Arkenea

JUNE 23, 2025

From electronic health records and clinical research papers to medical imaging reports and patient communications, the sheer volume of healthcare information grows exponentially each year. Yet accessing the right information at the right time remains one of the biggest challenges facing medical professionals today.

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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. HITECH Act requirements include breach notification procedures, business associate agreements, and enhanced security measures that Epic implementation must address.

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Health Prime

JANUARY 22, 2025

The Security Rule sets forth the administrative, physical, and technical safeguards that covered entities and business associates (collectively, “regulated entities”) must implement to secure individuals’ ePHI. This is the first HIPAA Security rule update since 2013.

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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

MARCH 20, 2025

MN Business Associate 190,000,000 Hacking/IT Incident 2 2015 Anthem Inc. CO Business Associate 14,782,887 Hacking/IT Incident 4 2024 Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. NY Health Plan 9,358,891 Hacking/IT Incident 10 2023 Perry Johnson & Associates, 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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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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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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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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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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The HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 24, 2022

Since the introduction of the Omnibus Rule, the new penalties for HIPAA violations apply to healthcare providers, health plans, healthcare clearinghouses, and all other covered entities, as well as to business associates (BAs) of covered entities that are found to have violated HIPAA Rules. What Constitutes a HIPAA Violation?

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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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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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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. Reminding you when to take your medicine and which to take, and.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 27, 2025

Since then, OCR has been cracking down on entities that have failed to provide individuals with timely access to their medical records. State Attorneys General can also impose financial penalties on HIPAA-covered entities and business associates for violations of the HIPAA Rules.

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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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Arkenea

MARCH 29, 2025

So, to safeguard ePHI (Protected Health Information) from cyber attacks, healthcare organizations and medical software development companies are imposing strict HIPAA compliance regulations. Business Associates (BA): These handle ePHI obtained from the covered entities, but don’t create medical data.

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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 4, 2024

In addition, State Attorneys General can take enforcement action against covered entities and business associates when a breach of unprotected health information harms a resident of the state, or when an organization violates a state privacy or security regulation that preempts HIPAA. What are Covered Entities?

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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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Health Prime

JANUARY 22, 2025

The Security Rule sets forth the administrative, physical, and technical safeguards that covered entities and business associates (collectively, “regulated entities”) must implement to secure individuals’ ePHI. This is the first HIPAA Security rule update since 2013. Subscribe to our Health Prime blog.

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Health Prime

JANUARY 22, 2025

The Security Rule sets forth the administrative, physical, and technical safeguards that covered entities and business associates (collectively, “regulated entities”) must implement to secure individuals’ ePHI. This is the first HIPAA Security rule update since 2013. Subscribe to our Health Prime blog.

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Minority Nurse

AUGUST 12, 2024

Examples of places flight nurses work include hospitals, private medical transport companies, and the Air Force. The Air & Surface Transport Nurses Association (ASTNA) provides more information for nurses who work in transport nursing. Litigation teams need someone to interpret complex medical information they may not understand.

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Arkenea

MARCH 31, 2025

It also plays a critical role in establishing national standards for safeguarding the privacy and security of patients protected health information (PHI), particularly as the healthcare industry adopts digital systems for storing and exchanging medical records.

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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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The HIPAA Journal

JULY 15, 2025

Protect devices against theft, protect data against cybercriminals, and protect yourself against unauthorized third party disclosures by signing a Business Associate Agreement. However, it is not the case that a quarter of the medical profession is stealing Protected Health Information for personal gain.

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Minority Nurse

JULY 10, 2024

For nurses seeking opportunities using their podcasting, speaking, coaching, and writing skills, the ability to create financially and personally rewarding side hustles and full-time businesses has never been stronger. Nurse entrepreneurship has indeed come into its own.

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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. These regulations mandate the BA (Business Associates) and CE (Covered Entities) to maintain the privacy and security of ePHI. So, BA and CE are bound by the state laws on how long the medical records must be retained.

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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). Regarding HIPAA, Epic is a business associate of its U.S.

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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.

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Arkenea

APRIL 8, 2025

PHI encompasses patient data such as medical records, lab results, demographic information, medications, etc. The security rule mandates all those who exchange information (Covered Entities and Business Associates) to follow the three safeguards: a.

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Physicians Practice

JULY 24, 2025

6] Pursuant to 45 CFR §164.530(c)(1), covered entities and business associates must have in place appropriate technical, administrative and physical safeguards “to protect the privacy of protected health information.” Rose, Enterprise Risk Management and Your Medical Practice (Dec. Sayeed , et al. 4 th 899 (2024). [19]

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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 29, 2024

The AHA explained in the letter that Change Healthcare is a covered entity and, as such, has a duty to notify OCR and the affected individuals about any data breach, even in cases where Change Healthcare acts as a business associate. 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. LLC IN Business Associate 501 Hacking/IT Incident ARC Community Services, Inc. HEALTHWORKS-SMMPP, L.C.

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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 7, 2025

Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) has been ordered to pay a $200,000 civil monetary penalty for failing to provide timely access to a patient’s full medical records. 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

The comment period for the NPRM recently closed, and Tim Noonan, OCRs Deputy Director for Health Information Privacy, Data, and Cybersecurity, confirmed that 4,745 comments have been received and OCR is currently reviewing the feedback.

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