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Farah Amod: Oct 5, 2024 6:56:25 AM
HIPAA does not allow patients to sue for violations. However, under state laws, healthcare providers can be sued. Patients can file complaints with...
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Farah Amod: Oct 4, 2024 1:00:00 AM
The HIPAA Privacy Rule mandates security standards for HIPAA-covered entities to protect patient information and promote cybersecurity policies....
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Kirsten Peremore: Oct 3, 2024 7:19:25 PM
The designated record set (DRS) is established to determine which health information a covered entity, such as healthcare providers, health plans,...
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Oct 3, 2024 7:11:35 PM
Texting protected health information (PHI) internally within a healthcare organization is generally discouraged unless it complies with HIPAA...
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Liyanda Tembani: Oct 2, 2024 7:13:19 AM
No, it is not necessarily against HIPAA to give results over the phone. Still, it requires careful adherence to specific guidelines. Healthcare...
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Farah Amod: Oct 2, 2024 6:55:22 AM
HIPAA violations can have serious consequences for both healthcare organizations and individual employees. The severity of a violation, along with...
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Oct 1, 2024 1:52:48 PM
Implementing RBAC provides a structured, secure, and scalable way to manage user access across an organization. By defining roles, assigning...
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Farah Amod: Oct 1, 2024 10:00:00 AM
A third-party administrator (TPA) in healthcare is an independent individual or organization responsible for managing administrative tasks for an...
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Oct 1, 2024 7:00:30 AM
Protected health information (PHI) refers to any information about health status, healthcare provision, or payment for healthcare that can be linked...
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Kirsten Peremore: Oct 1, 2024 6:27:24 AM
On September 24, 2024, the HHS OIG released a report illustrating the need for improved oversight of remote patient monitoring in Medicare.
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Liyanda Tembani: Sep 30, 2024 3:27:27 AM
Under HIPAA and the 42 CFR Part 2 rule, substance abuse records can be shared with one written patient consent form for future uses and disclosures...
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Kirsten Peremore: Sep 29, 2024 7:51:25 PM
When discussing nontreatment purposes in healthcare, we’re referring to ways that protected health information (PHI) is used beyond direct patient...
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Kirsten Peremore: Sep 29, 2024 11:51:42 AM
Automatic logoffs are designed to automatically sign users out of a system after a specified period of inactivity. This function is essential in...
