HIPAA Changes Providers Need to Heed

Here are some important Health Insurance Portability and Accountability (HIPAA) reminders and updates. First, on the Security Rule side of things: this past Thursday, the U.S. Department of Health and…

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October 8, 2024

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TEFCA Bringing Big Changes to Healthcare and Health Data Interoperability

I recently saw a notable update on the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement or TEFCA, a federal program intended to improve health data interoperability across the healthcare industry. …

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June 12, 2024

Medical Records: Top Secret

MANY readers were shocked by my recent article about Peter Drier, who received a surprise bill of $117,000 from an out-of-network assistant surgeon who helped out during his back operation.

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November 10, 2014