Telebehavioral Health Institute

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

OCR Video on Recognized Security Practices of Covered Entities Under Amended HITECH. To solve that problem, Nick Heesters, the senior advisor for Cybersecurity for OCR, moderates an OCR video training to raise awareness among covered organizations and address frequently asked questions about implementing HIPAA Rules.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires healthcare organizations, including doctors, to maintain the privacy and security of patient data. A practical HIPAA compliance checklist is essential to ensure compliance with HIPAA regulations. What Is HIPAA Compliance?

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

JUNE 30, 2023

Protecting patient information and maintaining compliance require robust security measures and protocols. Importance of HIPAA Compliance One key area of healthcare compliance is HIPAA compliance. Importance of HIPAA Compliance One key area of healthcare compliance is HIPAA compliance.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JUNE 3, 2023

The specifics of the case and its repercussions for HIPAA business associates are discussed as part of overall HIPAA guidelines for healthcare professionals. What Are the Differences between HIPAA Covered Entities and HIPAA Business Associates? However, there are important distinctions between the two. What Happened?

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 14, 2024

“We believe strongly that this unilateral action is a violation of Carequality’s terms and conditions and is sufficiently important to the treatment of patients to address this matter publicly,” Particle Health said in a statement. Epic argued the unauthorized requests could compromise the exchange of PHI.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 11, 2023

The specifics of the case and its repercussions for HIPAA business associates are discussed as part of overall HIPAA guidelines for healthcare professionals. What Are the Differences between HIPAA Covered Entities and HIPAA Business Associates? However, there are important distinctions between the two. What Happened?

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

JANUARY 29, 2023

However, as healthcare organizations expand their use of technology, it is crucial that they also take measures to ensure that patient data is kept secure and private. HIPAA has specific requirements for the security of electronic protected health information (ePHI) that must be met by covered entities and their business associates.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JUNE 3, 2023

The specifics of the case and its repercussions for HIPAA business associates are discussed as part of overall HIPAA guidelines for healthcare professionals. What Are the Differences between HIPAA Covered Entities and HIPAA Business Associates? However, there are important distinctions between the two. What Happened?

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JUNE 29, 2023

According to the US Department of Human Services (HHS), healthcare professionals can share HIPAA-protected health information (HIPAA PHI) with one another without written content in several circumstances. This article will give several examples of the circumstances under which HIPAA PHI can be shared, and review reasonable safeguards.

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Mend

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

That is why it is essential to adopt a HIPAA compliant telehealth program when offering virtual care services. Keeping PHI secure is the main goal of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). HIPAA protects patients by limiting who can access PHI, when they can access it, and how they use it.

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Lloyd Price

APRIL 7, 2023

DPI can also be used to enforce security policies and regulations within an organization. Overall, DPI plays an important role in cybersecurity by providing network administrators with the ability to detect and prevent a wide range of security threats, and to enforce security policies and regulations within an organization.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

MAY 1, 2023

The Health Affairs study of possible violations of patient privacy in hospitals includes the following: Analyzed 6,162 US hospital and health system websites, including 3,747 identified non-federal acute care hospitals with websites. As HIPAA and other laws are used to quell the most egregious abuses, more effective strategies are needed.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 11, 2023

The Health Affairs study of possible violations of patient privacy in hospitals includes the following: Analyzed 6,162 US hospital and health system websites, including 3,747 identified non-federal acute care hospitals with websites. As HIPAA and other laws are used to quell the most egregious abuses, more effective strategies are needed.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 11, 2023

The Health Affairs study of possible violations of patient privacy in hospitals includes the following: Analyzed 6,162 US hospital and health system websites, including 3,747 identified non-federal acute care hospitals with websites. As HIPAA and other laws are used to quell the most egregious abuses, more effective strategies are needed.

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David Chou

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and take substantial corrective action to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules. The challenge comes down to setting up a security program, as stated in the correction action agreement.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

MAY 1, 2023

The Health Affairs study of possible violations of patient privacy in hospitals includes the following: Analyzed 6,162 US hospital and health system websites, including 3,747 identified non-federal acute care hospitals with websites. As HIPAA and other laws are used to quell the most egregious abuses, more effective strategies are needed.

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Mend

AUGUST 22, 2023

This includes potential risks and benefits of treatment, confidentiality policies, and the rights and responsibilities of both patients and providers. It allows for secure, controlled sharing of mental health records as needed. Mend is 100% secure, confidential, and HIPAA-compliant telehealth software.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 28, 2023

As healthcare systems and providers modernize (or build) their technology stacks, it will be more important than ever to prioritize privacy and to understand new regulations at the state level, from HIPAA, and from the FTC. Lastly, organizations should continue focusing on the Price Transparency Rule.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

APRIL 19, 2023

Although BetterHelp hashed people’s email addresses before sharing them with third parties – in other words, converted them into a sequence of letters and numbers through a cryptographic tool – the hashing was done just to hide the addresses in case of a security breach. See Section 1.5

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 11, 2023

Although BetterHelp hashed people’s email addresses before sharing them with third parties – in other words, converted them into a sequence of letters and numbers through a cryptographic tool – the hashing was done just to hide the addresses in case of a security breach. See Section 1.5 Meanwhile, your comments are invited below.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JUNE 8, 2023

By providing accessible, personalized, and consumer-driven care options, telehealth’s popularity has the potential to revolutionize healthcare delivery for this vulnerable population. Once someone enters your practice,, however, discontinue all contact through social media and keep your communications private to avoid a HIPAA violation.

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Redox

JANUARY 24, 2018

Last year was a discouraging one for healthcare data security, and this year seems to be off to a rocky start as well. According to a survey by KPMG, 47 percent of healthcare providers and health plans said they had faced security-related HIPAA violations or cyber-attacks that compromised patient data in 2017.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JUNE 8, 2023

By providing accessible, personalized, and consumer-driven care options, telehealth’s popularity has the potential to revolutionize healthcare delivery for this vulnerable population. Once someone enters your practice,, however, discontinue all contact through social media and keep your communications private to avoid a HIPAA violation.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 11, 2023

If not mandated by a payor, telehealth abortion services usually involve HIPAA-compliant, text-based interactions. Companies are not considered covered entities under HIPAA. Privacy policies often seem to be a sham, duping the public into a false sense of security.

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Health Law Blog | Telehealth

AUGUST 31, 2020

Security Measures Information. Information on the security measures taken with the use of telehealth technologies, such as encrypting data, password protected screen savers and data files, or utilizing other reliable authentication techniques, as well as potential risks to privacy and notwithstanding such measures; 04.

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Health Law Blog | Telehealth

AUGUST 31, 2020

Security Measures Information. Information on the security measures taken with the use of telehealth technologies, such as encrypting data, password protected screen savers and data files, or utilizing other reliable authentication techniques, as well as potential risks to privacy and notwithstanding such measures; 04.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

APRIL 20, 2023

If not mandated by a payor, telehealth abortion services usually involve HIPAA-compliant, text-based interactions. Companies are not considered covered entities under HIPAA. Privacy policies often seem to be a sham, duping the public into a false sense of security.

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TheraNest

JULY 23, 2019

How to Stay HIPAA Compliant in the World of Social Media. While health companies need to take great pains to make sure they are in HIPAA compliance, which includes all the cyber and physical security mandates, one thing commonly overlooked is social media security. Common HIPAA violations pertaining to social media.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 16, 2024

AIOps makes it possible for IT teams to increase operational awareness, shift toward autonomous operations, improve performance, and free up manpower to grow, optimize, and secure the network. This heightened visibility empowers them to make more informed decisions about investments, resource allocation, and potential system workarounds.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 11, 2023

While a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee investigation found the errors unacceptable, one has to worry about the potential harm from even more innovative healthcare software. Privacy & Security. Cerebral was investigated by the Office for Civil Rights for alleged HIPAA violations. And it doesn’t stop there.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 10, 2023

While a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee investigation found the errors unacceptable, one has to worry about the potential harm from even more innovative healthcare software. Privacy & Security. Cerebral was investigated by the Office for Civil Rights for alleged HIPAA violations. And it doesn’t stop there.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

For example, bots and chat features often invite users to enter sensitive information, trusting that the mental health app is secure and that their data will be confidential. Other Potentially Problematic Databases. HIPAA Compliant Cybersecurity: Practical Implementation Tips. Information can be leaked in many ways.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 10, 2023

While a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee investigation found the errors unacceptable, one has to worry about the potential harm from even more innovative healthcare software. Privacy & Security. Cerebral was investigated by the Office for Civil Rights for alleged HIPAA violations. And it doesn’t stop there.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

MAY 9, 2023

While a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee investigation found the errors unacceptable, one has to worry about the potential harm that can come to people who rely on suggestions from computers rather than people. 1 Privacy & Security. Cerebral was investigated by the Office for Civil Rights for alleged HIPAA violations.

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