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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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Safe Harbor Law 2023

The Safe Harbor Law: A Practical Approach – Audio Version of the Webinar

Raymond Ribble is the CEO and Founder at SPHER, Inc. HIPAA data breach penalties typically get measured in millions of dollars even following an organization implementing NIST cybersecurity framework measures. It is important to understand that the Safe Harbor Law, while offering substantial protection, does not provide a true safe harbor. Our presentation will examine what are the established security practices for healthcare, and how to pivot your organization’s security profile in order to mitigate breach penalties in the event of an event.

Catherine Short
Abuse, Breach, Business Associate, Business Associate Agreements, compliance program, Data Collection, Data Privacy, Data Security, Fraud, Fraud, Waste, and Abuse, General Compliance, Healthcare Law, HHS, HIPAA, HIPAA Privacy Rule, HIPAA Zone, HITECH, OCR, PHI, Podcasts, Privacy, Protected health information, Risk Management, Security, security breach, Vendor Zone, Waste
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The Risk of Data Sharing

1st Talk Compliance features guest Iliana L. Peters, Shareholder at Polsinelli PC, on the topic of The Risk of Data Sharing. Iliana joins our host Catherine Short to discuss how these days, health data is an incredibly valuable commodity. Companies of all types should consider the legal risk with data valuation, data ownership, and data sharing agreements. In this episode, we will be discussing the scope and breadth of data sharing projects in development in the health care sector, examine contractual, state, federal, and international legal obligations for data privacy and security for such projects, and discuss issues related to data ownership that may also be part of such projects.

Catherine Short
Business Associate, Business Associate Agreements, compliance program, Compliance Tips, Compliance Training, Data Collection, Data Mining, Data Privacy, Data Security, Data Sharing, Healthcare Compliance, Healthcare Compliance Software, Healthcare Law, PHI, Podcasts, Privacy, Protected health information, Risk Management, Security, Vendor Zone
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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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Negotiations in Healthcare Webinar

Negotiations in Healthcare and Technology

Rachel V. Rose, JD, MBA, principal with Rachel V. Rose – Attorney at Law, P.L.L.C., Houston, TX and Bruce Lynskey, Co-Founder, Director, and Chief Executive Officer at ePrevenir will be presenting with us. Negotiating occurs in every facet of business and law. From contractual negotiations through settlement negotiations, it is a delicate dance. There are a variety of classic negotiation techniques, which include extreme posturing and “anchoring”. Healthcare and cybersecurity present unique challenges because of the looming exposure to a government investigation and either a civil and/or criminal action, even if a settlement is reached between two private parties. The purpose of this presentation is to provide approaches when negotiating contracts, settlements, and other items, which arise in healthcare and the cybersecurity industries.

Catherine Short
Boards, Breach, Business Associate, Company Culture, compliance program, Compliance Tips, Compliance Training, Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Data Security, Education, effective compliance program, Employee Training, General Compliance, Healthcare Compliance, Human Resources, Patient Safety, performance evaluations, PHI, Physician-patient Relationship, Podcasts, Privacy, Protected health information, Risk Management, Security, text messaging, Vendor Zone
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Vendor Management in Healthcare: The High Cost of Failing to Triage Your Vendors

Catherine Short speaks with Rebecca L. Rakoski, Co-founder and Managing Partner at XPAN Law Partners, about “Vendor Management in Healthcare: The High Cost of Failing to Triage Your Vendors.” We will be discussing the importance of vendor management in the healthcare industry, explore recent vendor- related data breaches and the threat vendors can pose, discuss the issues presented by COVID-19, and explain the regulatory framework- healthcare-related businesses need to understand.

Catherine Short
Business Associate, Compliance Tips, Compliance Training, Coronavirus, COVID-19, General Compliance, Healthcare Compliance, Podcasts, Security Zone, Vendor Zone
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Healthcare Compliance Solutions and News

Overview of a Corporate Integrity Agreement (CIA)

Health care fraud recoveries for fiscal years 2009- 2014 exceeded previous records with five straight years of more than $2 billion in annual recovery from cases involving fraud and false…
Catherine Short
1st Healthcare Compliance, Abuse, ACA, Affordable Care Act, Anti-Kickback Statute, Audit Zone, Blog, Breach, Business Associate, CIA, CMS, compliance program, Corporate Integrity Agreement, Covered Entity, Dashboard Zone, false claims act, FCA, Fraud, HHS, LEIE, Medicare Rules, OCR, Offshore contractors, OIG, OIG Work Plan, Overutilizaton, PHI, physician self-referral law, Quarterly Zone, security breach, Stark Law, Uncategorized, Vendor Zone, Waste, Whistleblower
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Performance Improvement Plan

Are You Prepared for the HIPAA Phase 2 Audits?

After reviewing the HIPAA Privacy case investigations from 2009-2011, the Office of the Inspector General sent a strong message to the Office of Civil Rights in regard to the administration…
First Healthcare Compliance Staff
1st Healthcare Compliance, ACA, Affordable Care Act, Audit Zone, Blog, Breach, Business Associate, CMS, Covered Entity, Fraud, Healthcare, HHS, HIPAA, HIPAA Zone, HITECH, Medicare, Medicare Rules, OCR, OIG, security breach, Uncategorized, Vendor Zone
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Healthcare Compliance Solutions and News

Are you trying to prevent medical identity theft?

Medical identity theft continues to be major problem in the US with approximately 2.32 million adults or close family members falling victim in 2014. According to the Fifth Annual Study…
First Healthcare Compliance Staff
1st Healthcare Compliance, ACA, Affordable Care Act, Blog, Data Collection, EHR, Fraud, Healthcare, HIPAA, HIPAA Zone, medical identity theft, medical records, security breach, Security Zone, Uncategorized, Vendor Zone
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