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HIPAA is more than keeping medical records secure

On January 8, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a settlement of $337,750 with USR Holdings, LLC, for a violation of the HIPAA regulations.

This is significant due to the nature of the HIPAA violation. Among the violations by USR Holdings, LLC was deletion of electronic protected health information.

Included in the statement from HHS is: “that they have backup procedures in place to be able to create exact copies of the electronic protected health information they hold, in the event health information is held for ransom or deleted”.

Proposed Changes to the HIPAA Security Rule

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has proposed significant updates to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule to enhance the protection of electronic protected health information (ePHI) amid rising cyber threats.

MIPS Changes for 2025

MIPS consists of 4 components: Quality Reporting, Promoting interoperability, Improvement Activities and Cost. Another way to participate in MIPS is through an MVP (MIPS Value Pathway). When reporting traditional MIPS you can report on individual measures or you can report a MVP. Each year CMS updates the MIPS program. This article will discuss the changes in the Quality Reporting portion of MIPS. A brief overview:

Promoting Interoperability 2025 Guide

Use this step-by-step guide in conjunction with the AdvancedMD Help Files or the MIPS Promoting Interoperability video in the Video Training Library for complete details about how to accomplish the below PI Measures.

MIPS Value Pathways (MVP) 2025 Highlights

Each MVP includes measures and activities from the quality performance category, improvement activities performance category, and cost performance category that are relevant to the clinical specialty or medical condition of the MVP. In addition, each MVP includes a foundational layer (which is the same for all MVPs) that is comprised of population health measures and … Continued

New Remote Monitoring Codes for 2026

The American Medical Association (AMA) has approved significant changes to the 2026 Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) book for remote monitoring codes. If you are providing remote therapeutic or remote physiologic monitoring, you need to be aware of these code changes. With these changes the burden associated with remote monitoring is reduced and you may want to look at incorporating remote monitoring into your practice.

The Microsoft Healthcare Threat Intelligence Briefing

The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Briefing: Healthcare has reported that the healthcare/public health sector was one of the top 10 most impacted industries in the second quarter of 2024, with a 300% surge in ransomware attacks. There is now an entire industry of RaaS – Ransomware as a service. Bad actors can subscribe to services that will create ransomware for them.

2024 MIPS Update – Once Per Reporting

2024 is 75% complete so now is crunch time for many providers participating in the MIPS program. Many of the measures you report on are ‘Once Per Reporting Period’.  That means you only need to meet the measure on one visit for each patient during 2024.

HIPAA News Roundup

A roundup of HIPAA related news for the week of August 20, 2024 includes North Korea facing charges on ransomware attacks against US hospitals, a background check firm confirming a security breach, cyber insurance claims falling, and more.

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