Valant

MAY 13, 2025

Practice management skills like scheduling, billing, documentation, and compliance can protect you from professional burnout and set you on a path to success. HIPAA Compliance and Data Security Every technology solution you use must meet strict standards for protecting patient data. However, it can demand a lot of time from providers.

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The HIPAA Journal

MAY 2, 2024

If they were, class members can claim a cash payment of $50 and can claim up to $7,500 for documented expenses incurred as a result of the data breach, including 3 hours of lost time at $25 per hour, and any unreimbursed losses to identity theft and fraud.

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Valant

JULY 29, 2024

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. Check out the 2023 ICD-10 updates here. Clinicians should only use the R41.82

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Mobius MD

MARCH 21, 2025

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.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

JANUARY 15, 2025

On December 27, 2024, the U.S. This marks the first update to the HIPAA Security Rule since 2013. One 2024 cyberattack on a healthcare payment cycle management company caused severe disruption throughout the healthcare industry and is estimated to have resulted in the compromise of the ePHI of up to one third of the U.S.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 26, 2024

A bipartisan coalition of 22 state attorneys general sent a letter to UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty to express their concern about the response to the February 21, 2024, ransomware attack on Change Healthcare and the continuing problems faced by providers, pharmacies, and patients.

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The HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The account compromises were detected on September 3, 2024, and the accounts were immediately secured and passwords were reset. On June 25, 2024, suspicious activity was detected in an employee’s email account. Kaiser Permanente Kaiser Permanente has recently discovered unauthorized access to two employee email accounts.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

While the digital health stakeholder community is convening this week at VIVE in Los Angeles to share innovations in health tech, NABIP has assembled health insurance leaders in Washington, DC, for the 2024 Capital Conference to focus on major health reform issues that are top-of-mind for health care payors — which in today’s U.S.

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19 Labs

JULY 8, 2024

This collaboration adds the ability to streamline how schools send and collect consent forms and other documents to the GALE platform. Redwood City, CA – July 9, 2024 Background of WellCheck WellCheck , founded by a second-grade teacher, initially developed a two-way notification platform for school lockdowns and emergency drills.

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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 6, 2025

Rite Aid has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit over a June 2024 data breach that involved the personal information of approximately 2.2 Class members can claim up to $10,000 as reimbursement for documented expenses incurred as a result of the data breach. Million appeared first on The HIPAA Journal. million customers.

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Mobius MD

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Augmedix was one of the early companies to use AI for ambient clinical documentation. The HIPAA-compliant software writes 80% of your clinical notes simply by listening. How does ambient documentation work? Many smaller but growing companies also make ACI solutions.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 4, 2025

According to the substitute breach notice on its website, linked on the home page using the text For information on data security click here,” the hospital said unauthorized activity was identified on a limited number of devices on its network on or about April 2, 2024.

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MedCerts

APRIL 8, 2024

MS 2000: Microsoft Office Series I: This two-week course focuses on creating, editing and enhancing Word and Excel documents. The course concludes with HIPAA rules, drug regulations and legal ethics. You’ll also learn to analyze data and perform calculations. Why Should You Become a Medication Care Coordinator? According to the U.S.

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Mobius MD

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

More physicians are turning to AI-generated clinical notes to assist with documentation. A 2024 study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research sought to answer this question. Researchers then evaluated the outputs using the Physician Documentation Quality Instrument (PDQI) scoring system.

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Northwest Career College

APRIL 19, 2024

As we delve into the realm of the top medical billing software of 2024, you will discover a new set of tools that can empower you, as a medical billing and coding practitioner, to handle your billing responsibilities with increased confidence and efficiency. What is Medical Billing Software?

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Relias

MAY 2, 2024

For instance, according to The HIPAA Journal , the maximum penalty for HIPAA rule violations in 2024 is $2,067,813 per violation per calendar year. Enforcement and discipline Leveraging digital documentation and tracking can support enforcing compliance standards and tracking disciplinary actions.

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Valant

MARCH 1, 2024

Compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ( HIPAA ) and other laws/regulations is mandatory. In addition, complying with HIPAA protects your patients, your practice, and helps you avoid fines and penalties. Your EHR software can help with HIPAA compliance.

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Valant

JANUARY 30, 2024

Data Collection and Documentation What’s involved in insurance audits varies. That is, because these systems automate reporting and documentation, the risk of errors is minimized. Adhering to regulations—HIPAA is the most widely known—is one way to help ensure that confidentiality.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

MARCH 7, 2024

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) sets the national standard for protecting patient health information. AI systems must adhere to HIPAA’s Privacy and Security Rules, requiring careful consideration of “minimum necessary” data use and de-identification processes that meet the technology’s learning requirements.

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Valant

MARCH 14, 2024

Regulatory Compliance Any behavioral health practice must adhere to strict regulatory requirements, such as HIPAA and MIPS reporting, to ensure patient privacy and data security. By promoting interoperability, EHRs enhance care coordination, continuity, and patient outcomes. Know you’re switching EHRs?

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Arkenea

DECEMBER 4, 2024

percent from 2024 to 2030 forecasted timeframe. percent from 2024 to 2030 timeframe. percent from 2024 to 2030 forecasted timeframe. Therapists can manage appointments, documentation work, patient monitoring, and medications with a mental health application. percent, which is equivalent to nearly 50 million Americans.

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MedAssistantEDU.org

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

They must maintain privacy by following the HIPAA compliance guidelines. As per BLS, employment opportunities will increase by 24% by the end of 2024 in the healthcare sector. For this, the medical assistants will have to make an account on the NHA website to upload the documents to confirm eligibility.

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The HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

As previously announced, suspicious activity was identified within its computer network on August 28, 2024. An investigation was launched and on September 6, 2024, it was confirmed that unauthorized actors had accessed its network and exfiltrated copies of documents that contained some patient information. Mountain Time.

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ACMA Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Reactive case management occurs when prior authorization for treatment is denied, affecting timeliness of patient treatment (Braxton, 2024)(DeMarzo & Ayoub, 2021). Additionally, the software is capable of accepting proprietary internal documents.

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Mobius MD

JANUARY 10, 2024

The Cure for ‘Documentitis’ Documentitis | noun 1: Inflammation caused by burdensome documentation requirements imposed by EMRs, billing systems, etc. Also See: “death by a thousand clicks” Like many doctors, you may suffer from an affliction so common it’s almost invisible: documentitis. Conveyor AI is here to help.

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Valant

APRIL 21, 2025

External access should be granted only on a need-to-know basis, with permissions documented and reviewed regularly. HIPAA-compliant messaging systems keep patient communication secure. In addition to HIPAA, behavioral health providers must also comply with applicable state laws and insurance regulations.

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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 12, 2025

More than 15,000 patients of Stram Center for Integrative Medicine have potentially been affected by an insider incident, SSK Plastic Surgery has disclosed a 2024 cyberattack, and The Grove at Valhalla Rehabilitation and Nursing Center has been affected by a security incident at one of its vendors.

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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 12, 2025

The breach was detected on May 21, 2023, and the forensic investigation confirmed that hackers had access to parts of its network between May 19, 2023, and May 21, 2024, including systems that contained the personal and protected health information of 132,887 individuals. Claims must be submitted by April 2, 2025.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 23, 2024

Background to the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy HIPAA already contains provisions that restrict and prevent certain uses and disclosures of protected health information, including information related to reproductive healthcare; however, since the overturning of Roe v.

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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 13, 2025

This can result in an unauthorized disclosure of health data that is prohibited under HIPAA, and more seriously, can put patient safety at risk. 2024, Black Book Research found that repeated medical care due to duplicate health records costs an average of $1,950 per patient (inpatient stay) and over $1,750 per ED visit.

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