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Cybersecurity Tips to Avoid Tricks to ePHI

Trick-or-treating is a popular Halloween tradition in western countries. Most of us associate "treats" with some form of candy, and "tricks" as possible pranks or other forms of mischief if a treat is not...

CMS Announces MIPS Milestone

According to the CMS announcement, it is not too late to participate in the first year the transition year of the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). With their announcement CMS appears to be giving a hint...

PHI of 15,000 Shared on Social Media

It's not surprising the popularity of social media continues to rise. Social media provides us with a convenient way to communicate electronically, to share information, ideas, personal thoughts, and other content....

Be Prepared: In the Event of a Hurricane or other Adverse Weather Conditions

Following Governor Rick Scott's State of Emergency Declaration, I anxiously watched the news and tracked Hurricane Irma's progress. I wondered if there was a chance Hurricane Irma would turn harmlessly to sea. Once...

Beware of Scammers Lurking in Social Media Platforms

Hurricane Harvey has hit Texas and Louisiana in ways we have never seen. According to the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR), scammers are fraudulently collecting sensitive information and stealing donations by...

Take a Walk on the Cloud Side of Computing Solutions

In our article last week we discussed when a cloud-based phone provider is considered a business associate. For many healthcare organizations, whether or not to take a walk on the cloud side of computing solutions...

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...

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...

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...

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...