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Kirsten Peremore: Nov 1, 2024 4:51:29 PM
The HHS has settled its first enforcement action in the OCR’s Risk Analysis Initiative in a settlement with the Bryan County Ambulance Authority.
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Kirsten Peremore: Oct 31, 2024 1:39:05 PM
Laredo Medical Center (Laredo) is suing Xavier Becerra, the Secretary of the HHS, over a Medicare payment dispute concerning low-income patient care.
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Kirsten Peremore: Oct 31, 2024 1:22:44 PM
While related, deidentification and limited data sets are distinct concepts under HIPAA with each serving a specific purpose in the healthcare...
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Kirsten Peremore: Oct 31, 2024 1:07:55 PM
OAuth is a consent protocol that relies heavily on user consent, on users making an informed decision to approve or deny access to their data....
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Kirsten Peremore: Oct 30, 2024 3:24:48 AM
Medical advance directives allow another, trusted individual to make decisions in the event a person is incapable of making it themselves.
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Kirsten Peremore: Oct 29, 2024 6:00:47 PM
The Minimum Necessary Standard requires activities like billing, administration, and auditing to be limited to the minimum information reasonably...
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Kirsten Peremore: Oct 29, 2024 5:13:31 PM
A Michigan dental practice settled for $2.7 million following a 2023 data breach impacting over 1 million patients.
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Kirsten Peremore: Oct 29, 2024 3:26:32 AM
HIPAA mainly protects a patient's protected health information (PHI), which drug testing can often fall under. Drug test results are treated like any...
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Kirsten Peremore: Oct 28, 2024 4:03:46 PM
Informed consent ensures patients' decisions are based on a full understanding of their medical condition and treatment options. In situations where...
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Kirsten Peremore: Oct 28, 2024 3:38:15 PM
Both medical and psychiatric advance directives relate to medical decisions for patients. While psychiatric advance directives cover psychiatric...
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Kirsten Peremore: Oct 25, 2024 6:42:39 AM
In some cases, mental health disorders can leave patients in the unfortunate position of no longer being capable of making their own decisions for...
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Kirsten Peremore: Oct 25, 2024 2:15:00 AM
Community health workers access protected health information (PHI), so the workers and the centers they operate in have to comply with HIPAA.
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Kirsten Peremore: Oct 24, 2024 12:40:59 PM
The state recently implemented cybersecurity regulations targeted at general hospital's breach reporting requirements.
