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Kirsten Peremore: Mar 14, 2025 11:14:00 AM
HIPAA prohibits discrimination in group health plans based on eight specific health factors: health status, medical condition (including physical and mental illnesses), claims experience, receipt of healthcare, medical history, genetic information,...
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Kirsten Peremore: Mar 14, 2025 5:43:33 AM
The Conditions of Participation (CoPs) under 42 CFR 482.24 and 485.638 are a way to ensure patient safety through documentation and care...
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Kirsten Peremore: Mar 14, 2025 4:31:53 AM
In early March 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the indictment of 12 Chinese nationals, including government officials and cyber...
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Kirsten Peremore: Mar 13, 2025 6:38:13 PM
Based on our research, Postal.io is not HIPAA compliant because it does not meet the requirements set by the U.S. Department of Health and Human...
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Kirsten Peremore: Mar 11, 2025 4:33:47 PM
The duty of confidentiality is the ethical and legal obligation to protect patients' personal and medical information. Historically, confidentiality...
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Kirsten Peremore: Mar 6, 2025 5:13:35 PM
Based on our research, Outreach is HIPAA compliant because it meets the requirements set by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to...
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Kirsten Peremore: Mar 6, 2025 3:55:49 PM
On February 27, 2025, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released ICS Medical Advisory ICSMA-25-058-01. The advisory...
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Kirsten Peremore: Mar 4, 2025 6:24:51 PM
Based on our research, Amazon Chime is HIPAA compliant because it meets the requirements set by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...
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Kirsten Peremore: Mar 4, 2025 3:58:27 PM
Natural language processing is a portion of artificial intelligence that allows computers to understand and interpret human language. With...
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Kirsten Peremore: Mar 4, 2025 3:44:08 PM
Around December 13, 2024, Primary Health-SMMPP and U.S. Healthworks-SMMPP, two HIPAA business associates based in Arizona, detected unusual activity...
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Kirsten Peremore: Mar 3, 2025 3:37:02 PM
The use of Natural Language Processing (NLP) in interpreting intake forms enables automated extraction and analysis of data, streamlining the process...
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Kirsten Peremore: Mar 3, 2025 3:22:23 PM
Reducing the number of vendors is a way for healthcare organizations to improve the efficiency of operations. Operationally, vendor consolidation...
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Kirsten Peremore: Mar 3, 2025 10:41:02 AM
In dental practices, a data breach typically involves the compromise of patient information, such as personal details, medical records, or financial...
