email

Implement Reasonable Safeguards Before Hitting Reply to a Patient Email

A patient sends an email using their Gmail account discussing…

Healthcare Fraud, Waste, and Abuse by the Numbers

July 2017 marked the largest healthcare fraud takedown in history.…
Data Breach

Top 3 Factors to Reduce Costs of Data Breach

Recent ransomware cyberattacks are a wakeup call to the healthcare…
HIPAA Myth

Facts about 5 HIPAA Compliance Myths

HIPAA Myth #1 “I don’t bill Medicare, so I don’t need to…

Healthcare Cybersecurity

With healthcare information breaches on the rise, it's more important…
compliance

DOJ’s Newest Evaluation Criteria for Investigating Compliance Programs

The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently published a guidance…
employee handbooks

Webinar Q and A: Best Practices for Employee Handbooks

First Healthcare Compliance hosted an informative webinar, “Best…
Fire Safety

Fire Safety for Healthcare Facilities

Fire safety precautions are vitally important for healthcare…
Barium

Can I Pour Barium Down the Drain?

What is Barium? Barium occurs naturally, but is manufactured…
bloodborne pathogen

Webinar Q&A: OSHA- Bloodborne Pathogen and Hazard Communication Training

First Healthcare Compliance hosted two informative webinars on…