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What We’re Reading – Steps HR Needs To Take Today To Beef Up Cybersecurity

A recent article in HR Executive contained some important reminders for businesses in the US, which holds the title of “Worst-affected Country in the World” when it comes to data breaches. HR data and employee personal identifying information are “the … Read Full Post

Tagged cybersecurity, hipaa, ransomware |

What We’re Reading – 5 Providers Settle After Withholding EHR Access, Violating HIPAA

The HIPAA Right of Access Initiative allows patients the right to timely access to their health records at a reasonable cost and in the manner in which they request it [emphasis intentional], or they may file a complaint with the … Read Full Post

Tagged hipaa, medical records access, Right of Access Initiative |

What We’re Reading – More Than 1 in 5 Patients Perceived Mistakes in their Medical Visit Notes

More than one in five patients perceived mistakes in their notes, judging more than 40% of them as serious. Such is the conclusion of a study published in the June 9, 2020 issue of JAMA. With the proliferation of electronic … Read Full Post

Tagged amendment of PHI, documentation errors, ehr, emr, hipaa, medical errors, medication errors |

Is Your HIPAA Program on ‘Auto-Pilot?’ Security Rule Requires Continuous Oversight

Most healthcare providers automatically think about privacy issues when the HIPAA law comes to mind and seem to have gone on ‘auto-pilot’ when it comes to protecting privacy. It’s not uncommon to see offices being mindful of the visibility of … Read Full Post

Tagged electronic health record system, electronic phi, electronic protected health information, hipaa, hipaa privacy rule, hipaa program, hipaa security rule, home health agencies, protected health information |

5010 Update: Extension of Enforcement Discretion Period for Updated HIPAA Transaction Standards through June 30, 2012

(March 15, 2012) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Office of E-Health Standards and Services (OESS) is announcing that it will not initiate enforcement action for an additional three (3) months, through June 30, 2012, against any covered entity … Read Full Post

Tagged 5010 update, center for medicare and medicaid services, covered entities, hipaa, home health care billing, homecare billing, Imark consulting, medicaid, medicare, oess, version 5010 compliant transactions |

The Basics of HIPAA (Part 5)

This is the last installment in our five-part series on the Basics of HIPAA. So far, we’ve reviewed the history behind the HIPAA law, who is required to comply with it, and what exactly is protected under this law. Today, … Read Full Post

Tagged compliance with hipaa, electronic phi, electronic protected health information, health insurance portability and accountability act, hipaa, hipaa security rule, practice management, privacy rule, Start up home health agencies |

The Basics of HIPAA (Part 4)

In this series on The Basics of HIPAA, we review the definition and meaning of the term Protected Health Information, or PHI. At the end of our conversation, you will see that the penalties for violating HIPAA are pretty severe. … Read Full Post

Tagged covered entities, disclosing phi, health insurance portability and accountability act, hipaa, home health agencies, penalties for non-compliance with hipaa, phi, practice management, protected health information |

The Basics of HIPAA (Part 3)

In this third part of our five-part series on HIPAA, we will review the agencies overseeing HIPAA and also who is required to comply with this law. Who governs HIPAA? The Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) has delegated … Read Full Post

Tagged business associates, cms, covered entities, department of health & human services, health insurance portability and accountability act, hipaa, home health agencies, practice management, protected health information |

The Basics of HIPAA (Part 2)

Monday, we began a discussion about the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and reviewed two of its early provisions: Portability and Medicare Program Integrity. Today, let’s review the most important aspect of HIPAA for the majority of providers. … Read Full Post

Tagged administrative simplification, health insurance portability and accountability act, health records, hipaa, home health agencies, insurance payor, medical practice, practice management, providers, recredentialed |

The Basics of HIPAA (Part 1)

HIPAA is one of the most encompassing legislative changes to happen in the US in the past 20 years. It’s also one that generates a lot of misinformation, myth and sometimes even apathy. A lot of providers believe that securing … Read Full Post

Tagged center for medicare and medicaid services, cms, fraud & abuse, health insurance portability and accountability act, hipaa, home health agencies, medicare integrity program, portability, practice management, the patient protection and affordable care act |