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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...

November Refresher Webinar “An OSHA program overview”

"Ouch!" What to do in the Event of a Needle-stick

In case you missed it. Click below for November's monthly refresher training webinar. You'll learn about the aspects of a strong OSHA compliance program. Discussion topics will include: OSHA Training, OSHA Hazard...

Who is Responsible for our Disaster Recovery Plan?

Recently, the Kansas City Royals won the World Series becoming the 2015 champions. They beat the New York Mets four games to one, leaving the Mets organization feeling "stunned." For the New York Mets fans the last...

Terminated Nurse Exposed 4800 Patients to Hepatitis

According to McKay-Dee Hospital, a hospital located in northern Utah, as many as 4,800 patients may have been exposed to Hepatitis C by a nurse who was terminated in November 2014. The nurse was fired from the...

California Doctor Convicted of Second-Degree Murder

A California doctor was convicted last week of second-degree murder due to the deaths of three patients who overdosed on narcotics they were prescribed. While under Dr. Tseng's care a dozen patients died; however,...

Valid HIPAA Authorization for Taking a Patient's Photograph

It was recently reported that employees were fired from Las Vegas hospital after attempting to take a photograph of Lamar Odom, in addition to attempting to access his medical records. According to the report a...

October is National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month

Do you remember a time in your life when you either witnessed a bully in action or were a victim of an assault by a bully? I'm sure we can all think of a time at the playground in elementary school when we witnessed...

Cybersecurity Awareness

As healthcare professionals, it's a good time to take a closer look at our cybersecurity practices as they relate to protected health information (PHI). Are we doing all we can do to safeguard electronic protected...

Join us for the HCP October Refresher Webinar

Join us for the HCP October Refresher Webinar Thursday October 15th at 1pm Eastern. You'll learn how your training can reflect both your policies & procedures And your organization's unique compliance culture! ...