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Breach Notification Requirements " Questions and Answers

The deadline for submitting notice of a breach affecting fewer than 500 individuals is less than one month away. If a breach of unsecured protected health information affects fewer than 500 individuals, a covered...

ONC releases Nationwide Interoperability Roadmap

The Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) released Connecting Health and Care for the Nation: A Shared Nationwide Interoperability Roadmap...

Timeline for shifting Medicare reimbursements from volume to value

Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced measurable goals and a timeline to move the Medicare program towards paring providers based on the quality of care they give patients, instead of the...

Medical Assistant Credentialing is more than Meaningful Use

We have been asked some questions about Medical Assistant Credentialing lately and rightfully so. With Meaningful Use, audits, attestation, and the constant changes in healthcare; questions about Medical Assistant...

CMS Administrator Stepping Down in February

Last Friday, it was announced that Marilyn Tavenner, the administrator of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will be stepping down in February. In her role as CMS administrator, she oversaw government...

5 Compliance Tips for 2015 and beyond

Understandably, the first of the year presents its fair share of challenges for health care professionals and organizations. For many of us, especially during the first of the year, it is easier to keep tabs on our...

Proposed National Standard for Data Breach Notification

Will the Personal Data Notification and Protection Act impact current breach notification requirements? President Obama is calling for a national standard for data breach notification. The proposed standard will...

ICD-10 Update

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced yet another delay for ICD-10. This time, the delay will benefit providers. CMS has pushed out the ICD-10 testing deadline to January 21, 2015. CMS will use...

Cover Your Attestation Requirements

A Two-Part Series on Attestation Requirements and Training. In addition to Meaningful Use Attestation requirements, many insurance companies are asking for Annual Compliance Attestation for organizations to validate...

Question about providing an electronic copy of a medical record

Recently a question was asked about providing a patient medical record in electronic format: If you store patient information in your systems electronically, should a copy of the medical record be provided to the...