HIT & PHI: The Designated Medical Record Set

Posted on April 2, 2024 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA

By Staff Reporters

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What is HIPAA? Importance of HIPAA Compliance
How to Mitigate Protected Health Information Risks

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The Designated Medical Record Set [DMRS]: Contains medical and billing records and any other records that a physician, hospital, clinic and/or medical practice utilizes for making decisions about a patient;  a hospital, emerging healthcare organization, or other healthcare organization. It serves to define which set of information comprises “protected health information” and which set does not; or contains medical or mixed billing records, and any other information that a physician and/or medical practice utilizes for making decisions about a patient. 

It is up to the hospital or healthcare organization to define which set of information comprises “protected health information” and which does not though logically this should not differ from locale to locale.  The patient has the right to know who in the lengthy data chain has seen their Protected Health Information. This sets up an audit challenge for the medical organization, especially if the accountability is programmed, and other examiners view the document without cause.

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DAILY UPDATE: Truth Social and Weak Stock Markets

Posted on April 2, 2024 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA

By Staff Reporters

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Quote: “This is a very unusual situation. The stock is pretty much divorced from fundamentals.”—Jay Ritter, finance professor and IPO expert at the University of Florida, on the surging value of the newly public Trump Media. Truth Social, its only active product, has been shedding both users and cash. (CNN)

Shares of Truth Social owner Trump Media & Technology Group plunged Monday after the company disclosed that it lost more than $58 million and generated very little revenue in 2023. Former President Donald Trump is the company’s majority shareholder, and his net worth tumbled by more than $1 billion Monday as a result.

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Here’s where the major benchmarks ended:

Stocks started Q2 off soft yesterday, as investors continued to fret about inflation. Stock spotlight: Trump Media, the newly public company that owns Truth Social, plunged yesterday after revealing that it lost $58 million last year, generated just $4.1 million in revenue, and had 10 times fewer users than Threads.

  • The S&P 500 index fell 10.58 points (0.2%) to 5,243.77; the Dow Jones Industrial Average® ($DJI) shed 240.52 points (0.6%) to 39,566.85; the NASDAQ Composite® ($COMP) added 17.37 points (0.1%) to 16,396.83.
  • The 10-year Treasury note yield jumped 13 basis points to 4.323%.
  • The CBOE Volatility Index® (VIX) rose 0.64 to 13.65.

Banks were among the market’s weakest performers Monday, likely reflecting concern that elevated interest rates could pinch margins. The KBW Regional Bank Index (KRX) sank 2% after ending at a two-month high last week. The small-cap Russell 2000® Index (RUT) was also soft, dropping 1% after closing at a two-year high last week. 

Communication services and semiconductor shares turned in strong performances, as did energy, lifted by WTI Crude Oil (/CL) futures’ extending a rally to its highest level since late October. WTI Crude Oil is up almost 18% so far this year amid concern over supply disruptions stemming from the Russia-Ukraine war and Middle East conflict.

In other markets, the U.S. dollar index ($DXY) strengthened for the fourth straight day and reached its highest point since mid-November behind expectations the Fed will keep interest rates high.

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About [Health] Information Data Protection

Posted on April 2, 2024 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA

What’s Your Back-up Plan – Doctor?

As per a recent study, 32% of data is lost by human errors. However hardware, software, hacks and smack-downs are responsible for remaining 68% data loss.

Data protection gains major importance in data loss. It can be achieved by implementing data management successfully.

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CMS Emergency Funds for Doctors Affected by Change Healthcare Hack

Posted on April 2, 2024 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA

By Staff Reporters

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Federal health officials said they would offer emergency funding to physicians, physical therapists, and other professionals that provide outpatient healthcare, following a cyberattack that crippled the nation’s largest processor of medical claims and left many organizations in financial distress. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services also announced that it would make advance payments available to suppliers that bill through Medicare Part B, which serves a wide array of healthcare organizations.

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Officials had previously announced a similar program to make emergency payments available for hospitals that had been ensnared by the February 21st hack of Change Healthcare, a unit of UnitedHealth Group, and have struggled to get paid for more than two weeks. The emergency funds represent upfront payments made to healthcare providers and suppliers based on their expected future claims.

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Source: Dan Diamond, Washington Post [3/9/24]

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