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What is Protected Health Information

To provide an accurate Protected Health Information definition, it is necessary to review the definitions of “health information” and “Individually identifiable health information” as they appear in the General HIPAA Provisions (§160.103). Starting with “health information”, this is defined as any information, including … See more

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How to Secure Patient Information (PHI)

WEBIndividually identifiable health information protected by the privacy and security standards is maintained in one or more “designated record sets”, and any …

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What is Considered PHI under HIPAA

WEBIn the context of what is considered PHI under HIPAA for qualifying healthcare providers: “A broken leg” is health information. “Mr. Jones has a broken leg” is individually identifiable …

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November 2023 Healthcare Data Breach Report

WEBNovember was the second-worst month of the year in terms of breached records behind July, when 24 million healthcare records were reported as breached. …

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September 2023 Healthcare Data Breach Report

WEBPosted By Steve Alder on Oct 20, 2023. September was a much better month for healthcare data privacy, with the lowest number of reported healthcare data …

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What is Healthcare Information Management

WEBHealthcare information management is an evolving field in healthcare that combines data, information technology, and compliance. It can play an important role in …

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July 2023 Healthcare Data Breach Report

WEBThere was a 261% month-over-month increase in breached records in July, with 18,116,982 records breached across the 56 reported incidents. The incredibly high …

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October 2023 Healthcare Data Breach Report

WEBFor the third consecutive month, the number of breached healthcare records has fallen, from more than 18 million records in July 2023 to 3,569,881 records …

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What is a Healthcare Compliance Program

WEBPosted By Steve Alder on Jan 12, 2024. A healthcare compliance program is a process of implementing policies and procedures that have been developed to …

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Security Breaches in Healthcare in 2023

WEBSecurity Breaches in Healthcare in 2023. Posted By Steve Alder on Jan 31, 2024. Report: Security Breaches in Healthcare (Direct Download PDF, 1.9MB, 16 …

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What is the HITECH Act

WEBThe Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act or HITECH Act is the part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 that …

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New HIPAA Regulations in 2023-2024

WEBThe HHS’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) published its Interoperability and Information Blocking Final Rule in …

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Healthcare Compliance Certification

WEBThe Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was passed in 1996 primarily to reform the health insurance industry. To prevent the costs of the …

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Bipartisan Bill Aims to Ensure the HHS is Implementing Effective

WEBPosted By Steve Alder on Feb 13, 2024. A bipartisan Senate bill has been introduced that aims to improve healthcare cybersecurity and ensure that the …

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Healthcare Compliance News

WEBHealthcare Compliance News. The Healthcare Compliance News section of The HIPAA Journal provides current news and analyses related to healthcare compliance. It …

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Change Healthcare Investigates Potential Leak of Patient Data

WEBChange Healthcare Investigates Potential Leak of Patient Data. Posted By Steve Alder on Apr 17, 2024. Change Healthcare experienced an ALPHV/Blackcat …

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What is Risk Management in Healthcare

WEBPosted By Steve Alder on Feb 19, 2024. Risk management in healthcare is the practice of analyzing healthcare practices and processes to identify risks and …

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At Least 141 Were Hospitals Directly Affected by Ransomware …

WEBPosted By Steve Alder on Jan 4, 2024. Last year was a particularly bad year for ransomware attacks. According to an analysis by the cybersecurity firm Emsisoft, 46 …

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What is Healthcare Regulatory Compliance

WEBPosted By Steve Alder on Feb 20, 2024. Healthcare regulatory compliance is the practice of meeting or exceeding the requirements of all applicable federal, state, …

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Class Action Lawsuits Filed Over HealthEC Data Breach

WEBMultiple class action lawsuits have been filed against HealthEC LLC over a recently disclosed data breach that affected almost 4.5 million individuals. Hackers …

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