The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 20, 2025

Trends In Healthcare Data Breach Statistics Our healthcare data breach statistics clearly show there has been an upward trend in data breaches over the past 14 years, with 2021 seeing more data breaches reported than any other year since records first started being published by OCR. 2021 was a bad year for data breaches with 45.9

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

MAY 17, 2023

One study of cosmetic surgery data found that body procedures like tummy tucks, buttock augmentation, and liposuction increased by 63 percent from 2020 to 2021. [1] 1] Facelifts were up 54 percent. [2] 2] And breast procedures were up 48 percent. [3] 3] According to that study, Americans spent over $14.6 5] 42 U.S.C.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 16, 2019

Opiods are the second- most concerning pharmacy issue, for three-quarters of large employers, followed by the impamct of coupons and patient access programs on consumer behavior when lower-cost alternatives are available in the market. Some 15% of companies will consider this tactic in 2021-22.

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Relias

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The PEPPER gives your organization a snapshot of your case mix, coding, and billing practices and compares you to other providers in the nation, Medicare Administrative Contractor jurisdiction, and state. The report is available for the following facilities: Skilled nursing facilities. Home health agencies. Average case mix.

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Health Prime

JULY 6, 2023

Automation in healthcare can lead to multiple benefits for your practice, such as decreased manual efforts, reduced errors, increased capacity, and speeding up administrative processes. Here are five ways you can automate your practice’s workflows to free up your staff’s time, increase revenue and focus on your patients: 1.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

JANUARY 9, 2025

Dr. Javaid Perwaiz was indicted and convicted following trial in federal court of healthcare fraud. Dr. Perwaiz was convicted of healthcare fraud following trial, and at sentencing found to have caused $20.8 Dr. Perwaiz was sentenced in May 2021. Chesapeake Regional then billed Medicaid and other healthcare programs.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 27, 2025

OCR stepped up enforcement of compliance with the HIPAA Rules in 2016, more than doubling the number of financial penalties imposed. The following three years saw similar numbers of financial penalties; however, there was another major increase in HIPAA fines in 2020 when 19 HIPAA violation cases were settled with OCR.

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Mobius MD

AUGUST 8, 2024

This list of the top 3 EHRs follows rankings from the Best in KLAS Software and Services Report. Many organizations adopt Epic because it provides a comprehensive system for managing patient records, scheduling, billing, and clinical workflows. Finally, Epic’s prestigious reputation gives it a leg up in the industry.

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Valant

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Novel Treatments for Anxiety Disorders Among antipsychotics, as of 2020, the only FDA-approved anxiety treatment is an older medication called trifluoperazine, which has the same problem with tardive dyskinesia following prolonged use ( Garakani et al.,

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Minority Nurse

JULY 12, 2024

On June 21, 2021, I founded Farah Laurent International Nurse Coach LLC. Start small, with pilot projects or side gigs , and gradually scale up based on feedback and results. Medical Billing Service: Managing billing and coding for healthcare providers. Home Healthcare Agency: Providing in-home care services to patients.

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Health Prime

JULY 6, 2023

Automation in healthcare can lead to multiple benefits for your practice, such as decreased manual efforts, reduced errors, increased capacity, and speeding up administrative processes. Here are five ways you can automate your practice’s workflows to free up your staff’s time, increase revenue and focus on your patients: 1.

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Arkenea

MARCH 29, 2025

Nearly 45 million records were exposed or stolen in 2021. Covered Entities (CE): These are involved in transmitting, storing, and creating ePHI, so they must follow HIPAA compliance rules. Business associates include billing and healthcare claims companies who help doctors get paid for offering their services.

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Mobius MD

JULY 1, 2024

Following their advocacy, a 2024 CMS rule requires government-regulated health plans to shorten the timeframes for prior authorization decisions. The AMA has also promoted model legislation at the state level, resulting in ten new state laws in 2023 and more than a dozen bills before state legislatures this year.

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Arkenea

MARCH 14, 2025

In 2021, the number of healthcare apps on Google Play Store stands at 53,054. Doctor profile look up feature The healthcare app you develop needs to allow the patients to choose the doctor of their preference. A doctor profile look-up section is a must-have feature if you offer booking of in-person or virtual healthcare appointments.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

MARCH 22, 2023

Senior DOJ officials have in turn emphasized in public remarks that investigating clinical research shortcomings is now a Justice Department priority, with the whistleblower bar following suit. 21, 2021) (indictment). [6] What exactly are clinical researchers doing to merit this scrutiny? Parsons-Kietikko et al. 1:19-cv-07705-RA, Doc.

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Doximity

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

You can learn about ChenMed by visiting chenmed.com , or visit the upcoming ChenMed Physician Career Fair on November 18, 2021. Imagine when you grew up in a home where your father’s got a lab in the house, you get to tinker as a child. So, I grew up in this environment where I felt like nothing was off the table.

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Arkenea

DECEMBER 15, 2024

Though some of us may still be struggling with keeping up with the strict diet routine the app has to offer, the usage of such apps hasn’t dropped. million in 2021 and is anticipated to reach $15,017.42 This type of gamified approach focuses on giving users incentives to follow through with their promises. percent by 2028.

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Scrubs

JUNE 16, 2023

In fall 2021, staffers at Johnson Memorial Health were hoping they could finally catch their breath. One study found that cyberattacks on the nation’s health care facilities more than doubled from 2016 to 2021 — from 43 attacks to 91. The hospital’s billing department was also crippled. But on Oct. 1 at 3 a.m.,

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ACMA Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Product lifecycle management necessitates up-to-date databases that can be proactively managed. Reactive case management occurs when prior authorization for treatment is denied, affecting timeliness of patient treatment (Braxton, 2024)(DeMarzo & Ayoub, 2021). Data sourced from (Mills, 2021).

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Health Populi

JUNE 13, 2022

Following the Uvalde, Texas, school shootings, many healthcare advocacy organizations, professional societies, and health system executives came out loud, clear, and assertive about the role of guns in public health and impact on the health system. 64% of doctors are “very concerned” or “concerned” about gun control.

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Arkenea

DECEMBER 2, 2024

According to a report published by Chime, 83 percent of acute care organizations stated high use of patient portals by users in 2021, as compared to 74 percent in 2020. It also minimized human errors by ensuring an optimized medical billing process. Online payments allow patients to self-manage their bills and balances.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Affordability remains the top reason why some Americans do not sign up for health coverage, while high out-of-pocket costs lead nearly half of working-age adults to skip or delay getting needed care. years in 2021; in the U.S., Not only is the U.S. despite the much-higher spend on health care in America depicted in the first graph.

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Valant

APRIL 8, 2025

Imagine a digital billing agent that could reduce your charge review time by an average of 50 percent. What would you save in resources if your staff didnt have to manually review billing charges? Claim Assist turns a tedious and error-prone billing process into a quick, efficient cycle allowing your staff to focus efforts elsewhere.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

with about 60 days leading up to the 2024 Elections, we might assume there are no “purple” areas of agreement between the Red (Republicans) and the Blue (Democrats) thinking in PANTONE color politics. In a super-divided electorate like the U.S. At this point, four people have died: two students and two teachers.

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Valant

APRIL 21, 2025

For example, staff members who handle billing need insurance information, but not detailed clinical notes. Regular reviews of access permissions, particularly after staffing changes, help ensure security policies remain up to date. Security policies should be clear, practical, and easy to follow.

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The Healthcare Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Instead of shopping for care, consumers found themselves saddled with almost $200 billion in medical bills they could not pay, and hospitals and physicians ended up eating most of it. In a stunning rapid fire $20 billion acquisition spree from 2019 to 2021, UnitedHealth Group bought Equian, Change Healthcare and naviHealth.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Health insurance companies garnered an aggregate satisfaction index of 74 in 2019, one point up from 2018. The top-ranked health plan for customer satisfaction was Humana, with a score of 79, up one point from 2018.

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The HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 14, 2022

New HIPAA Regulations in 2021. While there have not been changes to HIPAA regulations in 2021, new legislation has been introduced that is related to the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, in terms of cybersecurity, patient access to healthcare data, and HIPAA enforcement. 2021 HIPAA Safe Harbor Law.

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