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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...

Have You Completed Your 2017 SRA?

It's that time of year again. The weather is turning cold, the holidays are right around the corner and before you know it, we're going to be ringing in a new year. This also means you only have a few short weeks to...

What Can We Expect From MIPS Year 2?

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) recently issued the final rule will comment period for the second year of the Quality Payment Program. While Year 2 is said to be transitional, CMS has said they are making...

Why Are Plan Sponsors Asking for Attestation?

It's that time of year again. Not just the holidays, but the time of year plan sponsors ask for attestation from providers indicating General Compliance and Fraud, Waste, and Abuse training has been completed by...

Reminder About Correct Coding of E/M Services

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) issued a reminder about correct coding of Evaluation and Management (E/M) services. As part of their reminder, they mentioned a study report the Office of the Inspector...

Top 10 Things We Are Thankful For

This month in the United States, the holidays are kicking off with Thanksgiving. Each November, family and friends gather to give thanks, eat good food and watch football. Here at HCP, we wanted to let you know that...

Clean Out Your Refrigerator and Perform a Walkthrough

Did you know that November 15th is National Clean out Your Refrigerator Day? If a task such as cleaning out the refrigerator deserves a special day, what about a task such as performing a HIPAA walkthrough? With 2018...

Are you aware of your Holiday Time off Policy?

Most organizations that offer a personal time off system for all leave purposes, or vacation leave and sick leave systems, typically award time off based on your employment status, job level, your title and years of...

How to Safely Use Social Media in Your Practice

So far in this series, we have concentrated on what to avoid posting on social media and the potential dangers of social media. But with Facebook boasting more than 1.8 billion monthly users and Twitter having...