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HIPAA: Understanding Patient Confidentiality and How It Relates to Medical Assistants

Prism Career Institute

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a federal law that regulates how patient information is managed, protecting their privacy. Medical assistants are required to abide by HIPAA laws to ensure proper confidentiality when collaborating with patients. What Is HIPAA?

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Esse Health Confirms Almost 264,000 Patients Affected by April 2025 Cyberattack

The HIPAA Journal

Files and emails subjected to unauthorized access contained first and last names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, financial account numbers, dates of service/treatment, health insurance information, medical histories, driver’s license numbers, patient numbers, MRNs, healthcare billing information, and medical treatment information.

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Ascension Notifying Patients About Data Breach at Former Business Partner

The HIPAA Journal

The database also contained software billing and compliance reports belonging to a medical software company. Fowler notified the medical software company about the exposed database, which identified the database owner, and notified them.

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Medical Express Ambulance Service Data Breach Affects 118K Individuals

The HIPAA Journal

The information stolen in the incident included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, financial information and medical information. Rhea Medical Centers investigation is ongoing, but it has been confirmed that up to 8,309 individuals have been affected. The information of 14,081 individuals was stolen in the attack.

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Key Applications of AI in Healthcare

Mobius MD

Predicting Patient Outcomes – AI can process large amounts of patient data, including medical history, demographics, and lifestyle factors, to predict patient outcomes. AI can recommend personalized therapies by analyzing a patient’s medical history, genetic information, and other factors.

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Lake Washington Vascular Ransomware Attack Affects 21,500 Patients

The HIPAA Journal

Lake Washington Vascular was unable to determine exactly what information was viewed or extracted from its systems and said the information likely compromised included names, dates of birth, addresses, diagnostic test results, medical histories, diagnosis and treatment information, payer identification numbers, and government-issued identifiers.

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Role of a Medical Administrative Assistant in Managing Electronic Medical Records

Northwest Career College

What is an Electronic Medical Record? Electronic medical records are, for the most part, an electronic version of the patient chart. They contain a core set of information, including: Medical histories. Medications; treatment plans: The records of the Doctor and the nurse. Results of the diagnostic tests.