The Compliance Insider Blog | Healthcare Compliance Pros - Page 33

Policies and Procedures: Critical for Healthcare Organizations

In the healthcare industry, written and implemented policies and procedures should help an organization and its employees make decisions, take the appropriate action, and ensure activities are in compliance with...

OIG to look at Questionable Billing for Off-the-Shelf Orthotic Devices

Included in the January 2018 Office of Inspector General's (OIG) Work Plan is an active item titled Questionable Billing for Off-the-Shelf Orthotic Devices. The three off-the-shelf orthotic devices being reviewed...

Ransomware Attack Impacts and Allscripts Applications

On January 18, 2018 Allscripts experienced a ransomware attack that impacted their cloud based EHR and other services. At this time, Allscripts does not believe there is any reason to believe any data has been...

Breach Notification Deadline is Just Around the Corner

The deadline for breach submission affecting fewer than 500 individuals is just around the corner. If a breach of unsecured protected health information affects fewer than 500 individuals, a covered entity must...

December was a relatively quiet month for the OIG Work Plan

The Office of the Inspector General's (OIG) Work Plan sets forth projects such as OIG audits and evaluations that are underway or planned to be addressed in the fiscal year and beyond. Instead of providing the annual...

Large HIPPA Settlement closes out 2017

Last week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) reported that 21st Century Oncology, Inc. (21CO) agreed to pay $2.3 million and adopt a corrective action plan to settle...

MIPS Data Submission is Available

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the data submission system for clinicians participating in the Quality Payment Program has been launched. Clinicians can now submit all of their 2017...

Tips to Protect & Secure Information When Using Mobile Devices

In the United States, users of mobile devices are spending on average 5 hours per day on our mobile devices. Most of our time, approximately 69% is spent in apps. And there have been a growing number of mobile device...

How an OSHA self inspection and hazard risk assessment could prevent fines

Last year OSHA proposed fines of $290,100 to Altamont Ambulance Service, Inc. after investigators found specific guidelines to protect emergency healthcare workers from exposure to bloodborne pathogens and other...

Going Phishing? Phishing Attacks are on the Rise!

Social Media can be a great tool for any practice to reach both current and potential patients. As we touched on in the first three parts of this series, social media can help you educate, communicate with, and...