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HIPAA Enforcement trends : Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a legislation of the American Congress. HIPAA enforcement consists of taking steps to confirm that rules set out in HIPAA are being complied with by the requisite entities. Primarily passed with the intention of ensuring that employees do not lose their health insurance benefits when they change or leave their current jobs; this 1996 law also has the protection and security of Protected Health Information (PHI) as one of its chief aims. The Office of Civil Rights (OCR), which enforces actions relating to HIPAA, imposes harsh penalties on healthcare organizations and Business Associates and Covered Entities that are proven to be in noncompliance of HIPAA requirements. What are HIPAA enforcement actions? The actions that the OCR takes to ensure implementation of HIPAA provisions constitute the essence of HIPAA enforcement actions. There are a good number of areas which the OCR can cite as constituting cases of HIPAA violations or noncompliance. A look at recent HIPAA enforcement actions point to a trend. These trends serve as an indicator of what to expect from HIPAA enforcement actions, which will help entities get some idea of what they should implement and what they should not and thus prevent being cited by the OCR. Security risk assessments are the foremost element of HIPAA enforcement actions: A look at recent trends suggests that HIPAA enforcement actions mainly target security risk assessments. This leads to harsh penalties, as happened in the case of New York-Presbyterian Hospital (NYP). The hefty $ 4.8 million penalty slapped in 2014 on this hospital was for data breach caused by insufficient security risk assessment. While this is the biggest sum fined; the OCR issued at least three other hospitals for putting in place inadequate security risk assessments in 2014. Risk management comes a close second: If inadequate security risk assessments come first in te

Deciding the best technology for seniors can be difficult, but in this article, we have discussed a few rising trends. While we read more about them, we have to decide which methods are the right fit for us and start working on them for the best outcomes in general and in MIPS reporting. Their use is said to cut down healthcare costs.

"Global Human Vaccine Industry 2013-2018: Trend, Profit, and Forecast Analysis"comprises primarily human vaccine production. The annual revenue of this industry is forecast to reach an estimated $41.85 billion by 2018, with good growth over the next five years.

Overview: Section 13411 of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, requires Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct periodic audits of providers and business associates to ensure their compliance with the HIPAA Security and Privacy Rule, and breach notification standards. To implement this mandate, the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has conducted HIPAA/HITECH audit program with KPMG of 115 health care organizations to assess privacy and security compliance. This webinar will focus on the implementation and tracking of HIPAA audit best practices in a healthcare setup in order to prepare for the federal audit using published OCR audit protocols. Every audit begins with interviews, a questionnaire, and a thorough policy and procedures review. Presenter, with his decades of knowledge in the compliance, legal, auditing and security areas, will walk the attendees through the audit process, documentation requirements, and implementation specifications of the HIPAA privacy, security and breach rules. This presentation not only provides opportunity for the participants to prepare for the federal HIPAA audit but also to improve the security posture of their organizations by adopting to changing technology (mobile, social media, Health Information Exchange(HIE), cloud services, etc.) and threat landscape perspective as well. This presentation will uncover reasons why many health information breaches are occurring and help organizations better secure and comply with electronic protected health information by meeting the required and addressable HIPAA/HITECH security rules. The presenter will also share the best practices used for HIPAA security implementation and continuous risk assessment which is considered as "due diligence" by auditors for the HIPAA security compliance program. Areas Covered in the Session: Healthcare Technology Adoption/Trends Healthcare Regulatory (HIPAA/HITECH) and OCR/HHS Audit Overview Differences between

Social media and healthcare: The advent of the social media into the healthcare industry has thrown open a hitherto unknown dynamic. It presents the industry the kind of opportunities that were hard to come by till now. Yet, it is full of challenges. It is now an inescapable fact and a given: the onslaught of the social media into the healthcare industry cannot be reversed. The wave is too strong to resist. The explosion in the use of social media has impacted the healthcare industry on a scale that is unprecedented. The universal pervasiveness of the social media Social media and healthcare have become great buddies mainly because of the sheer power of reach of the social media. What started out essentially as services that shared photos and messages has turned out to be a giant opportunity for the healthcare industry. Today, it is something that no one in the healthcare industry -or those outside it, such as the lay young population that seeks medical information - is insulated from. Now, not only patients, but also physicians and everyone of any significance in the healthcare industry use the social media to disseminate information. Social media and healthcare have become strongly paired also because they help in keeping the patient in close contact with the healthcare provider. It is no surprise that the social media have broken the barriers of age and geography in reaching out to the highest and widest range of users. Some trends about social media and healthcare: It is estimated that a fifth of the entire American population exchanged medical information over the social media in 2010 About three-fourths of all patients use the social media for some information before reaching a healthcare provider At least a thousand top US hospitals use social media for communicating with patients and providers Globally, up to half a billion people could be linking social media and healthcare by using the former Now, the challenges: Despite social media in t

"Medical Devices Survey 2013-2014: Market Trends, Marketing Spend and Sales Strategies in the Global Medical Devices Industry" is a new report by canadean that analyzes how medical devices industry supplier companies' media spend, marketing and sales strategies and practices, and business planning are set to change in 2013-2014.

An interesting tool for visualizing health-related trends on Twitter

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The healthcare industry is going to be evolving now more than ever in 2020. Physicians, medical billing companies, health IT leaders, clearinghouses, governing authorities, insurance companies, thus, everybody is up for quality care services.

The healthcare industry is going to be evolving now more than ever in 2020. Physicians, medical billing companies, health IT leaders, clearinghouses, governing authorities, insurance companies, thus, everybody is up for quality care services.

Animal depression medications are usually only prescribed for depressed behavior in animals and are usually used as a stand-alone or second-line therapy, depending upon the degree of the condition. When treating depression in humans, it is most often treated with proper prescription medications, behavioral therapy, or counseling. The other classification of animal depression refers to biological causes like genetic defects and imbalances in the brain that result in depressive disorder in animals. As of now, only a few of these causes are known such as thyroid, immune system, endocrine, neurological disorders among others. However, it is believed that in the near future, a comprehensive list of the causes of depression in animals will be known. Increasing trend of pet adoption and growing pet humanization is expected to drive growth of the global animal depression medication market. Pet adoption is rapidly increasing in both developed and emerging economies. According to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), around 6.5 million companion animals with 3.3 million dogs and 3.2 million cats enter the U.S. animal shelters nationwide every year. Read more @ https://coherentmarketinsights-blog.blogspot.com/2021/01/animal-depression-medication-market.html

Clinicians concerning MIPS in 2020 face serious penalty consequences for not reporting MIPS 2020. They won't be able to get away with it if they don't participate resulting in a 9% deduction from their yearly Medicare payments.

In addressing the sectors of biotechnology, healthcare, medical device and pharmaceuticals, our reports offer inclusive analysis, trends and competitors data. To stay ahead in the competition, we identify key concerns and provide solutions for companies in the healthcare sector to reach new heights.

Growth in demand for personalized medicines and surge in development of therapeutic antibodies drives the monoclonal antibodies market. Moreover, advantages such as homogeneity, specificity, and large-scale production; and fewer side effects related to substitute drugs are expected to boost the market growth.

Ayurveda is a system of medicine that has its origination roots in the Indian subcontinent. It uses natural healing practices to cure clinical conditions such as sinusitis, cough, depression, and insomnia. Ayurveda therapies have been integrated in general wellness and in some cases in medical use worldwide. In addition, ayurvedic ingredients are extensively used in personal care products and health supplements along with drugs.