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Part 5: 3 Best Practices to ensure the Privacy and Security of PHI

Whether you are an administrator of a large healthcare organization, a medical assistant of a small medical practice, or a healthcare provider working out of multiple locations; under HIPAA, we all have a...

Part 4: HIPAA Provides the Framework and We must act to prevent a Cyber-Attack

It was recently reported that cyber-attacks against doctors and hospitals are on the rise. These cyber-attacks are costly at over $6 billion per year for the U.S. healthcare industry. According to a report by...

OSHA and NIOSH release New Hospital Respiratory Protection Toolkit

Last week, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) released the Hospital Respiratory Protection Toolkit, a resource for health...

Meaningful Use Application for Hardship Extension Submission Deadline

Did you know the submission deadline for Eligible Professionals (EPs) to submit an application for a 2016 Medicare EHR Incentive Program hardship extension is 11:59 PM EDT July 1, 2015? The hardship exception...

Part 3: Mobile Device(s) Policy and Procedures

Imagine you are a compliance officer for an average size medical practice. Recently, your practice has transitioned to a cloud-based electronic health record (EHR) platform. The medical providers are happy for...

Part 2: Permissible Disclosures under the HIPAA Privacy Rule

Part 2: Permissible Disclosures under the HIPAA Privacy Rule Last week, in the first part of our multi-part HIPAA article series, we said that under the Privacy Rule policies and procedures must be in place to...

Clearing up the Confusion: A Multi-Part HIPAA Series

Written by Chad Schiffman, MHA, MSHI @Chad_HCA Last week while attending a conference, I was asked about my responsibilities as a Compliance Specialist Manager. I briefly provided an overview, and...

Are you prepared for a Medicare Audit?

To help your organization prepare for a Medicare Audit RAC, MAC, ZPIC, CERT and/or Meaningful Use, we have created a new Form that has been uploaded to our Forms section. Highlights from the Prepare for an Audit...

Is Medical Assistant Credentialing part of Stage 3 Meaningful Use?

In both Stage 1 and Stage 2 Meaningful Use, regardless of what stage of meaningful use the provider is attesting to, medical assistants are required to be credentialed. What is important, as we discussed in previous...

Don't Forget: Today is the IRS Tax Filing Deadline

This is just a quick reminder that today is April 15, 2015 the IRS tax filing deadline commonly referred to as "Tax Day" in the United States. Although taxes are due by April 15th, you have an option to request a...