As hospitals continue to struggle to comply with hospital price transparency requirements, HHS has been tasked with updating guidance and enforcement efforts.
Discover why a recent Office for Civil Rights (OCR) settlement serves as a stark warning about the financial and reputational consequences of failing to secure patient data.
As HHS proposes updates to the HIPAA Security Rule, learn what HIM leaders must prioritize to stay ahead of compliance mandates and protect sensitive patient data.
A recent case centered on the misuse of evaluation and management (E/M) codes in emergency department billing offers valuable insights for HIM professionals.
On September 26, the Office for Civil Rights announced a $250,000 settlement with Cascade Eye and Skin Centers, P.C., following a ransomware attack that exposed approximately 291,000 files containing electronic protected health information. We sat down for a Q&A with Jonathan Steele, a cybersecurity consultant at Steele Fortress and practicing attorney at Beerman Law, who shares key lessons learned from the Cascade Eye and Skin Centers breach.
