Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 18, 2021

(Fun Friday’s HIPAA vs. HIPPA chart reminded me of an oldie-but-goodie article I wrote years ago to help you always spell HIPAA correctly. And I hate it when I type EHR to abbreviate Electronic Health Records and it always autocorrects to HER, which I have also seen in published articles and even federal documents.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

MAY 30, 2023

We’ve discussed the US Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights’ “HIPAA Right of Access Initiative” in several previous articles. HIPAA rules can be complex, particularly for smaller providers, but they have existed for almost three decades.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JANUARY 4, 2023

Responsible clinicians are likely to ask whether sharing protected health information (PHI) by telehealth companies equates to violating the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Key aspects of HIPAA that might be relevant include: HIPAA requires covered entities (e.g., Clash of the Titans?

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JUNE 29, 2023

According to the US Department of Human Services (HHS), healthcare professionals can share HIPAA-protected health information (HIPAA PHI) with one another without written content in several circumstances. This article will give several examples of the circumstances under which HIPAA PHI can be shared, and review reasonable safeguards.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

HIPAA regulations focus on compliance with rules to ensure the privacy and security of health information, whether that data is in the form of a document, a remote patient monitoring score, a recording, an image, or an app. HIPAA Guidelines for Mental Health Professionals. HIPAA Mental Health Records Release Forms.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

FEBRUARY 17, 2018

FileFax Document Disposal Service Gets HIPAA Fine of $100,000 The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a new HIPAA fine for $100,000, stressing the importance of proper document disposal. The post HIPAA Single Fine appeared first on TBH Institute Blog. Filefax Inc.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

When considering healthcare cybersecurity best practices, HIPAA security risk assessments and HIPAA remediation plans are essential. HIPAA requires organizations to keep exact copies of files at an offsite data backup facility. HIPAA Security Risk Assessment and Remediation Plans. Need assistance with HIPAA compliance?

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires healthcare organizations, including doctors, to maintain the privacy and security of patient data. A practical HIPAA compliance checklist is essential to ensure compliance with HIPAA regulations. What Is HIPAA Compliance?

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 6, 2018

Common HIPAA Violations to Avoid Health care professionals across the industry face common HIPAA violations every day–sometimes without even realizing it. Whether it’s a simple misplaced USB drive, or a piece of patient documentation that’s been improperly disposed of, … Read more.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JANUARY 18, 2019

HIPAA Release Forms for Behavioral Health Professionals Under HIPAA regulation health care professionals across all industries are responsible for obtaining HIPAA release forms from their patients. HIPAA release forms are documents that must be signed by patients before any of … Read more.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

MAY 30, 2023

We’ve discussed the US Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights’ “HIPAA Right of Access Initiative” in several previous articles. HIPAA rules can be complex, particularly for smaller providers, but they have existed for almost three decades.

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Digital Health Global

AUGUST 9, 2023

This HIPAA-eligible service is set to empower healthcare software providers by leveraging speech recognition and generative AI to revolutionize clinical documentation, enabling clinicians to save time on these tasks and enhance patient care.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The aspirational document sets out the mission that “every individual deserves the right to obtain health care that is comprehensive, equitable and compassionate.” Kudos to NABIP for developing this document and taking a leadership position in supporting health care as a civil right for all consumers, emerging as health citizens, in America.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 9, 2024

Products HubSpot Smart CRM now lets customers store HIPAA-protected and medical data. Apricot Technologies launched its AI-assisted home health care documentation technology. Dental patient engagement software Intiveo is integrated with Dentrix Ascend , a practice management system.

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TheraNest

AUGUST 19, 2019

Your clients need to feel a certain level of trust to benefit from your services, and a good part of this trust comes from knowing that the information they give you is safe and HIPAA compliant. . If any of these communications contain client information, then they should be secure and HIPAA compliant. But what does this mean exactly?

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Health Blawg

JANUARY 16, 2019

HIPAA, everyone’s favorite scapegoat for all (OK, most) of the ills of the modern healthcare-industrial complex, is perpetually called out as being in dire need of a rewrite. The HIPAA RFI came next. A digression: As the health wonks and policy nerds reading this are already aware, HIPAA is a horse of a different color.

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Health Blawg

JANUARY 16, 2019

HIPAA, everyone’s favorite scapegoat for all (OK, most) of the ills of the modern healthcare-industrial complex, is perpetually called out as being in dire need of a rewrite. The HIPAA RFI came next. A digression: As the health wonks and policy nerds reading this are already aware, HIPAA is a horse of a different color.

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TheraNest

JULY 23, 2019

How to Stay HIPAA Compliant in the World of Social Media. While health companies need to take great pains to make sure they are in HIPAA compliance, which includes all the cyber and physical security mandates, one thing commonly overlooked is social media security. Common HIPAA violations pertaining to social media.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

This means that paper documents and manila folders are no longer sufficient to meet today’s healthcare privacy needs – instead, healthcare professionals are shifting their confidential documents and storing patient records in the Cloud for efficiency, security, and cost-effectiveness. The answer is quite simple.

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Lloyd Price

AUGUST 4, 2024

Exec Summary: AWS HealthScribe is a HIPAA-eligible machine learning (ML) service that leverages speech recognition and generative AI to automate the creation of clinical documentation. Key benefits of using AWS HealthScribe: Improved efficiency: Reduces the time spent on documentation, allowing clinicians to focus on patient care.

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TheraNest

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Role-Specific Dashboards: Create personalized dashboards for different user roles, displaying the most relevant information and tasks, such as upcoming appointments, patient alerts, and pending documentation. Streamline your practice management, improve clinical documentation, and enhance client care with our intuitive platform.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 24, 2022

The HHS Office for Civil Rights resolved 11 investigations as part of its HIPAA Right of Access Initiative , issuing fines ranging from $3,500 for a Massachusetts psychiatric consultant to $240,000 for the 17-hospital Memorial Hermann Health System. “It

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 15, 2022

Files and Documents are a cybercriminal gold mine. Healthcare companies have a lot on their IT plate, but often neglect their most vital assets: files, documents, and records. The following is a guest article by Richard Barretto, Chief Information Security Officer Progress.

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Clocktree

MAY 28, 2021

You can use Clocktree to deliver and store client forms in a secure and HIPAA compliant way. Clients can upload their completed forms in the Documents tab on their own Clocktree profile. Once the document appears, both parties can click “shared view” to enlarge the document and go through it during the appointment.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JANUARY 17, 2023

Other repercussions of the end of the PHE include the return of HIPAA and licensure enforcement. OCR has recently clarified in a FAQ document that the enforcement discretion will remain in effect until the Secretary of HHS declares that the public health emergency no longer exists, or upon the expiration date of the declared PHE.

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19 Labs

JULY 8, 2024

This collaboration adds the ability to streamline how schools send and collect consent forms and other documents to the GALE platform. During the COVID-19 pandemic, WellCheck pivoted to utilize its cloud-based, HIPAA-compliant platform for wellness screenings.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Diana Sonbay-Benli, VP & Chief Product Officer, Cognizant TriZetto Healthcare Products at Cognizant Since the advent of HIPAA, almost a career’s duration ago, we’ve focused on the safeguarding of data. HIPAA/HITECH rules have been utilized in sharing data between various entities.

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Clocktree

MARCH 25, 2019

Providers can connect through video and messaging with their patients, and the platform also gives counselors a HIPAA-compliant place to store notes, videos and documents. Seattle-area startup Clocktree offers a service for patients to find and receive therapy from mental health, relationship, addiction and nutrition counselors.

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Clocktree

AUGUST 30, 2021

The My Network section of Clocktree allows providers who aren’t necessarily part of the same practice to meet via secure video and exchange documents, video or audio clips, session notes or messages. Clocktree offers a FREE solution for clinical supervision and professional consultations.

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TheraNest

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Therapists can struggle with compliance in various areas, ranging from HIPAA to telehealth or advertising. This includes federal, state, and local requirements related to documentation, privacy, billing practices, and professional conduct. If you use telehealth, make sure your video conferencing solution is safe and HIPAA-compliant!

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 14, 2024

Subsequent statements and social media posts, summarized nicely here by Brendan Keeler, indicate the shut-off occurred in response to Particle Health users requesting data without having a legitimate Treatment use case as defined by HIPAA. EHR vendor ModMed and Medtronic are partnering to enhance the documentation of polyp detection.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 7, 2024

For example, HIPAA requires device manufacturers to minimize the risk of shipping products to customers with unpatched vulnerabilities. Security Documentation is Essential As a general rule, manufacturers are responsible for the security of the software in their products.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

AUGUST 24, 2022

The framework aims to create a comprehensive cybersecurity framework for healthcare to meet HIPAA Security Rule requirements. NIST Cybersecurity Framework & the HIPAA Security Rule. NIST has regularly updated its cybersecurity framework throughout the years to improve guidance for complying with HIPAA.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 28, 2024

Their imagery called to mind paper jams, the sound of dial-up modems and busy signals, and documents often picked up by the wrong recipient. Digital cloud fax technology, the next step in fax’s evolution, enabled a greater volume of transmission more reliably; this technology currently transmits millions of HIPAA-protected documents daily.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

They also develop document templates to serve all provider brands and communication programs, with tables and business logic that automate how preset document fields and communication types are filled in. To this end, some CCM platforms accept document files in multiple formats including APIs, batch STP, and print-ready PDFs.

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Health Intersections

OCTOBER 13, 2021

In fact, the report explicitly notes that no vulnerabilities were found or are documented in the EHR FHIR implementations themselves. But on the HIPAA side… a big deal. And over 60% of the tested apps and APIs had flaws that enabled unauthorized access to data outside of the authorized users’ scope.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 26, 2021

The acquisition brings together two industry leaders and expands Iodine’s clinical predictions and insights platform beyond clinical documentation improvement (CDI) teams to directly engage physicians through Artifact’s HIPAA-compliant mobile platform. Iodine experienced rapid growth over the last decade […].

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