The Safety Assurance Factors for EHR Resilience (SAFER) Guides developed by the The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology are a great tool to assess the safety…
What Is the OIG List Of Excluded Individuals and Entities (LEIE)?
According to the OIG’s “Roadmap for New Physicians: Avoiding Medicare and Medicaid Fraud and Abuse”, the OIG is legally required to exclude individuals and entities from all Federal healthcare programs…
HIPAA Compliance or Else
The U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services, Office of Civil Rights (OCR), enforces HIPAA and HITECH security regulations. Below are three examples of incidents and fines reported to Congress…