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The challenge of healthcare fraud

Farah Amod: Dec 25, 2024 1:00:00 AM

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Why covered entities should use encryption–even if it isn’t required

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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FAQs: Encryption and HIPAA compliance

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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Title I of HIPAA

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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What is Title IV under HIPAA?

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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Title III of HIPAA

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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Sharing anonymized patient stories while maintaining HIPAA compliance

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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Do the staff of the state attorney's office need to comply with HIPAA?

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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HIPAA compliance with tracking technologies

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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What is Title II of HIPAA?

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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The concept of breach vs. disclosure under HIPAA

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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When can health plans communicate without patient authorization?

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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Do medical marijuana companies need to comply with HIPAA?

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...