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Managing Business Associates to Ensure Low Risk

We have recently received several requests from clients who are covered entities for "how to" instructions on managing Business Associates. In January we gave you instructions for being prepared for HIPAA Audits. One...

April 2016 Webinar: Business Associates 101

You can view this webinar Here Business Associates 101: Everything you need to know about Business Associates and HIPAA Compliance Programs. Relationships with business associates can be confusing. During this...

OIG Update Demonstrates Importance of Checking for Excluded Individuals

Recently, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) updated the policy statement regarding non-binding criteria to be used when assessing whether to impose exclusion from Federal healthcare programs. In addition, the OIG...

Beware of Wolves in Sheep's clothing: Don't share your online presence!

Should I provide a list of my usernames, passwords and websites I visit? Imagine you receive an email asking you to please share your usernames, passwords and sites you frequently visit. The email includes a list...

A HIPAA Poem

If you are stricken, terrified, and think you have a BREACH Here's a little guideline. Just keep it within reach Wherever information went, WAS IT PHI? If it was, you have a BREACH, but do not start to cry. Here's a...

Don't forget Tax Day and Emancipation Day

Did you know this year that April 18, 2016 is the due date for filing your federal individual income tax return? This year Emancipation Day falls on Friday, April 15, 2016 so we have a few extra days to file taxes or...

Help! We've experienced a breach! What Next?

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...

Compliance Tip of the Month: Is It A Breach?

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...

California Hospitals Hacked and Ransom Demanded

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...

Medicare Fraud leads to Prison Sentence

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...