The Compliance Insider 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Talk. Test. Treat. campaign this month to help support communities as they raise awareness about Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs), also referred to as... Read More

The Purpose of OSHA's Final Rule is to Protect the Privacy of Workers At the beginning of each new year, HCP receives many questions regarding injury logs, usually asking whether an organization is required to submit... Read More

HHS Proposes Improved Patient Access and Health Data Exchange at No Cost We saw the writing on the wall when the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) changed the name for the EHR Incentive Program from... Read More

Focusing on Fraud, Waste and Abuse is as Important as Ever! The recent budget proposal is taking aim at alleged Fraud, Waste and Abuse in Medicare by reducing spending and increasing pre-authorizations on certain... Read More

How to Maintain Productivity During March Madness March Madness is officially here! Do you have your picks for who will win it all? Is your favorite all-time team going to make it to the playoffs? It's that time of... Read More

CMS Will Be Stepping Up Their Audit Efforts In a recent report by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), it was revealed that even the Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is held... Read More

Accepting Federal Program Dollars? Exclusion List Screening is a Must! It could be a costly mistake for your organization to not screen against exclusions lists, especially if you're receiving federal dollars! Not... Read More

Protected Health Information: The Basics You Need to Know Protected health information (PHI) is a term often heard in the healthcare industry in relation to HIPAA laws, but what does it mean exactly? PHI... Read More

The deadline for submitting a notice of a breach affecting fewer than 500 individuals is just around the corner. If a breach of unsecured PHI (protected health information) affects fewer than 500 individuals, a... Read More

Are you among the lucky healthcare providers who have never experienced a breach of Protected Health Information (PHI)? Having gone without a breach could provide a great sense of confidence that you are running... Read More