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What are the Penalties for HIPAA Violations?

The HIPAA Journal

Penalties for HIPAA violations can be issued by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and state attorneys general. In addition to financial penalties, covered entities are required to adopt a corrective action plan to bring policies and procedures up to the standards demanded by HIPAA. .

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AllCare Plus Pharmacy Settles Class Action Data Breach Lawsuit

The HIPAA Journal

A settlement has been agreed to resolve litigation stemming from a 2022 data breach at AllCare Plus Pharmacy. The Northborough, MA-based pharmacy detected the security incident on June 21, 2022, when suspicious activity was identified in an employees email account.

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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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Large Language Models in Medicine: Avoid These Pitfalls

Mobius MD

Healthcare is using large language models (LLMs) to help physicians make decisions, streamline clinical documentation, diagnose medical images, and much more. For example, weve covered how clinicians use AI to streamline clinical documentation and how AI is transforming healthcare behind the scenes. What Are Large Language Models?

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HHS-OIG Identifies Potential Misuse of HRAs and Chart Reviews by MA Companies

The HIPAA Journal

Out of the 17 million MA enrollees, 19,028 enrollees had no other service records at all in 2022 apart from a single HRA. The post HHS-OIG Identifies Potential Misuse of HRAs and Chart Reviews by MA Companies appeared first on The HIPAA Journal. HHS-OIG’s analysis of MA encounter data identified 1.7 HHS-OIG estimates that around $7.5

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Will ambient clinical intelligence solve healthcare’s documentation problem? 

Mobius MD

Augmedix was one of the early companies to use AI for ambient clinical documentation. Another large player in the ACI space is Nuance, the company behind Dragon Medical Dictation, which was acquired by Microsoft in 2022. The HIPAA-compliant software writes 80% of your clinical notes simply by listening.

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Understanding the Importance of HIPAA Compliance in Medical Billing Software 

CollaborateMD

The industry experienced 1,410 cyberattacks a week in 2022, an increase of 86%. HIPAA compliance is a crucial aspect of any medical billing software. Understanding the importance of HIPAA compliance and implementing the necessary protocols helps healthcare providers avoid legal and financial repercussions.

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