare claims were paper and fax transmitted, costly and unreliable.