The Practice Management section of The HIPAA Journal is a resource for healthcare professionals seeking to optimize the administrative and operational aspects of their medical practices. This section regularly features up-to-date news and practical advice, covering a broad range of topics relevant to medical practice management that includes strategies for improving patient experience, methods for streamlining billing and coding processes, and insights into effective staff management.
The outage at Change Healthcare that occurred on February 21, 2024, as a result of a Blackcat ransomware attack is...
Content Central by Ademero is HIPAA compliant and organizations in the healthcare sector can use the cloud-based document management system...
Healthcare organizations of any size can streamline workflows, increase staff productivity, maximize revenue and reduce no shows by up to...
Stripe is not HIPAA compliant and – other than its payment processing services – should not be used by covered...
Apple Pay is not HIPAA compliant – but, due the way the payment service works, Apple Pay does not need...
Google Pay does not have to be HIPAA compliant because the text of HIPAA exempts entities from HIPAA compliance if...
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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an alert following the publication of a proof of concept (PoC)…
President Biden’s Cybersecurity Executive Order requires all federal agencies to reevaluate their approach to cybersecurity, develop new methods of evaluating…
The transition from paper files and charts to electronic health records (EHRs) promised to transform healthcare, but without full EHR...
Google Cloud Platform is HIPAA compliant for “covered products”, provided the products are configured to support HIPAA compliance and organizations...
Slack is not HIPAA compliant, and although the company provides an enterprise version of the software and supports it with...
HIPAA compliance and medical records security go hand in hand because even a single medical record qualifies as a designated...
HIPAA compliance for emergency care professionals can be harder than for other healthcare professionals due to the variety of emergency...
PayPal is HIPAA compliant for collecting payment from patients and plan members because HIPAA exempts entities that facilitate payments for...
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Square is HIPAA compliant for some services offered by the company and will enter into a Business Associate Agreement for...
By default, Zelle is HIPAA compliant for receiving payments initiated by patients and plan members because payment processors are exempted...
Venmo is HIPAA compliant by default for receiving patient-originated payments due to an exemption for payment processors in the HIPAA...
The phrase HIPAA compliance and medical billing relates to Part 162 transactions such as eligibility checks, authorization requests, claims, and...
Ivy Pay is a HIPAA compliant payment processing service for therapists that eliminates the “interruption” of a financial transaction at...
Shopify is not HIPAA compliant and its Acceptable Use Policy stipulates users may not use Shopify to collect, store, or...
Optimizing clinical workflows in healthcare delivery organizations will help to ensure the best possible care is provided to patients and...
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires healthcare organizations to develop and implement contingency plans. Contingency planning ensures...
The roles within a hospital emergency management team can be much more extensive than the roles in a non-medical organization....
The HIPAA data security requirements for electronic PHI require covered entities and business associates to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and...
Changing the Way ePHI is Stored and Communicated The combination of Stage 2 Meaningful Use for Electronic Medical Records and...
Google Meet is HIPAA compliant and can be used for creating, receiving, or transmitting electronic PHI provided the service is...
Most hospitals and physicians have now adopted electronic medical records, yet only half of patients have been offered access to...
A new patient guidebook on health record access has been published by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has recently issued a reminder that eligible hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals...
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