The Compliance Insider 

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... Continue Reading

In December 2018, OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration), issued a statement regarding a decline in workplace fatalities for 2017. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' National Census of Fatal... Continue Reading

2018 ended up being a record year for HIPAA enforcement actions! According to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) 10 cases were settled and one case granted summary judgment in a case before an Administrative Law Judge... Continue Reading

The last few weeks we have been educating you with our recent articles about spoofing and phishing that threaten your cyber-security! Healthcare organizations are always going to be a target from malicious characters... Continue Reading

What is Phishing and How Common is it? Phishing is an attempt to acquire personal information such as usernames, passwords or financial information via impersonation or by spoofing. Despite how simple they are,... Continue Reading

Reminder for Comments on Improving Care Coordination and HIPAA Rules The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), sent out a reminder for input from the public on how the... Continue Reading

Spoofing is a serious type of scam that unfortunately happens all the time! Unsuspecting victims are tricked into confirming or releasing personal information, sending money, or scammed into various... Continue Reading

"I just wish I had more time!" This is one of the most common phrases we hear from our colleagues, friends, and family members on a daily basis. Those who work in the healthcare profession can be even more prone in... Continue Reading

The recent Semiannual Report to Congress from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that summarizes the activities for the last half of the Fiscal Year (FY) had... Continue Reading

If you are a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) eligible clinician who participated in Year 2 (2018) of the Quality Payment Program, the MIPS Data Submission Period is open. Data can be submitted and updated... Continue Reading