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Farah Amod: Dec 24, 2024 9:01:41 PM
In healthcare, protecting patient information is a top priority. Many people think HIPAA requires encryption for electronic protected health...
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Liyanda Tembani: Dec 24, 2024 10:16:36 AM
Encryption converts electronic data into an unreadable format, ensuring its confidentiality and integrity. While not explicitly mandated, HIPAA...
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Dec 24, 2024 10:09:11 AM
Title I of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is focused on Health Care Access, Portability, and Renewability. It...
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Dec 24, 2024 7:21:27 AM
Title IV of HIPAA is the Enforcement and Revenue Offsets section, which focuses on ensuring compliance with the act’s provisions regarding health...
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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...
