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Website tip of the month " December

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...

$850,000, HIPAA Settlement Demonstrates Importance of Medical Device Safeguards

HHS recently announced that Lahey Hospital and Medical Center (Lahey) has agreed to pay $850,000 and will adopt a robust corrective action plan to correct deficiencies in its HIPAA compliance program. According...

Digital Dark Matter Black Holes in Health Information Storage

In astronomy terms, the exact nature of dark matter is not well understood, but it may be largely composed of varieties of particles that have not yet been discovered, in addition to missing mass. Astronomers...

CMS finalizes Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently finalized the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) model. This model tests bundled payment and quality measurement for an episode of care...

Holiday Time Off Policies

Most organizations that offer a personal time off system for all leave purposes, or vacation leave and sick leave systems, typically award time off based on your employment status, job level, your title and years of...

Website tip of the month

HCP Compliance Program Management Tip of the month:Editing Training Assignments When you add new employees to your organization, you must edit the assignments to meet the needs of your new employee. Here are some...

3 Tips, Tools and Topics to be Thankful for

For many of us in the United States, the holidays kick off this week with Thanksgiving. Each year on the fourth Thursday in November, we gather for a day of giving thanks, family, feasting, and football. Thanksgiving...

OIG Alert: Information Blocking and Federal Anti-Kickback Statute

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently issued an "OIG Policy Reminder" regarding Information Blocking and the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute. Specifically, the reminder is intended to remind us how...

Stark Regulations Changes are Finalized in the 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

On October 29, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") released the final 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (the "Final Rule") with few changes between the proposed rule and final rule as it...

Finalized Payment Rules for 2016 issued by CMS

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued final rules that explain how physicians and other health care professionals will be paid for services provided to Medicare beneficiaries in 2016. According to...