Nurse Practitioners in Business
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Notability, we’ll address HIPAA breaches and ransomware attacks in a separate article. In this episode, I’m talking about how you, as an individual in healthcare may be targeted by scammers to release your own personal information or to inadvertently give someone access to protected healthcare information.
Healthcare Law Insights blog
JANUARY 15, 2025
This marks the first update to the HIPAA Security Rule since 2013. From 2018-2023, OCR observed a 102% increase in breaches affecting 500 or more individuals, with 167 million affected in 2023 alone. These changes aim to address the steadily increasing risk of cyberattacks on critical healthcare infrastructure. population. [1]
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American Medical Compliance
JUNE 4, 2023
Compliance with privacy regulations, such as HIPAA in the United States, is essential to protect sensitive user information. Compliance with privacy regulations, such as HIPAA in the United States, is essential to protect sensitive user information. Reference JD Supra (27 March 2023). Visit [link] for more information.
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
APRIL 22, 2025
The HIPAA Privacy Rule protects patient information from release to the public while permitting the exchange of this information between medical professionals and in certain other situations. Failure to comply with HIPAA can result in fines of $50,000 or higher per violation. Miller AE, Nicolas S.,
American Medical Compliance
DECEMBER 21, 2023
As featured in Companies Market Cap, the top 10 publicly traded healthcare companies have revenue of $39 billion to $359 billion as of 2023. Unfortunately, all of these could lead to severe legal consequences, including HIPAA violations. This is because of the rapidly growing global population and aging demographic.
Healthcare Law Insights blog
DECEMBER 27, 2023
On December 12, 2023, members of Congress sent a letter to Health & Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra announcing the results of a Congressional inquiry into the practice of pharmacies handing over patient information without legal process. Isn’t that entrapment? But what about when the patient has not authorized release?
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
JULY 1, 2024
Consult with an attorney to make sure you understand how to start a physical therapy business that adheres to HIPAA standards. 9 Also, you will need to prepare documents for your patients to fill out: medical histories, insurance forms, pain maps, HIPAA disclosures, etc.
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