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Kirsten Peremore: Dec 24, 2024 6:36:44 AM
Title III of HIPAA is the Tax-Related Health provision, which establishes tax-preferred treatment for medical savings accounts (MSAs) and provides...
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Liyanda Tembani: Dec 24, 2024 1:00:00 AM
Healthcare organizations can share anonymized patient stories to build trust, educate patients, and reduce stigma, all while complying with HIPAA....
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Kirsten Peremore: Dec 23, 2024 12:04:48 PM
The staff of the state attorney's office are enforcers of HIPAA and have duties that may place their staff in contact with health data. To prevent...
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Farah Amod: Dec 23, 2024 11:51:33 AM
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) sets strict guidelines to protect patient information, including how tracking...
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Dec 23, 2024 11:10:49 AM
Title II of HIPAA is the Administrative Simplification provision, designed to improve the efficiency of healthcare systems by standardizing the...
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Kirsten Peremore: Dec 23, 2024 12:45:00 AM
Section 160.103 of the HIPAA Privacy Rule defines a disclosure as the release, transfer, provision of access to, or divulging of PHI outside the...
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Kirsten Peremore: Dec 20, 2024 11:25:28 AM
Health plans can communicate patient information without their authorization primarily for purposes related to treatment, payment, or healthcare...
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Farah Amod: Dec 20, 2024 10:00:00 AM
As the U.S. government considers reclassifying cannabis from a Schedule I to a Schedule III substance, the conversation around patient privacy and...
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Liyanda Tembani: Dec 20, 2024 1:00:00 AM
Double opt-in is when patients confirm their subscription to receive emails by initially providing their contact information and verifying their...
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Kapua Iao: Dec 19, 2024 9:45:50 PM
Data centers provide the structure and systems needed for data-related tasks such as data processing and storage. Various industries use such centers...
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The advancement of technology, particularly in artificial intelligence (AI) and automation, is challenging traditional approaches to healthcare data...
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Kirsten Peremore: Dec 19, 2024 2:10:27 PM
Regular audits help identify vulnerabilities in electronic health records (EHRs), allowing organizations to pinpoint improvement areas. Auditing EHR...
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Dec 19, 2024 1:17:44 PM
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a U.S. federal law designed to protect sensitive patient information and improve...
