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HHS Updates Deadline on Proposed Rules to Improve Interoperability of EHI

HHS Updates Deadline on Proposed Rules to Improve Interoperability EHI The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed new rules to support seamless and secure access, exchange, and use of electronic...

An Overlooked Type of Workplace Violence

Did you know that April is National Workplace Violence Prevention month? Workplace violence doesn't just involve criminal intent and irate customers. Employees bullying each other is another form of workplace...

2019 Tax Filing Deadline is Coming Up! Are You Ready?

2019 Tax Filing Deadline is April 15th TheIRS tax filing deadline, commonly referred to as "Tax Day" in the United States is less than a week away landing on this Monday, April 15th, 2019. Although the tax...

OCR Warns of Advanced Persistent Threats and Zero-Day Vulnerabilities

OCR Now Publishing Quarterly instead of Monthly Cyber-SecurityNewsletters In the Spring 2019 newsletter for the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), it was mentioned that they have moved away from a monthly cyber-security...

Did You Know April is National STD Awareness Month?

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...

OSHA's Final Rule to Protect Privacy of Workers

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...

HHS Proposes Improved Patient Access and Health Data Exchange at No Cost

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...

Focusing on Fraud, Waste and Abuse is as Important as Ever!

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...

How to Maintain Productivity During March Madness

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...

CMS Will Be Stepping Up Their Audit Efforts

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...