We know that all emails and text messages that contain protected health information (PHI) should be encrypted.
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Are there any exceptions to the encryption rule?
Just one.
Patients can communicate with covered entities using unencrypted email and text messages, if the patients have been informed of the increased risk.
Patients can opt to have reminders sent via text messages or emails.
One issue that many healthcare providers have regarding encryption, is…
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Breaking: New Self-Disclosure Policy – Rickard & Associates
The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced a new Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy to be used by US Attorney Offices throughout the country.
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The new policy helps to encourage early and voluntary self-disclosure of corporate criminal misconduct. It reinforces the importance of having an effective compliance plan that identifies misconduct.
To be a voluntary self-disclosure, the disclosure must be voluntary, timely and must contain all relevant facts of misconduct.
If the disclosure is…
NC approves Medicaid expansion, reversing long opposition
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RALEIGH, NC (AP) — A Medicaid expansion deal in North Carolina received final legislative approval on Thursday, ending a decade of debate over whether the closely politically divided state should accept the federal government’s coverage for hundreds of thousands of low-income adults.
North Carolina is one of several Republican-led states that have begun considering expanding Medicaid after years of steady opposition. Voters in South Dakota approved expansion in a referendum in November. And in Alabama, advocates are urging lawmakers to take advantage of federal incentives to expand Medicaid in order to provide health insurance to thousands of low-income…
Attorney General Bonta Announces $2.1 Million Settlement Against Companies Over Sham Health Insurance Plans | State of California – Department of Justice
OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced a $2.1 million settlement against two companies, Shared Health Alliance, Inc. (SHA) and Alliance for Shared Health (ASH), to resolve allegations that they offered and deceptively advertised sham health insurance and violated insurance regulations that protect consumers. ASH, a nonprofit corporation that purported to be a healthcare sharing ministry (HCSM), created, operated, and sold unauthorized health insurance through its for-profit administrative vendor, SHA. An investigation by the California Department of Justice (DOJ) found that ASH and SHA advertised their plans as the equivalent of standard health insurance when in reality, the…
New contract remains elusive for Buffalo Schools, union
Buffalo Schools leaders and the Buffalo Teachers Federation have been at an impasse since 2019. The two sides met six times in the last month, hoping to have a new contract to announce at Wednesday’s board meeting.
Despite the effort – which included back-to-back meetings earlier this week – there was no resolution.
Two topics block the path to agreement: retiree health insurance and the length of the school year. The former was a particularly thorny issue, discussed for more than an hour Wednesday at the school board meeting at School 3 on the D’Youville-Porter campus.
With their focus narrowed,…
how to stay healthy and eat healthy as a new mom
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Finding acceptance, forgiveness and achieving your health goals during the postpartum phase.
I partnered with journalist and owner of the babysteps.xyz blog, Ali Wolf Boghaert to ask her a few questions regarding nutrition and health tips for new moms. She has some great advice… so check out how she handles some of the following common, new mom issues regarding health and wellness.
The Struggles of Pregnancy and motherhood
I’ve always been very into health, nutrition and fitness. I love working out, eating healthy and feeling my best.…
What is the best health insurance? individual health insurance quotes
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What is the best health insurance?
Let’s face it, health insurance is a confusing topic. Nobody seems to understand it, but yet many people see the value in having it.
What is the best health insurance to have and what features of a health insurance plan are most important? Very common questions to have, and as an insurance agent I come across these types of questions quite frequently.
When finding a quote for health insurance, whether it be for a group or just yourself as an individual,…
The Biden administration is asking employers to give more help to workers who are losing Medicaid
(AP) – The Biden administration on Thursday asked employers to give workers who lose Medicaid coverage more time to sign up for health insurance through their jobs.
Medicaid is the state- and federally funded program that covers health care costs for people with low incomes. States have resumed checks for Medicaid eligibility this year after pausing the practice during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Federal officials have estimated that about 3.8 million people who lose Medicaid coverage may qualify for health insurance through their employers, which is how most people in the US get coverage.
Employers typically give people 60 days to…