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HIPAA Violation Cases

The HIPAA Journal

HIPAA violation cases are compliance investigations that result from a data breach being notified to the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) or a privacy complaint being submitted to OCR via the complaints portal. There are many different types of HIPAA violation cases.

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HIPAA Celebrates A Birthday: COVID-19, HIPAA and Your Rights

Electronic Health Reporter

RHIA, RHIT, CHPS, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, AHIMA ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer As August 21, 2020 marks the 24th anniversary of Bill Clinton’s HIPAA Law, it is not a bad time […]. The article HIPAA Celebrates A Birthday: COVID-19, HIPAA and Your Rights appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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How to evaluate your medical billing partner 

Health Prime

Consequently, many practices are contemplating hiring a new billing partner, either for the first time or to replace an existing provider. Partnering with the right medical billing company is crucial for the financial health of your practice. Here are six key factors to consider when evaluating a medical billing partner: 1.

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The Pandemic Accelerated Consumers’ Digital Health Tech Ownership As Big Tech Morphs To Big Health

Health Populi

Household penetration of smartwatch ownership grew 12%, whereas activity tracker growth was fairly flat between 2020 and 2021. In 2020, one-fourth of U.S. ” Health Populi’s Hot Points: HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, was signed into law in 1996 by President Bill Clinton.

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March 2024 Healthcare Data Breach Report

The HIPAA Journal

The last time more than 90 data breaches were reported in a single month was September 2020. Across the 93 reported data breaches, the protected health information of 2,971, 249 individuals was exposed or impermissibly disclosed – the lowest total for March since 2020.

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Healthcare Data Breach Statistics

The HIPAA Journal

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. This page is regularly updated to reflect the latest healthcare data breach statistics.

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ICD-10 Code for Altered Mental Status, Unspecified 2024 – R41.82

Valant

Altered mental status, unspecified (R41.82) is a billable ICD-10 diagnostic code under HIPAA regulations from October 1, 2020, to September 30, 2021. ICD-10 Code for Altered Mental Status In this blog post, Valant discusses the ICD-10 code for Altered Mental Status.