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Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) entered into a Voluntary Resolution Agreement with John Dempsey Hospital, a subsidiary of University of Connecticut Health Center (UConn... Continue Reading

Did you miss our latest webinar? We have exciting news to announce with our Compliance Program this year. The webinar includes information aboutour new quicker Refresher Training Program, updated website reporting,... Continue Reading

Included in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), Advancing Care Information replaces the Medicare EHR Incentive Program, a.k.a. Meaningful Use. Advancing Care Information makes up 25% of your 2017... Continue Reading

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... Continue Reading

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... Continue Reading

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in health care settings regarding the future of the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare"): will the Affordable Care Act be repealed?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... Continue Reading

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... Continue Reading

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... Continue Reading

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... Continue Reading

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... Continue Reading