The Compliance Insider 

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... Continue Reading

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... Continue Reading

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... Continue Reading

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.... Continue Reading

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... Continue Reading

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... Continue Reading

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... Continue Reading

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... Continue Reading

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... Continue Reading

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... Continue Reading