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To Evacuate or Shelter in Place?

In the event of a disaster natural or otherwise difficult decisions may need to be made without hesitation. One such decision may be whether you should evacuate or "shelter in place." An example of when it may...

CMS Proposes Changes to Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program

It turns out, the change from Advancing Care Information to Promoting Interoperability is part of something much bigger. So much bigger, that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announcement said...

Social Media Compliance: Considerations for Posting with Popular Platforms

Social media usage is commonplace in our day-to-day lives and most of us use various types of social media platforms. Social Media is fun and convenient providing quick access to and posting information, ideas,...

2018 Promoting Interoperability Facts

In 2017, most healthcare organizations were very familiar with the Advancing Care Information (ACI) category under the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). And we became very familiar with the ACI acronym....

Think Safety This 4th of July

Ah, Independence Day. An annual holiday that provides an opportunity for us to have a day off work, to attend a morning parade, participate in a 5k, or other events. From there, we may get together with family...

8 Tips to Reap the Rewards of Summertime in Your Organization

Ah, summer! The weather is nice; the kids are out of school, and many of us take a much-needed vacation. For employers and employees, there are potential obstacles to overcome, but these obstacles offer...

CMS Announces Wave 3 of Medicare Cards

New Medicare cards are currently being sent to people with Medicare who live in the following states: Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and...

Changes to the Stark Law Are on the Horizon

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) just issued a Request for Information seeking recommendations and input from the public on how to address any undue impact and burden of the physician self-referral...

When are Employees Entitled to Leave Under FMLA?

Occasionally we are asked questions about the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). We receive a variety of questions regarding FMLA including questions about leave entitlement. For example: Is our...

The Challenges of Mobile Devices in Healthcare

A judge recently ruled in favor of the OCR and ordered The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (Anderson Cancer Center) to pay over $4.3 million in civil monetary penalties. The judgment came after the...