Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Operating income fell for all but two insurance divisions operated by major payers in the fourth quarter. And 2025 may be no better, after many major payers released outlooks suggesting medical costs will continue climbing this year.

Insurance 99

Insurance Medication 99

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

MAY 7, 2025

Payer profits fell in 2024 as Americans, especially older ones, utilized more medical care. But efforts to resuscitate margins appear to be working for most — at least for now, according to first quarter results.

Insurance 62

Insurance Medication 62

The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 29, 2025

Ascension learned on December 5, 2024, that the business partner had experienced a hacking incident. Ascension in St. Louis, Missouri, has started notifying certain patients about a security incident at one of its former business partners.

Discharges 116

Discharges Medical History HIPAA Billing 116

The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 16, 2025

Medical Express Ambulance Service has announced a March 2024 data breach that has affected more than 118,000 individuals. The security breach was identified on March 18, 2024, when network disruption was experienced that affected the functionality of certain systems.

Medication 87

Medication HIPAA Insurance Medical History 87

Forbes Healthcare

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Oscar Health reported a $25 million profit for the full year 2024 as the provider of individual Obamacare health insurance achieved record enrollment and revenue growth.

Insurance 191

Insurance 191

Forbes Healthcare

AUGUST 27, 2024

CVS Health’s Aetna health insurance company is expanding coverage of fertility services to include artificial insemination.

Insurance 307

Insurance 307

The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 28, 2025

The email account was secured the same day, and the forensic investigation confirmed the account was compromised from December 2 to December 4, 2024. This breach also involved a compromised email account and was detected by Restorix on May 30, 2024. Restorix sent notification letters to the affected patients on December 18, 2024.

Business Associate 73

Business Associate HIPAA Insurance Certification 73

The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 11, 2025

The file review confirmed that the types of data compromised in the cyberattack included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, drivers license numbers, medical information, and health insurance information. Suspicious activity was identified within its computer systems on April 11, 2024.

Medication 83

Medication Appointments HIPAA Insurance 83

The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 19, 2025

The exposed data included names, birth dates, Social Security numbers, and health insurance information. On or around July 6, 2024, an unauthorized third party accessed the network and viewed or acquired individuals protected health information.The affected data was reviewed, and that process was completed on March 6, 2025.

HIPAA 92

HIPAA Insurance 92

The HIPAA Journal

MAY 9, 2025

A new report from a leading cyber insurance provider shows a slight decline in claims for ransomware attacks in 2024. There was a 19% decrease in claims frequency in 2024 by businesses in the healthcare industry, which fell to 1.38%; however, claim severity increased by 32% year-over-year, with an average loss of $144,662.

Insurance 61

Insurance Transfers HIPAA 61

Health Populi

JUNE 10, 2024

Health insurance plans make mainstream media news every week, whether coverage deals with the cost of a plan, the cost of out-of-network care, prior authorizations, or cybersecurity and ransomware attacks, among other front-page issues. Value-based care will be a big topic at AHIP 2024 with examples and case studies shared.

Insurance 71

Insurance Patient Experience Hospital Best Practices 71

Northwest Suburban College

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Top Reasons to Choose a Medical Assistant Career in 2024 1. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the employment of medical assistants is expected to grow much faster than average through 2024. The post Medical Assistant Careers in 2024: Why Now Is the Best Time to Start appeared first on Northwest Suburban College. According to the U.S.

Medical Assistant 52

Medical Assistant Medication Vital Signs Huddles/Rounds 52

The HIPAA Journal

MAY 19, 2025

The California health insurance exchange, Covered California, has been found to be sharing sensitive data with LinkedIn via website trackers, according to an investigation by The Markup. The data was apparently being transmitted to LinkedIn as part of an advertising campaign that had been running since February 2024.

Insurance 82

Insurance HIPAA Appointments Hospital 82

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

IU Health Plans will operate under the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield brand after the deal closes, which is expected at the end of 2024.

Insurance 109

Insurance 109

The HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The use of ransomware in cyberattacks decreased slightly in the first half of the year; however, the severity of ransomware attacks increased according to the 2024 Cyber Claims Report: Mid-Year Update from cyber insurance and security service provider Coalition.

Follow-Up 97

Follow-Up Insurance Transfers HIPAA 97

The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 1, 2025

On or around September 11, 2024, suspicious activity was identified in an employee email account. Third-party digital forensics specialists were engaged to investigate the activity and confirmed that an unauthorized third party had gained access to several employee email accounts from August 19, 2024, to September 25, 2024.

HIPAA 78

HIPAA Insurance Medication 78

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

JUNE 14, 2024

The redo comes after regulators lost two court cases over the methodology used to determine 2024’s quality ratings, and should result in hundreds of millions of dollars in additional bonuses to plans that see their ratings improve.

Insurance 109

Insurance 109

Practice Index

JANUARY 9, 2025

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Follow-Up 59

Follow-Up Insurance Documentation Communication 59

Practice Index

JANUARY 2, 2025

The BMA welcomed the news, signalling that the extra money might help to relieve the pressure that practices face from the National Insurance increase. The post Primary care news round-up (19th December 2024 to 1st January 2025) appeared first on GP Practice Management Blog.

Huddles/Rounds 52

Huddles/Rounds Appointments Follow-Up Hospital 52

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

MAY 1, 2024

Runaway inpatient spending in particular caused CVS’ insurance costs to snowball after returning “to patterns we have not seen since the start of the pandemic,” its CFO said.

Insurance 130

Insurance 130

Practice Index

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Practice Managers were particularly concerned that the Chancellor Rachel Reeves had not heeded their pleas about the impact of employer National Insurance increases. The post Primary care news round-up (24th October to 30th October 2024) appeared first on GP Practice Management Blog.

Huddles/Rounds 52

Huddles/Rounds Insurance Appointments Medication 52

Valant

JULY 29, 2024

This code is acceptable to insurers when used to describe a marked change in mental health status not attributable to other factors. While insurers prefer more descriptive ICD-10 codes, mental health practitioners should not list something specific if the patient’s medical record cannot support the diagnosis.

Diagnostics 97

Diagnostics Insurance HIPAA Medication 97

The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 11, 2025

Hillcrest Convalescent Center Hillcrest Convalescent Center in Durham, North Carolina has notified 106,194 individuals about a data security incident identified on June 27, 2024. Notification letters were mailed to all affected individuals on March 3, 2024. The Hillcrest incident involved the data of 106,194 individuals.

HIPAA 70

HIPAA Insurance Medication 70

The HIPAA Journal

MAY 12, 2025

The HIPAA Journal first reported a potential data breach in August 2024, after the RansomHub ransomware group added NeuroSav to its dark web data leak site. The post Georgia & Missouri Healthcare Providers Notify Patients About 2024 Hacking Incidents appeared first on The HIPAA Journal.

HIPAA 72

HIPAA Follow-Up Billing Tests 72

Practice Index

DECEMBER 12, 2024

It's so easy to use and with just a few simple steps, you can accurately establish the impact of National Insurance, pension and National Minimum Wage changes for your practice. The post Whats new across Practice Index November 2024 roundup appeared first on GP Practice Management Blog. Further updates can be found here.

Insurance 52

Insurance Documentation 52

The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 28, 2025

Alternate Solutions Health Network explained in its substitute breach notice that the forensic investigation confirmed that the account was breached on or around May 30, 2024. Suspicious activity was identified in an employee’s email account in October 2024.

HIPAA 76

HIPAA Billing Hospital Admissions 76

The Healthcare Blog

MAY 12, 2025

Other insurers including UnitedHealthcare and Centene also share concerns about methodological rigidity and that the rating system may have diverged from its purpose of improving patient care. In March 2023, both insurers were penalized after allegedly missing a single CMS secret shopper phone call , a call they claim was never received.

Insurance 81

Insurance Documentation Customer Service Patient Care 81

Health Populi

AUGUST 21, 2024

Millions of Americans believe they have been treated negatively by a physician due to their weight, insurance status, physical appearance and/or state of mental health, according to a YouGov poll published August 6, 2024. adults 18 and over online in late June 2024. To gauge U.S. Empathy ranks relatively high.

Insurance 71

Insurance Medication Appointments Patient Experience 71

Practice Index

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Backlash over new National Insurance costs The Government has faced a backlash after it failed to guarantee support for practices facing payment of the employers’ National Insurance increase. The post Primary care news round-up (31st October to 6th November 2024) appeared first on GP Practice Management Blog.

Huddles/Rounds 52

Huddles/Rounds Appointments Follow-Up Insurance 52

Medical Economics

JUNE 25, 2024

Watch three educational sessions on coding and billing, retirement planning, and group disability insurance.

Billing 104

Billing Insurance 104

The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 18, 2025

doing business as Vitruvian Health in Georgia and Tennessee, and Erlanger Health in Tennessee, have been affected by a cyberattack on its debt collection vendor, Nationwide Recovery Service.Suspicious activity was identified within the Nationwide Recovery Service network on July 11, 2024.

HIPAA 58

HIPAA Hospital Documentation Insurance 58

The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 26, 2025

The Sunflower Medical Group data breach occurred on December 15, 2024, but was not discovered for more than three weeks. The hacker was able to access names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, drivers license numbers, medical information, and health insurance information.

Medication 77

Medication HIPAA Insurance 77

The HIPAA Journal

JULY 4, 2024

Gaia Software has disclosed details of a February 2024 cyberattack, Pinnacle Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Specialists are investigating an April 2024 cyberattack, and OB GYN Specialists of Lima have discovered the improper disposal of patient data.

HIPAA 122

HIPAA Documentation Billing Insurance 122

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

JULY 9, 2024

More than 60 Medicare Advantage health plans from 40 insurers have received a higher star rating for 2024, according to a Healthcare Dive analysis.

Insurance 117

Insurance 117

The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 19, 2025

Access TeleCare, Texas The Dallas, TX-based acute and specialty telemedicine provider Access TeleCare identified unauthorized access to an employees email account on January 8, 2024. On or around November 18, 2024, suspicious activity was identified in an employee email account.

HIPAA 76

HIPAA Documentation Insurance Medication 76

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Despite the stronger membership, Humana doesn’t expect earnings growth next year due to significant investments the insurer plans to make to boost MA stars.

Insurance 104

Insurance 104

The HIPAA Journal

JULY 8, 2024

Palomar Health Medical Group has warned patients that they may have been affected by an April 2024 cyberattack, and DaVita has learned that tracking tools on its website and mobile app may have sent user data to third-party vendors. DaVita Notifies Patients About Tracking Technology Privacy Incident DaVita Inc.,

Medication 129

Medication HIPAA Tests Medical History 129