Nurse Practitioners in Business

JULY 24, 2025

HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, has been around since 1996. Specific organizations and individuals, referred to as “Covered Entities,” are subject to the Privacy Rules and include healthcare providers, health plans, healthcare clearing houses, and business associates.

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Relias

JULY 23, 2025

Consider HIPAA as an example: violations classified as “unknown” may incur fines starting at $100 per infraction. While federal guidelines, such as HIPAA and reimbursement rules from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), set the baseline, telehealth and telemedicine standards are largely governed by state regulatory boards.

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Nurse Practitioners in Business

APRIL 17, 2025

In some cases, what happens to the business may be pre-defined. For example, a business organized as a sole proprietorship is automatically dissolved when the owner dies, whereas corporations continue. These rules, however, cover only the aspect of business continuation. Who Needs a Professional Will?

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Registered Nursing

JULY 28, 2025

Notably, the program features six start dates annually, facilitating easy enrollment for busy nurses. Tap hospital Wi‑Fi: Charter Oak's LMS meets HIPAA standards, making lunch‑break quizzes safe. Turn commute into class: Review micro‑lectures via the Hartford Line commuter rail app.

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Nurse Practitioners in Business

MAY 3, 2024

Small practices are at risk for HIPAA violations. HIPAA, aka the Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, requires providers and healthcare organizations to protect patient health information. Check out the Nurse Practitioners in Business Facebook Group Become a Member of the NPBO Ready to start your own practice?

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American Medical Compliance

AUGUST 29, 2024

In today’s healthcare environment, ensuring compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is more crucial than ever, especially for business associates. What You Will Learn: Background of business associates What is a business associate?

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Nurse Practitioners in Business

JULY 25, 2024

The commission is tasked with preventing fraud and unfair business practices and has issued many clarifications and rulings over the years. The FTC examines all types of businesses, and enforcement, fines, and penalties are not limited to the big players alone.

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American Medical Compliance

AUGUST 14, 2024

The HIPAA Refresher training reinforces your understanding of key HIPAA provisions, highlights recent updates, and provides practical tips for maintaining compliance in your daily operations. What You Will Learn: HIPAA Rules Complying with HIPAA Rules Enforcement agencies behind HIPAA Rules Details: Course length: 15 minutes; CME: 0.25

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Nurse Practitioners in Business

AUGUST 29, 2024

Listen in to this episode of the NP Business Matters podcast, and then join the conversation below and share your experience. Topic Resources NPBO Membership HIPAA For Professionals More Resources Catch up on all the NP Business Matters podcasts here. Big things, like the legal implications, privacy, and ethical concerns.

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Nurse Practitioners in Business

MAY 16, 2024

When we hear of another HIPAA incident, many think of a hospital data breach or a hacked healthcare network. Most of us don’t think about HIPAA violations in the context of small, private practices. But regular, non-HIPAA-compliant email is unsafe, and I politely said no! I realize you are well familiar with HIPAA.

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The Gypsy Nurse

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Adhering to HIPAA guidelines and rules is of the utmost importance to a healthcare professional. But at what point does “venting” or sharing become HIPAA violations? One of the most common social media HIPAA violations includes posting patient gossip. Familiarize yourself with these.

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Nurse Practitioners in Business

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Notability, we’ll address HIPAA breaches and ransomware attacks in a separate article. In this episode of the NP Business Matters Podcast (#85) I’ll address: Extortion Healthcare Labs/Device Fraud Billing Fraud Phishing and its iterations Recruitment/ Job Scams Social Engineering Deep fake and others.

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Nurse Practitioners in Business

AUGUST 17, 2023

Clear Separation of Entities : Whether navigating insurance reimbursements or cash transactions, a corporate NPI delineates the boundaries between an NP’s clinical responsibilities and business operations, ensuring clarity during audits, tax filings, or legal consultations. Future-Proofing Your Practice : Healthcare is dynamic.

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Nurse Practitioners in Business

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

One reason for this is the big elephant in the room… HIPAA , even though we’re talking about marketing emails that don’t contain personal health information (PHI) per se. Digital Marketing and HIPAA Privacy laws have changed and will continue to develop as technology does. However, only a few use email in their marketing.

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Nurse Practitioners in Business

MARCH 28, 2024

Let offenders and others know that you mean business and won’t put up with policy violations! #2 While security cameras may not be feasible for the small practice due to cost, there is another consideration… HIPAA compliance. utilize security cameras following best practices to maintain HIPAA compliance.

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American Medical Compliance

MAY 15, 2023

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) became law in 1996. These include healthcare providers, health plans, and healthcare clearinghouses, as well as their business associates. Business associates provide key services to covered entities and must comply with regulations or risk facing fines.

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University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

JULY 1, 2024

Do you dream of starting a physical therapy business after graduating from a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program ? However, starting a physical therapy practice also means putting in longer hours, filling out more paperwork and learning a business skill set on top of your clinical skill set. Can physical therapists own practices?

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Nurse Practitioners in Business

OCTOBER 26, 2024

In the US, as you may know, most small businesses fail in the first 5 years. Life commitments may change; the business owner may move into the season of life where one looks toward retirement. When closing a business, several legal obligations must be fulfilled to ensure a smooth process and avoid legal troubles.

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American Medical Compliance

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) has been a cornerstone in safeguarding patient information for nearly three decades. In this blog post, explore how American Medical Compliance offers the HIPAA compliance services every healthcare organization needs in 2024.

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Nurse Practitioners in Business

MARCH 9, 2024

Invest in a business password manager for your office to accomplish this task. A business-level password manager provides additional controls over access to software and systems. Here is a comparison of business-level password managers from PCMagazine for your review. It can happen to anyone at any time.

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Nurse Practitioners in Business

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Mistakes can happen at any point and across all aspects of building the business. While it is a personal and perhaps a business decision, consider the following. If you fail to get your business credentialed with the NPI-2, not only are you in violation of HIPAA, but you may also run the risk of not getting paid.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

JANUARY 15, 2025

This marks the first update to the HIPAA Security Rule since 2013. 1] The Proposed Rule applies to HIPAA-regulated entities, including Covered Entities such as health plans, healthcare clearinghouses, most healthcare providers, and their Business Associates. population. [1]

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American Medical Compliance

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The HIPAA Regulations and Cybersecurity Training for Dental Healthcare Personnel course educates employees and management on how to be compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). HIPAA is a federal law that protects patient security in multiple different ways.

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American Medical Compliance

MARCH 15, 2024

Violations of the FCA can result in significant financial penalties and legal consequences for healthcare providers. Anti-Kickback Statute Secondly, the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) prohibits the exchange of anything of value in return for patient referrals or business generated by referrals.

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Nurse.com

AUGUST 3, 2023

In the complaint, the niece said the nurse had violated her Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy rights and also acted unprofessionally. He believes HIPAA applies to him only when caring for patients in a nurse-patient relationship. It’s also established at the federal level by HIPAA itself.

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American Medical Compliance

MARCH 11, 2024

Amidst the busy dental appointments, treatments, and patient care, there are crucial aspects that often operate in the background but hold importance. You can access our HIPAA Training for Dental Healthcare Providers course here. You can access our HIPAA Training for Dental Healthcare Providers course here.

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Symplr

MARCH 30, 2022

A major compliance violation that results in exclusion from government healthcare programs can even put a healthcare organization out of business. At minimum, the penalties range from hefty fines and legal fees to reputational damage and the resulting loss of business. The Physician Self-Referral Law (aka Stark law).

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American Medical Compliance

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Providing healthcare is undeniably one of the most promising and rewarding ventures in today’s business landscape. Digitizing healthcare makes an exciting playground for entrepreneurs and businesses too. Unfortunately, all of these could lead to severe legal consequences, including HIPAA violations.

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Travel Nursing Central

OCTOBER 4, 2022

But, at what point does “venting” or sharing become HIPAA violations? One of the most common social media HIPAA violations includes posting patient gossip. The HIPAA Privacy Rule prohibits the use of PHI on social media networks. However, if it isn’t used with caution, HIPAA violations can happen.

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American Medical Compliance

JANUARY 12, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a bulletin warning that certain website tracking technologies may violate the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). HHS notes that tracking of protected health information on these websites must comply with HIPAA privacy rules. JD Supra (2022, December 6).

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Scrubs

AUGUST 9, 2023

Under HIPAA’s privacy rule, all patients have the right to inspect, review, and receive a copy of their medical records and billing records that are held by health plans and health care providers. Getting access to your medical records isn’t always easy. However, state laws and provider regulations can complicate this process.

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Scrubs

AUGUST 22, 2023

They should also keep up with the latest healthcare IT news, including the HIPAA Journal , to make sure your system is up to date. Alert Affiliates and Business Partners Once you’ve gathered and documented all information regarding the attack, you will need to contact your business partners and the general public.

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American Medical Compliance

MARCH 20, 2023

American Medical Compliance offers Enterprise Training Modules to businesses. These modules allow businesses to provide world-class, industry-specific compliance training to employees that fully integrate with platforms used by employers. Modules are customized to the unique needs of each business.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

MARCH 7, 2024

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) sets the national standard for protecting patient health information. AI systems must adhere to HIPAA’s Privacy and Security Rules, requiring careful consideration of “minimum necessary” data use and de-identification processes that meet the technology’s learning requirements.

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American Medical Compliance

JULY 12, 2022

UNC Lenoir Health Care and business partner MCG Health also had an incident involving unauthorized access to patient information. Learn how you can protect your company from data breaches by taking AMC’s HIPAA Regulations and Cybersecurity Training for Healthcare Personnel course today. Data Breach at UNC Health Care. References.

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University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The invitation-only competition is for students who own and operate a business while attending college or university. It was the first time my family observed my presentation and learned about how much time I invest in figuring out HIPAA laws, go-to-market strategies and more,” Mendez says.

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Scrubs

AUGUST 12, 2023

According to research from Business Insider Intelligence, more than 80% of consumers are willing to wear fitness technology. Furthermore, some of these devices fall outside the realm of healthcare, which means HIPAA and other federal laws do not apply. Use caution when uploading information to the cloud.

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