Are You a Covered Entity?
HIPAA defines a covered entity as one of the following:
Healthcare…
Is your staff practicing hand hygiene that complies with your policies and procedures?
Compliance with hand hygiene is one of the most important ways…
What Should You Do After Discovering a Billing Error?
Just correct the problem and you will be compliant?
No, but…
Are You Aware of the Updated CMS Timeline for Meaningful Use?
Recent CMS modification allows more flexibility in certified…
Are Your Patients Involved In Medical Record Accuracy?
Under HIPAA Privacy Rules, every individual has the right to…
OIG Special Fraud Alert Regarding Laboratories Payments to Referring Physicians
The OIG scrutinizes referring physician and laboratory arrangements.…
Compliance with the Hazard Communication Standard
The goal of OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) is to…
Theft Tops Data Breach Incidents IN 2014
The OCR reports 54 data breach incidents affecting more than…
Did you register in the Open Payments System yet??
Physician registration is completely voluntary but this is the…
Does A Patient Own Their Imaging?
The answer is no. So who does?
Healthcare providers and health…
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