A state health agency is mailing out HIPAA breach notification letters after a technical glitch sent out letters containing protected health information to the wrong recipients. Colorado Department of ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement on June 28, 2023 of potential violations of the Health ...

Most healthcare organizations are not fully prepared for a privacy and security audit by federal HIPAA regulators, according to a Nov. 2011 survey conducted by HCPro. The government has already begun ...

Verizon’s Enterprise Solutions group has created a cloud service portfolio that will meet HIPAA requirements for safeguarding electronic health information, according to HealthcareIT. Verizon acquired ...

In recent Boston Globe and New York Times articles, billing companies were named in connection with a medical records data breach, one of which apparently involved medical records found in a public ...

Medical coding is a complex yet essential part of any health care facility. The impact of inaccurate coding can directly impact revenue cycles, compliance and patient care. Fortunately, errors can be ...

Why Become a Certified Medical Administrative Assistant? The healthcare field offers one of the leading areas of opportunities for career growth today. Within healthcare, specialized medical ...

A transformation is underway in medical coding as automation permeates medical billing. It raises many questions, such as what kind of skill sets will be needed for this new generation of coding? Will ...