Healee

AUGUST 23, 2023

To address this issue, many medical groups are adopting intelligent... The post <strong>HIPAA-Compliant Patient Scheduling Software: All You Need to Know About Your Data Safety</strong> appeared first on Healee.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

When considering healthcare cybersecurity best practices, HIPAA security risk assessments and HIPAA remediation plans are essential. HIPAA requires organizations to keep exact copies of files at an offsite data backup facility. HIPAA Security Risk Assessment and Remediation Plans. Contributed by Compliancy Group.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

APRIL 24, 2020

Group Therapy and the HIPAA Privacy Rule Under the HIPAA Privacy Rule, a healthcare provider may use and disclose protected health information (PHI), without individual written authorization, if the use or disclosure is a treatment disclosure. The post Group Therapy appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 20, 2022

On Friday, July 15, 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced its 18th round of sanctions for HIPAA Right of Access violations. In each case, to settle a potential violation of HIPAA, the providers agreed to pay OCR fines and enter into corrective action plans. paper, CD, USB).

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TheraNest

MARCH 18, 2020

Although the OCR has temporarily lifted regulations regarding HIPAA-compliance and telehealth platforms, it is still best practice to use a HIPAA secure telehealth platform to deliver mental health care to your clients. 6 Reasons To Use A HIPAA-Compliant Telehealth Platform. Protecting Client Privacy.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

MAY 30, 2023

We’ve discussed the US Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights’ “HIPAA Right of Access Initiative” in several previous articles. HIPAA rules can be complex, particularly for smaller providers, but they have existed for almost three decades.

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Health Blawg

FEBRUARY 16, 2019

Without HIPAA, healthcare organizations would have no strict standards to adhere to in terms of PHI security. A change in HIPAA regulations are most certainly welcome but we need to make sure the current rules are enforced more closely. Good points.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 1, 2020

As a pharmacy group, our frontline employees are, of course, still very much going into work to fill prescriptions and serve customers. […]. The following is a guest article by Marshall Frost, VP of IT and Vendor Management, Longs Pharmacy Solutions.

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FierceHealthIT

APRIL 8, 2019

Healthcare and health IT groups are supporting recently proposed legislation aimed at reforming a patient privacy regulation by aligning it with HIPAA.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 28, 2020

The vast majority of older people, across the age groups, use their smartphones every day: most commonly, to send or receive emails, to get directions or traffic information, or to surf the web for news, information, or social networking. Half of older people with a home assistant use them every day, across all age groups.

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TheraNest

AUGUST 19, 2019

Your clients need to feel a certain level of trust to benefit from your services, and a good part of this trust comes from knowing that the information they give you is safe and HIPAA compliant. . If any of these communications contain client information, then they should be secure and HIPAA compliant. But what does this mean exactly?

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FierceHealthIT

APRIL 12, 2018

The New Jersey attorney general has fined a medical group $418,000 for HIPAA violations tied to vendor oversight; the American Medical Association has teamed up with Google on an interoperability challenge; and more physician practice news from around the web.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

APRIL 2, 2018

Considerations for email privacy and security are best grouped into at least four separate but overlapping categories: legal, ethical, technical and clinical1. The post Email Privacy & Security Checklist: HIPAA, HITECH & PIPEDA appeared first on TBH Institute Blog. The checklist below represents … Read more.

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Health Blawg

JANUARY 16, 2019

HIPAA, everyone’s favorite scapegoat for all (OK, most) of the ills of the modern healthcare-industrial complex, is perpetually called out as being in dire need of a rewrite. The HIPAA RFI came next. A digression: As the health wonks and policy nerds reading this are already aware, HIPAA is a horse of a different color.

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Health Blawg

JANUARY 16, 2019

HIPAA, everyone’s favorite scapegoat for all (OK, most) of the ills of the modern healthcare-industrial complex, is perpetually called out as being in dire need of a rewrite. The HIPAA RFI came next. A digression: As the health wonks and policy nerds reading this are already aware, HIPAA is a horse of a different color.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

MAY 14, 2020

The post Secure COVID Telehealth Services: Has HIPAA Gone Away? Secure COVID Telehealth Services Over the course of the past couple of months, telehealth has expanded exponentially, but questions still loom about secure COVID telehealth services. A recent study found that in the next five years, it is expected that … Read more.

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FierceHealthIT

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

A Connecticut physicians group has been hit with a $125,000 fine for alleged HIPAA violations after one of its doctors spoke to a TV reporter in a dispute with a patient over bringing a service animal to the allergy practice.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 31, 2023

State laws and policies should also define consumer health data with the uniform language defined as protected health information under HIPAA, the group said in its announcement this week. " Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 12, 2023

the administrative hub for healthcare professionals, today announced $5 million in funding led by MassMutual through its MM Catalyst Fund (MMCF) with participation from DaVita Venture Group and initial seed investor, August Capital. Dock Health, Inc. ,

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

This information must be protected to avoid any legal implications and ensure compliance with privacy regulatory laws, like the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). What is HIPAA? HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) is an integral part of U.S. Let’s discuss the topic in detail.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

health economy includes employers, unions, public sector plans and other groups as well as the Patient as Payor — thus prompting NABIP’s Bill of Rights.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

The post More HIPAA Right of Access Violations Reported by OCR appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.

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FierceHealthIT

AUGUST 21, 2019

showing how providers comply with the HIPAA Right of Access based on patient requests. To help eliminate the friction that too many patients face when trying to get their health records, technology startup Ciitizen launched a scorecard?

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

AUGUST 24, 2022

The framework aims to create a comprehensive cybersecurity framework for healthcare to meet HIPAA Security Rule requirements. NIST Cybersecurity Framework & the HIPAA Security Rule. NIST has regularly updated its cybersecurity framework throughout the years to improve guidance for complying with HIPAA. Register.

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Health Recovery Solutions

JUNE 15, 2021

When COVID-19 hit, providers across the country turned to telehealth as a way to replace office visits and monitor patients at home. Healthcare delivery could not stop—providers had to get creative in how they delivered care to patients.

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Electronic Health Reporter

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

The article AHIMA and Provider Groups Call for Enhanced Security and Clarification On Information Blocking Rule appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JANUARY 17, 2023

Other repercussions of the end of the PHE include the return of HIPAA and licensure enforcement. As a result of many groups lobbying for modification of the Ryan Haight Act, a proposed rule by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is in process.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

MARCH 15, 2023

.” OCR’s Allegation of Cerebral Telehealth The Office for Civil Rights (OCR), the US Health and Human Services department in charge of investigating and sanctioning HIPAA violations, has posted the results of their current investigation of Cerebral. HIPAA investigations don’t occur in a vacuum.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 23, 2023

New HIPAA Security Rule – and Enforcement – Is Coming in 2024. Mike Semel said updates to the HIPAA Security Rule should be in place by the end of next year , as ONC plans to release a draft rule in the spring. We hope this gives you a chance to catch up on anything you may have missed during the week.

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FierceHealthIT

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Potential enforcement actions by OCR could impact physician practices, according to Robert Tennant, speaking at the Medical Group Management Association annual conference.

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Digital Health Global

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Including real-time monitoring of any data breaches or anomalies and ensuring compliance with regulations such as GDPR or HIPAA. Secure and encrypted communication channels between AI systems are essential and comply with regulatory standards such as HIPAA in the US or GDPR in Europe.

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FierceHealthIT

APRIL 8, 2018

The network of medical practices agreed to pay the fine after a third-party vendor misconfigured a server to allow public access to medical information that was searchable on Google. State prosecutors alleged Virtua didn't do enough to verify the vendor's cybersecurity practices.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 18, 2024

Its team includes healthcare IT experts with over three decades of experience, HIPAA consultants, and cybersecurity professionals. Anatomy IT is one of the largest and fastest-growing healthcare IT companies, partnering with over 1,750 clients serving 38,000 healthcare staff nationwide, including ASCs, physician groups, and hospitals.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 10, 2020

A quartet of patients has filed a class-action suit against an Alabama based hospital group detailing the harm they allegedly suffered after a ransomware attack hit their local hospitals. According to a news story, patients seen at the three hospitals run by Ala.-based

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 17, 2024

A group of labor and delivery nurses were fired from their organization in late 2022 after posting a TikTok about specific patients they found “annoying.” There have been several cases of healthcare staff crossing into the dark side of social media, completely abandoning their professional standards online.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

MARCH 16, 2023

Those advertising companies include Google, Facebook, Pinterest, TikTok, and many more, which are immune to HIPAA violations because they are not covered entities. HIPAA, in some cases, may not legally obligate privately held companies to keep collected information private. 4 What Are Data Brokers and How Can They Hurt Your Clients?

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Following the release of a report by STAT and The Markup, which found 49 of 50 telehealth startups may fall short of legal requirements for HIPAA compliance, a bipartisan group of US senators has fiercely criticized several prominent telehealth startups for sharing patient data with Facebook, Google, and other major advertising platforms.

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