The Compliance Insider 

On October 9. 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced proposed changes that would update the Physician Self-Referral Law (Stark Law) issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services... Read More

It was not that long ago when an employee at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center was fired for posting a patient's protected health information (PHI) on Facebook. The employee had posted a screenshot of a... Read More

Did you know that a whopping 95% percent of people in the United States use the internet and 86% use it every day? Users of social media account for 74% of internet users, and the average daily time spent... Read More

Telephones have been a staple of communication for as long as most of us can remember! The cell phone has noticeably changed the way we communicate both personally and increasingly professionally with the... Read More

Our Compliance for Your Practice training is now available! The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) previously required healthcare organizations to ensure that training was being provided on unmodified... Read More

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule they believe will ensure clinicians spend more time providing high-value care for patients instead of filing cumbersome paperwork. The... Read More

A compliance hotline used correctly can be a powerful tool for any organization; from being able to offer suggestions to reporting concerns. For healthcare organizations, the recommendation to provide hotlines and... Read More

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a frequently asked question (FAQ) that explains how under the HIPAA Privacy Rule, health plans are permitted to... Read More

Healthcare practices must have established procedures in place for employees on how to obtain electronically protected health information (ePHI) during an emergency. Access controls are still necessary under... Read More

A Disaster Recovery Program is Important Regardless of Location When we talk about Disaster Recovery and Emergency Preparedness, hurricanes often come to mind, and for good reason! The past few years we have... Read More