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Don't forget to wear green on St. Patrick's Day

March 17, 2015 is the day many of us dress in green and celebrate St. Patrick's Day. As the tradition goes, if you forget to wear green you may be pinched. But did you know this is only a tradition in the United...

US Labor Department updates FMLA definition of spouse

The U.S. Labor Department announced a rule change to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) in keeping with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in United States v. Windsor. That ruling struck down the federal Defense of...

What is a CMP and how does it apply to the LEIE?

In our Cover Your Attestation article series, we discussed how FDRs (first-tier, downstream, and related entities) must check the List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (LEIE) before credentialing, hiring, or...

The latest ICD-10 Rumblings

There are just over 6 months to go until the October 1, 2015 deadline for ICD-10 implementation. While this deadline is getting closer, the rumblings about ICD-10 readiness issues and yet another possible ICD-10...

HIPAA Plus Webinar

Learn how easily you can implement our HIPAA Plus services for your practice. Thursday, March 26th, 2015 10:00am Pacific Time, 1:00pm Eastern Standard Time To join the webinar: Go to:https://join.me/HCP-Support On a...

Corporate Plus Webinar

Learn how easily you can implement our Corporate Plus services for your practice. Wednesday, March 11th, 2015 10:00am Pacific Time, 1:00pm Eastern Standard Time Join the meeting: https://join.me/HCP-Support On a...

Website Update: OSHA PPE being replaced by OSHA Hazard Risk Assessment

The OSHA PPE tool will no longer be available on our website after April 1, 2015. If you have used the OSHA PPE tool in the past, you may want to move your information over to the new OSHA Hazard Risk Assessment...

Our OIG Exclusion List Service has been officially launched

In our Exclusion Lists: Part 2 article, we mentioned Medicare Advantage plan sponsors are required to ensure that all FDRs are screening all employees/vendors/subcontractors against the DHHS OIG List of Excluded...

Are you prepared for a Meaningful Use Audit?

CMS and the Office of Inspector General (OIG) have taken steps to audit how providers are meeting meaningful use requirements. Approximately 5 to 10 percent of all meaningful use participants are being audited;...

Two Important OSHA Reminders

As of January 1, 2015 employers covered by federal OSHA law and regulations are now required to report work-related fatalities within 8 hours and work-related in-patient hospitalizations, amputations and losses of an...