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New Training Course Available: Compliance for Your Practice

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...

7 Important Facts to be Aware of for the PFS Proposed Rule

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...

FAQ Demonstrates HHS' Focus on Access and Continuity of Care

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...

Elements of an Effective Compliance Hotline

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...

Remember! Emergency Access Procedures

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...

A Disaster Recovery Program is Important Regardless of Location

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...

The Largest Healthcare Fraud Scheme Ever Charged by the DOJ

The Largest Healthcare Fraud Scheme Ever Charged by DOJ The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced a South Florida Healthcare Facility Owner was convicted for his role in the largest healthcare fraud...

CMS Announces the Beginning of MIPS Data Validation and Audits

CMS Announces the Beginning of MIPS Data Validation and Audits It was not a matter of if but when.... when would the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) review and audit Merit-based Incentive Payment...

Bring on the Red, White, and Blue with these Safety Tips!

Independence Day is a celebration intended to bring the family together and enjoy various holiday activities like parades, picnics, s'more making, and fireworks... all while avoiding things like heat exhaustion,...

HCP has a Brand New Course, Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace!

#MeToo and #TimesUp have been circulating around social media and news outlets in the last few years in response to the outpouring of sexual harassment allegations and complaints that have been recently exposed....