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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... Continue Reading

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,... Continue Reading

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.... Continue Reading

Should we terminate our relationship with our vendor?

Periodically we are asked questions about Business Associates and how to handle a breach. Recently, we were asked the following question: Under HIPAA concerning Business Associates, if you don't have a... Continue Reading

HCP Website Tip " Accessing the Business Associate Decision Making Matrix

Our Business Associate Decision Making Matrix was mentioned during the "In the Trenches, Lessons Learned from Real-life Audit Experiences" webinar this month. Many of you have asked how to find this form on your... Continue Reading

Emergency Webinar to Address Questions on Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act.

View the webinar Here With deadlines coming up regarding implementation of the ACA Section 1557 on non-discrimination, HCP is hosting an educational session to inform you of the requirements, provide materials to use... Continue Reading

Exclusion Lists: Part Two of a Two-part series

Exclusion Lists: Part two of a two-part series We recently published the first part of our two-part series. Part one provided a brief overview of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the... Continue Reading

Charges against 301 Individuals for Approximately $900 Million in False Billing

Just recently, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) announced the largest health care fraud takedown in history. Specifically, in June 2016, the OIG along with state and... Continue Reading

HCP Website Tip – Documents in the Forms Section

If you are searching for any forms or documents to help manage your office or support your compliance program, look no further than your HCP compliance website. Our "Forms Section" contains hundreds of compliance and... Continue Reading

Exclusion Lists: A Two Part Series

In the healthcare industry, providers, professionals and organizations are allowed some flexibility standards may be required while others may be addressable. While there technically is not a specific statute or... Continue Reading