HIPAA Compliance

Texas H.B.300 Imposes a Number of New Medical Privacy Requirements

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(June 30, 2014): The federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) work in conjunction to safeguard the privacy of patient health information. Concerned that HIPAA and HITECH did not provide enough safeguards for protected health information (PHI), the Texas legislature passed the Texas […]

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Texas Medical Privacy Act Takes Effect

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(September 11, 2012): They say that “Everything is Bigger in Texas,” and its law concerning medical privacy is no exception. The Texas Legislature recently enacted the Texas Medical Privacy Act (TMPA)[1], also known as the Texas HIPAA law. The new law substantially increases the compliance burden on medical and service providers, suppliers, business associates, third

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What Should I Do If I Discover A Breach of PHI?

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(September 6, 2012): What should you do if you discover a breach of PHI (Protected Health Information). The short answer is: it all depends on who you are. With the rise in concern over and enforcement of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), patients, families, practitioners, and health care executives need

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Overseas Outsourced Billing and Coding – Compliance Risks

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(August 16, 2012): Thinking of sending your medical coding and billing functions out of the country? You better think twice. While overseas outsourced billing is growing in popularity for medical office functions, this practice represents a unique and growing set of problems for both physician practices and 3rd party billers. And the news is just

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