Compliance & Legal

This week's top stories include TeamHealth's court victory against UnitedHealthcare for engaging in unfair reimbursement practices, and UC Davis Health's AWS-powered CIC that aims to further digital health equity.

The HHS Office of Civil Rights says it has carried out 25 enforcement actions since it began to prioritize addressing patients' timely access to health records a few years ago.

Huntington Hospital notified about 13,000 patients after a now-former employee improperly accessed records without authorization.

At issue in Medical University of South Carolina's lawsuit are physician preference cards, which enable specialized procedures and require two-factor authentication to access.

The company seeks to block the Israeli tech firm from using any Apple software, services or devices, in addition to pursuing damages – which it promises to donate to groups fighting spyware misuse.

The 2021 Telemental Health Laws Survey cites actions taken by legal agencies to crack down on providers accused of abusing the system.

The information security officer at St. Joseph's Health offers some tips and best practices for safeguarding against third-party breaches.

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT said it received more than 700 predictions from stakeholders about healthcare outcomes in 2030.

The health information network's executive director, Jay Nakashima, sees big progress with 21st century Cures Act compliance, TEFCA, data quality, FHIR adoption and information exchange among providers, public health agencies and labs.

More than 40 million patient records have been compromised this past year by incidents reported to the federal government in 2021.