The Compliance Insider 

Just recently, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research agreed to a settlement in the amount of $3.9 million dollars, and to undertake a substantial corrective action plan to bring operations into compliance. The... Read More

Compliance Tip of the Month: Is It A Breach? Definition of a breach: A breach is defined as the "unauthorized acquisition, access, use, or disclosure" of Protected Health Information (PHI) or Electronic Protected... Read More

Just recently, two Southern California hospitals were attackedby hackers who infiltrated their computer systems with ransomware and demanded payment to unlock the data. According to the report, Chino Valley Medical... Read More

Just last week, the Houston Chronicle reported that a doctor was "sentenced to three and a half years in federal prison for fraudulently billing Medicare for hundreds of thousands of dollars in treatment and tests... Read More

Did you know National Goof Off Day is observed in March? As the name implies, this is a day dedicated to "goofing off" a chance to take a deep breath, sit back, relax, and enjoy yourself. It also means doing... Read More

Imagine you work for a busy medical practice. You have been tasked with collecting on past-due patient accounts. To help you be more efficient, you decide it is best to download copies of encounters on your company... Read More

Hazard Communications: OSHA has announced that they are extending the public comment period on guidance for determining potential health hazards of chemicals To allow stakeholders more time to review and comment,... Read More

Where should I go to add additional policies and procedures (customize training)? Think of your HCP website as a layer cake. Customization will either go in My Account (the top layer) or My Offices (lower layers): ... Read More

Your HIPAA Policies and Procedures in Action You can view thiswebinar here The best way to determine if your employees are following your organization's HIPAA policies is to watch them in action. One way to do this... Read More

Employees don't leave companies; they leave bosses. You may have heard this old business adage before. But what types of bosses do people leave? And, more importantly, are you one of them? The diva I once (very, very... Read More