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A Practical Approach to The Safe Harbor Law

1st Talk Compliance features guest Raymond Ribble, CEO and Founder at SPHER, Inc., on the topic of A Practical Approach to The Safe Harbor Law. Ray joins our host Catherine Short to discuss how HIPAA data breach penalties typically get measured in millions of dollars, even following an organization implementing NIST cybersecurity framework measures. However, with the new HIPAA Safe Harbor Law, signed in January 2021, HHS and OCR may consider some penalty mitigation. It is important to understand that the Safe Harbor Law, while offering substantial protection, does not provide a true safe harbor and only offers some protection. This episode will examine what the established security practices for healthcare are, and how to pivot your organization’s security profile to mitigate breach penalties if an event occurs.

Catherine Short
Abuse, AKS, Anti-Kickback Statute, Business Associate, Company Culture, compliance program, Compliance Tips, Compliance Training, Ethics, Fraud, Fraud, Waste, and Abuse, General Compliance, Healthcare Compliance, Healthcare Compliance Software, Healthcare Law, HHS, OCR, PHI, physician self-referral law, Podcasts, self-disclosure, Stark Law, Vendor Zone, Waste, Whistleblower, Wrongdoing
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DMEPOS – In Compliance with CMS

1st Talk Compliance features guest Rachel V. Rose, JD, MBA, principal with Rachel V. Rose – Attorney at Law, P.L.L.C., on the topic “DMEPOS – In Compliance with CMS.” Rachel joins our host Catherine Short to discuss special payment rules associated with durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies. DMEPOS products must meet quality standards, suppliers need to be accepted by Medicare to participate, similar to providers, and are subject to fraud, waste, and abuse laws. This episode will provide an overview of participation and quality requirements, relay the latest compliance and requirements updates, and discuss the consequences of non-compliance, as well as submitting false and fraudulent claims. 

Catherine Short
Abuse, AKS, Anti-Kickback Statute, Audits, Billing, Company Culture, compliance program, Compliance Tips, Compliance Training, Employee Training, Employee Zone, Ethics, Fraud, Fraud, Waste, and Abuse, Healthcare Compliance, Healthcare Compliance Software, Healthcare Law, Medicaid, medical records, Medicare, Medicare Rules, mobile security, physician self-referral law, Podcasts, Policy Management, Risk Management, Security, self-disclosure, Stark Law, Training, Vendor Zone, Waste, Whistleblower, Wrongdoing
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DMEPOS Webinar

DMEPOS – CMS Compliance and Requirements Updates: Audio Version of the Webinar

Rachel V. Rose, JD, MBA, principal with Rachel V. Rose – Attorney at Law, P.L.L.C., Houston, TX presents this very timely subject for us. Durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) includes an “entity or individual, including a physician or a Part A provider, which sells or rents Part B covered items to Medicare beneficiaries.” There are special payment rules associated with DMEPOS. DMEPOS products have to meet quality standards, DMEPOS suppliers need to be accepted by Medicare to participate (similar to providers), and are subject to fraud, waste, and abuse laws. The purpose of this webinar to provide an overview of participation and quality requirements, relay the latest compliance and requirements updates, and address False Claims Act cases involving DMEPOS companies.

Catherine Short
Abuse, Billing, Business Associate, CMS, Company Culture, compliance program, Compliance Tips, DOJ, effective compliance program, Employee Training, Employee Zone, Ethics, False Claim Act, false claims act, FCA, Fraud, Fraud, Waste, and Abuse, General Compliance, Human Resources, Medicare, Medicare Rules, Podcasts, Resource Allocation, Risk Management, self-disclosure, Stark Law, Waste, Wrongdoing
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Deadline for Breach Reporting Coming Soon

As the end of the year approaches, keep in mind that all breaches of unsecured protected health information involving less than 500 individuals must be reported to the Secretary at…
First Healthcare Compliance Staff
1st Healthcare Compliance, ACA, Affordable Care Act, Audit Zone, Blog, Breach, Business Associate, CMS, compliance program, Covered Entity, Dashboard Zone, HHS, HIPAA, HIPAA Zone, HITECH, medical identity theft, medical records, PHI, self-disclosure
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OIG WORKPLAN 2016

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is responsible for protecting the integrity of the programs in Health and Human Services against fraud, waste and abuse as well as recommending…
First Healthcare Compliance Staff
1st Healthcare Compliance, Abuse, ACA, Affordable Care Act, Anti-Kickback Statute, Audit Zone, Blog, Breach, Business Associate, CMS, compliance program, Corporate Integrity Agreement, Covered Entity, false claims act, Fraud, HHS, HIPAA, HIPAA Zone, HITECH, ICD-10, Imaging, Medicare, Medicare Rules, OCR, OIG, OIG Work Plan, Overutilizaton, PHI, physician self-referral law, Quarterly Zone, self-disclosure, Stark Law, Waste, Whistleblower
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