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When is Your Cloud-based Phone Provider a Business Associate?

Several years ago, Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) was the most common option for communications over a telephone network. Now, there are a variety of other communications options to consider, such as cellular and...

2017 Quality Payment Program Hardship Exception Application

MIPS eligible clinicians and groups may qualify for a reweighting of their Advancing Care Information performance category score to 0% of the final score, and can submit a hardship exception application, for one of...

Updated Compliance Date for Electronically Submitting Injury & Illness Reports

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently proposed a delay in the electronic reporting compliance date of the rule, Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and...

DOJ Charges Operators of Bogus Medical Clinics

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced that the operators of seven bogus medical clinics were among 12 defendants taken into custody on federal drug trafficking charges that allege they diverted at...

August is National Immunization Awareness Month

Each year in August, National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) provides an opportunity to highlight the value of immunization across the lifespan. National Immunization Awareness Month presents a great opportunity...

Cybersecurity Requires Immediate and Aggressive Attention

Not too long ago, "WannaCry," a ransomware attack significantly impacted organizations around the globe last month. Another attack "Petya" spread quickly impacting Microsoft Windows-based computers. These types...

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...

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...

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...