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Healthcare Data Breach Statistics

The HIPAA Journal

The HIPAA Journal has compiled healthcare data breach statistics from October 2009, when the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) started publishing summaries of healthcare data breaches on its website. the population of the United States. That equates to more than 2.6x

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In Demand Career Spotlight Series – Medical Secretary

ACI Medical & Dental School

Assisting with billing and coding , and updating electronic health records (EHR). Knowledge of medical billing and coding processes. Ability to maintain confidentiality and adhere to HIPAA regulations. Ability to spot errors in medical records or billing information and correct them promptly.

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UnitedHealth Group Confirms Data Stolen in Change Healthcare Ransomware Attack

The HIPAA Journal

United Health Group has also confirmed that it has paid out more than $3.3 OCR recently announced that due to the impact of the Change Healthcare ransomware attack, the decision had been taken to investigate Change Healthcare promptly to establish whether it was compliant with the HIPAA Rules. 40% of the $3.3

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Health Information Exchange: What It Is and Why It Matters

Ciox

Traditionally, patient data has been stored in disparate systems, creating information silos across healthcare organizations. This results in significant benefits for both healthcare organizations and patients. Patient care improvement and overall efficiency of healthcare organizations. What is Health Information Exchange (HIE)?

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A Matter of Trust, Perception, Risk, and Uncertainty – The Big Issues Raised by the Acquisition of PatientsLikeMe and Other Patient Data Transactions

Health Populi

If you’re in health care and don’t live under a rock, you have probably heard that United Health Group (UHG) has acquired PatientsLikeMe (PLM). Following a review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), the government mandated that iCarbonX divest its ownership in PLM. But the U.S. citizens’ personal data.