Medical Economics

JULY 15, 2025

Addressing compliance issues, such as Stark/DHS regulations, HIPAA, and employee classification, is essential to maintain valuation. Each of these areas is common in medical practice transactions, however, each practice may have unique issues depending on its corporate structure.

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Arkenea

JULY 9, 2025

Quantitative benefits include reduced transcription costs, improved coding accuracy, decreased medication errors, and enhanced compliance with quality reporting requirements. HIPAA compliance requires comprehensive administrative, physical, and technical safeguards that protect patient health information.

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The HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 24, 2022

Penalties for HIPAA violations can be issued by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and state attorneys general. In addition to financial penalties, covered entities are required to adopt a corrective action plan to bring policies and procedures up to the standards demanded by HIPAA. .

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 30, 2025

The implication of this requirement if finalized – is that covered entities will only be permitted to contract services from business associates that can demonstrate compliance with HIPAA. Despite the variety of compliance requirements, some areas of HIPAA compliance are common to all business associates.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 27, 2025

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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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 20, 2025

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. MN Business Associate 190,000,000 Hacking/IT Incident 2 2015 Anthem Inc.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 23, 2024

A similarly sized breach was reported by Oklahoma’s largest emergency medical care provider, Emergency Medical Services Authority. While the breach was reported in March, it occurred 8 months previously in July 2023. of all records compromised in March. Where Did the Data Breaches Occur?

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Health Populi

JANUARY 28, 2020

About four in 10 people 50+ are interested in “purchasing” (the word used in the AARP survey) several digital health innovations: Communicating with a health care provider that you’ve taken a medication as prescribed. Under the current privacy regime of HIPAA for healthcare, indeed, we are. legislators can get on the same privacy page.

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The HIPAA Journal

JUNE 26, 2025

The largest data breach of the month occurred at the business associate Serviceaide, a provider of agentic AI-powered agents for IT and workflow management. The second-largest data breach also occurred at a business associate. TX Business Associate 88,609 Hacking incident Shelby Dermatology d.b.a

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The HIPAA Journal

JULY 4, 2024

The HIPAA rules and regulations are the standards and implementation specifications adopted by federal agencies to streamline healthcare transactions and protect the privacy and security of individually identifiable health information. This guide explains why the HIPAA rules and regulations exist, what they consist of, and who they apply to.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 30, 2024

DRS is issuing notification letters on behalf of the following covered entity clients: Air Methods AMG Healthcare Management Services CAN Emergency Physicians Cedars-Sinai Medical Center CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, L.P.

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Electronic Health Reporter

DECEMBER 4, 2018

From last few years, there have been significant modifications in the rules in addition to guidelines that medical coding and billing firms must achieve. The medical billing vendor that is fully compliant in all under HIPAA are authoritatively business associates of most ideal healthcare clients.

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Arkenea

MARCH 29, 2025

Having a profound understanding of the HIPAA rules puts you one step ahead in the healthcare sector. HIPAA risk assessment ensures that ePHI is protected from threats and vulnerabilities such as fraud, data breaches, financial scams, identity thefts, etc. HIPAA Compliance Checklist 1.

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Health Prime

JANUARY 22, 2025

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to modify the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule of 1996. This is the first HIPAA Security rule update since 2013. From 2018-2023, reports of significant breaches increased by 102%.

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Health Prime

JANUARY 22, 2025

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to modify the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule of 1996. This is the first HIPAA Security rule update since 2013. From 2018-2023, reports of significant breaches increased by 102%.

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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

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The data involved varied from individual to individual and may have included names, dates of birth, passport numbers, financial account numbers, payment card numbers, online credentials, taxpayer identification numbers, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, health insurance information, and medical information.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 26, 2024

Los Angeles County Department of Health Services’ employees were targeted in a recent phishing campaign, and almost 2,800 Catholic Medical Center patients have been affected by a data breach at one of its vendors. diagnosis/condition, treatment, test results, medications), and/or health plan information.

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Health Prime

MAY 23, 2024

The accuracy of medical coding is paramount for efficient revenue cycle management and ensuring adherence to the regulations governing the healthcare industry. Aspects to consider when choosing the right medical coding partner 1. Aspects to consider when choosing the right medical coding partner 1.

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CollaborateMD

JANUARY 3, 2024

In today’s digital age, medical billing software plays a vital role in streamlining the billing process and improving patient care. HIPAA compliance is a crucial aspect of any medical billing software. It will also help you ensure that the medical billing software you select is compliant with HIPAA requirements.

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The HIPAA Journal

JULY 15, 2025

The top HIPAA threats are threats from insiders who, either due to a lack of HIPAA training or a lack of security awareness, violate HIPAA standards or make mistakes that allow cybercriminals to access healthcare networks. Many articles listing the top HIPAA threats pretty much follow a similar theme.

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Arkenea

APRIL 8, 2025

Key Takeaways Healthcare developers must follow the three key HIPAA rules during API development: HIPAA security rule, privacy rule, and the breach notification rule. Further, HIPAA compliant healthcare APIs protect the security and privacy of ePHI during data exchange. Key Rules for Developing a HIPAA API 1.

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Arkenea

JULY 8, 2024

A variety of patient information is collected and stored in the system, from medical bills to treatment plans. HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) rules and regulations ensure that ePHI (Protected Health Information) is safe and secure from potential hackers. Capture login, logout, and access to ePHI.

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The HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 29, 2024

This appears to have been a cyberattack on his practice rather than through a business associate. Wellfleet Group learned on August 1, 2024, that student medical referral information could be accessed online via search engines and launched an investigation to determine the cause and extent of the data exposure. Leeman, M.D.,

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The HIPAA Journal

JULY 5, 2024

Mobile Medical Response Warns Patients About PHI Breach Mobile Medical Response, a Michigan-based provider of medical transportation and ambulance services, has announced that there has been an impermissible disclosure of patient information at one of its business associates.

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Healthcare Leadership Council

MAY 25, 2023

Erin noted the lack of harmonization with state laws on medical information privacy and other federal laws governing health information outside the scope of the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Once the numerous identifiers have been removed from the data it is no longer subject to HIPAA.

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The HIPAA Journal

JULY 15, 2025

Ransomware groups have conducted several attacks on medical laboratories in recent months. In May 2025, Marlboro-Chesterfield Pathology in North Carolina and Molecular Testing Labs (CareNexa) in Washington reported hacking incidents and data breaches, the latter via one of its business associates.

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The HIPAA Journal

MAY 19, 2025

a San Jose, California-based business associate that offers agentic AI-powered agents for IT and workflow management, has announced a major data breach affecting almost half a million patients of the six-hospital New York healthcare system, Catholic Health. Serviceaide, Inc.,

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Arkenea

AUGUST 15, 2024

EMR (Electronic Medical Records) are the backbone of healthcare organizations. EMR software conveniently offers access to medical records, helps with appointments, and generates billing. EMR API integration acts as a gamechanger for the electronic medical records software. This ensures the privacy and security of ePHI.

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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 29, 2024

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. We are committed to providing relief for people affected by this malicious attack on the U.S.

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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 20, 2025

AZ Business Associate 67,567 Hacking incident Charleston Area Medical Center WV Healthcare Provider 67,413 Email accounts compromised in phishing incident Heartland Medical Clinic, Inc. These figures are commonly used as placeholders to meet the reporting requirements of the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule.

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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 7, 2025

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has imposed its second financial penalty of the year to resolve a violation of the HIPAA Rules. The HIPAA Privacy Rule gives individuals rights over their healthcare data, one of which is the right of an individual to obtain a copy of their health records.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 3, 2025

In January this year, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register outlining changes to the HIPAA Security Rule to improve healthcare cybersecurity. The post HSCC Recommends Consultation Process on Healthcare Cybersecurity Improvements appeared first on The HIPAA Journal.

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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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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 16, 2025

Out of the 51 incidents that resulted in litigation, 44 involved the theft of Social Security numbers, and 35 involved the theft of medical/health information, with 27 healthcare data breaches resulting in litigation. In the report, BakerHostetler draws attention to the importance of HIPAA compliance in healthcare.

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The HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 9, 2023

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act was signed into law in 1996 and while there have been some significant HIPAA updates over the last two decades, the last set of major HIPAA updates occurred in 2013 with the introduction of the HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule. Major HIPAA Updates in the Past 20 Years.

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