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Largest Settlement to Date Demonstrates Importance of Compliance

Last year, we saw one of the largest settlements to date. As a result of the settlement, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) reiterated the importance of compliance...

Survey Reveals Uncertainty About the Future of the Affordable Care Act

Recently there has been a lot of chatter and questions being asked in health care settings regarding the future of the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare"): will the Affordable Care Act be repealed? Will most of the law...

Gear Up for 2017: Compliance Tips You Need to Know

Understandably, the first of the year presents its fair share of challenges for health care professionals and organizations. For many of us, especially during the first of the year, it is easier to keep tabs on our...

Malware Infection Results in a $650,000 Settlement

Just recently it was announced that a potential HIPAA Privacy Rule and Security Rules violation lead a major organization to pay a sustainable fee, $650,000. The breach was reported to the U.S. Department of Health...

HCP Website Tip of the Month

ACCESSING REPORTS We have recently received several requests for "how to" instructions on HCP reporting features. Because of this, we thought we'd focus your Tip this month on HCP Compliance Program Reporting...

Overtime Rule Temporarily Blocked

Just last week, a federal judge in Texas granted an Emergency Motion for Preliminary Injunction that was filed by twenty-one states, to block the new U.S. Department of Labor's overtime rule. This means, for the time...

Alert: Phishing Email Disguised as Official OCR Audit Communication

Phishing Scam Alert November 28, 2016 Healthcare Compliance Pros has received the following communication from the OCR: "It has come to our attention that a phishing email is being circulated on mock HHS...

Webinar: MACRA Final Rule Released

Healthcare Compliance Pros hosted an educational webinar on the release of the Final Rule for MACRA and information on MIPS implementation for your organization. HCP has extensively researched and documented the new...

Does the Emergency Preparedness Final Rule apply to your facility?

Recently, the final rule Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare and Medicaid Participating Providers and Suppliers was published in the Federal Register. While the rule goes into effect on November 16,...

MACRA Final Rule Published Sooner Than Expected

Some experts believed the Final Rule of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) would be published on or about November 1st, 2016, while others expected the MACRA rule to be slightly delayed....