Redefining the Health Information Management Privacy and Security Role
by Laurie A. Rinehart-Thompson, JD, RHIA, CHP; Beth M. Hjort, RHIA, CHPS; and Bonnie S. Cassidy, MPA, RHIA, FAHIMA, FHIMSS Background The protection of individuals’ sacred medical stories and a...
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charges for inpatient and outpatient care, artificially obtaining outlier payments from Medicare.2 AmeriGroup Illinois, Inc., fraudulently skewed enrollment into the Medicaid HMO program by refusing...
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by Desla Mancilla, MPA, RHIA, and Jackie Moczygemba, MBA, RHIA, CCS Abstract The crime of medical identity theft is a growing concern in healthcare institutions. A mixed-method study design including a...
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Cybercriminals have begun to target the healthcare industry with ransomware, malware that encrypts an infected device and any attached devices or network drives. After encryption, cybercriminals demand...
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Healthcare data breaches continue to occur at extraordinary rates, leaving analysts challenged to identify the factors associated with data breach occurrences. Between 2009 and 2017, 2,457 healthcare...
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