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MEDVA Awarded Healthcare Virtual Assistant Company of 2024

MedVA

HENDERSON, NV – November 2024 – MEDVA, a pioneering leader in healthcare virtual staffing solutions, has been awarded Healthcare Virtual Assistant Company of the Year 2024 by Healthcare Business Review (HBR). healthcare protocols.

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Verisource Services Increases Data Breach Victim Count to 4 Million

The HIPAA Journal

Verisource Services, an employee benefits administration service provider, has determined that a previously announced data breach was far worse than initially thought and has affected up to 4 million individuals.The Houston, Texas-based company detected a hacking incident on February 28, 2024, that disrupted access to some of its systems.

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Ascension Notifying Patients About Data Breach at Former Business Partner

The HIPAA Journal

Ascension learned on December 5, 2024, that the business partner had experienced a hacking incident. The database also contained software billing and compliance reports belonging to a medical software company. The post Ascension Notifying Patients About Data Breach at Former Business Partner appeared first on The HIPAA Journal.

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A Health Consumer Bill of Rights: Assuring Affordability, Access, Autonomy, and Equity

Health Populi

NABIP, whose members represent professionals in the health insurance benefits industry, drafted and adopted a new American Healthcare Consumer Bill of Rights launched at the meeting. There have been many versions of so-called “patient’s bills of rights” over the years.

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March 2024 Healthcare Data Breach Report

The HIPAA Journal

Biggest Healthcare Data Breaches in March 2024 18 data breaches were reported in March that involved the protected health information of 10,000 or more individuals, all of which were hacking incidents. Geographical Distribution of Healthcare Data Breaches In March, data breaches were reported by HIPAA-regulated entities in 33 U.S.

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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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Michigan House Passes Bill Requiring Medical Records to be Stored Domestically

The HIPAA Journal

The Michigan House of Representatives has passed a bill ( HB 4242 ) that seeks to protect the sensitive health data of state residents from foreign entities of concern by requiring electronic medical records to be stored in the United States or Canada. The bill was introduced by Rep. The bills will now be considered by the Senate.

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