University of Washington Medicine in Washington state is notifying 974,000 patients about a data breach which left their health information exposed online for weeks. This follows a recent breach announced by the University of Connecticut Health which affected 326,629 individuals in December.
Q: At the doctor's office where I work, patients are often friends or family members of staff. I heard in passing that my co-worker's boyfriend was coming in for an appointment later that day, when I mentioned it to the co-worker, she said she would be filing a complaint for a HIPAA violation. Is this really a HIPAA violation?
Community Hospital in Munster, Indiana, is disputing an Office of Inspector General (OIG) report that found DRG assignment errors and incorrect inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) claims, resulting in an projected $22,051,602 in overpayments.
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has launched its 2019 Innovation Challenge, which focusses this year on using technology to address the social determinants of health and connect people with resources to address community health needs.
The American Hospital Association (AHA) released a letter on February 12 in response to HHS’ request for information on modifying HIPAA rules to improve coordinated care, calling for more training and education as opposed to regulatory changes.
Q: What is the difference between ICD-10-CM code I24.8 (other forms of acute ischemic heart disease) and code I21.A1 (myocardial infarction type 2)? In which situation would each of these codes be reported?
Q: Is it a reportable breach if an entity had the ability to send encrypted email, but an unencrypted email was sent to the correct recipient because of a computer fluke or user error?
