Q: I recently filed a complaint against my insurance company. The insurance agent who handles my case informed my boss that I filed a complaint against her. Now my boss is mad at me, and I feel like my job is at risk. Is this a HIPAA violation?
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This week’s Medicare updates include comment dates for a proposed rule on interoperability and patient access, changes to the quality rating system for Nursing Home Compare, a fact sheet on the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program for 2021, and more!
The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) affirmed an OSHA citation in a case where an employee of Integra Health Management, Inc., of Owings Mill, MD, was killed by a client with a history of violent behavior.
As telehealth expands and technology improves, there are an increasing number of options for communication between healthcare providers and patients as well as between providers, but such services raise concerns for HIPAA compliance due to the method of transmission and issues of security compliance.
