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What Constitutes Sexual Harassment?

Not too long ago, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sued a company for sexual harassment. The company that was sued violated federal law by allowing a manager to subject several female employees...

Can a Vendor Propose Changes to your Business Associate Agreement?

We are occasionally asked questions by our clients regarding business associates and business associate agreement (BAAs). Recently, we were asked if it is okay for vendors to propose changes to a covered entity's...

Important Considerations for File Sharing and Cloud Computing

Included in recent guidance regarding file sharing and cloud computing published by the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) were recent survey results regarding file sharing and collaboration tools used by organizations...

Guidance on Privacy Rule and Mental Health Information

According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) guidance on HIPAA Privacy Rule and Sharing Information Related to Mental Health, there are times when it is appropriate...

Clearing up the Confusion regarding CMS Corporate Compliance Training

For many organizations it is difficult to know what training to take to ensure compliance with government requirements. Fraud, Waste and Abuse and Corporate Compliance training requirements are often misunderstood....

Impermissible Disclosure in Press Release Results in $2.4 Million Settlement

An organization in Texas has agreed to a $2.4 million monetary settlement and a comprehensive corrective action plan for an impermissible disclosure in a press release. The impermissible disclosure in a press release...

Patient Mixups a Recipe for Disaster

The patient's doctor delivered the bad news: A CT scan showed cancer. Surprisingly, though, just two months later a biopsy failed to detect a malignancy, leading a puzzled doctor to order a second biopsy. The mystery...

Are you aware of your State's Termination Law?

Currently, employers are not required by federal law to give former employees their final paycheck immediately. However, federal law does apply if the regular payday for the last pay period an employee worked has...

How Freaked Out Should I Be About Ransomware?

Last week a massive ransomware outbreak impact millions of computers and exposed weaknesses in Microsoft's Windows operating system. The latest attacks are known as "WanaCryptor", "WeCry", or "WeCryptor." Major...

Asking for Date of Birth at the Front Desk?

Compliance Q&A: Can we ask a patient their date of birth at the front desk while checking them in? Law: The HIPAA Privacy Rule does not prohibit covered entities from engaging in common and important health...