The HIPAA Journal

MAY 30, 2025

million to resolve a class action lawsuit that was filed in response to a 2022 hacking incident that affected more than 942,000 individuals. The class consists of individuals who were sent a notification letter about the data breach on August 23, 2022. Million Data Breach Settlement appeared first on The HIPAA Journal.

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Arkenea

MARCH 31, 2025

HIPAA compliance costs can greatly vary depending on the kind of application you’re developing. Developing a healthcare application that complies with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is essential for safeguarding sensitive patient information and adhering to legal standards.

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The HIPAA Journal

MAY 1, 2024

Credential theft was the most common method of breaching networks and was the initial access vector in 38% of all data breaches, followed by phishing (15%). 15% of data breaches involved third parties such as software supply chains, hosting providers, and data custodians, up 68% year-over-year.

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CollaborateMD

JANUARY 3, 2024

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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The HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

While there was an overall increase of 14% in claims severity in H1, 2024, largely driven by the increase in ransomware attack severity, Coalition saw the lowest frequency of claims since H2, 2022. These figures clearly show why it is important to keep firmware up to date and to ensure multifactor authentication is implemented for VPNs.

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Health Populi

MARCH 2, 2021

Most of these live video calls were also done through a service offered by consumers’ health care providers (doctors/clinicians), followed by services offered by insurance companies. Watch this dynamic continue to play out in 2021 as we emerge from the public health crisis into 2022.

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Pulmonology Advisor - Practice Management

MAY 17, 2024

An update to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule is now underway with new cybersecurity requirements. The latest data show a 93% increase in large breaches (from 369 to 712) reported from 2018 to 2022. HIPAA privacy requirements may be violated through data collection and its usage. “As

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The HIPAA Journal

MAY 2, 2023

It is common for users to avoid creating unique passwords and they end up reusing the same password for multiple accounts. Despite the risks, 90% of respondents admitted to reusing passwords for multiple accounts, up from 85% in 2022. 22% of respondents said they have been reusing the same password for more than a decade!

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Arkenea

APRIL 10, 2025

This approach can free up internal resources, reduce time to market, and provide access to niche skills, especially in emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, and the Internet of Things. Scalability Outsourced teams can flex up or down based on project phases.

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Arkenea

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Healthcare website accessibility tools and best practices help hospitals to up their accessibility game and design a compliant site for users. Tapping into a volatile patient base can help up the revenue of the hospitals , and augment patient experience and satisfaction. Did you know that only 4.9 percent were non-compliant.

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Arkenea

JULY 12, 2024

According to the United States Census Bureau, more people were insured in 2022 than 2021. In 2022, 92.1 The Census Bureau further reveals that in 2022, private health insurance coverage continued to be more prevalent than public coverage, at 65.6 This takes up precious time. percent of people, or 304.0 percent and 36.1

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Arkenea

JULY 12, 2024

percent CAGR between 2022 to 2030 ). It also helps to maintain the flow of data between healthcare providers, allowing for timely interventions, follow-up care, and medications. Providers can look up for insurance details, past medical history, and allergies before going ahead.

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CollaborateMD

JANUARY 5, 2024

billion in 2022. According to EverHealth , one of the most important considerations is the software “must comply with healthcare regulations and standards, such as HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) in the United States, to ensure patient data is protected and privacy is maintained.” Absolutely.

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Health Prime

JANUARY 24, 2024

The easy follow-up of patients using telemonitoring solutions and the augmented access to internet services will continue increasing telemedicine delivery. Learn more about this in our blog Optimize your telemedicine appointments with these best practices. The future of telemedicine will look brighter than ever in 2024.

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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. percent during the 2022 to 2029 forecast period. This type of gamified approach focuses on giving users incentives to follow through with their promises. percent by 2028.

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Arkenea

MARCH 9, 2025

Hiring Arkenea for hospital app development means partnering with a team that specializes in developing custom, HIPAA-compliant healthcare applications tailored to your unique operational needs. Geolocation 93% of respondents said they relied on their maps or GPS navigation in 2022; 5% said they used it daily.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 22, 2022

the title of the article updating the winter 2022-23 sick-season asked. Thus, the sage advice as we approach gatherings for Christmastime 2022: “Close your mouth and step away from the human,” by Katherine Wu of The Atlantic. consumers’ financial wellbeing in November 2022. Which virus is it?” Entering 2023, U.S.

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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 20, 2025

These figures are commonly used as placeholders to meet the reporting requirements of the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule. Geographical Distribution of February 2025 Healthcare Data Breaches Large healthcare data breaches were reported by HIPAA-regulated entities in 25 U.S. Warby Parker Inc.,

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The HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 14, 2022

It has been several years since new HIPAA regulations have been signed into law, but HIPAA changes in 2022 are expected. The last update to the HIPAA Rules was the HIPAA Omnibus Rule in 2013, which introduced new requirements mandated by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act.

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