The Compliance Insider 

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... Continue Reading

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 discussed how... Continue Reading

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... Continue Reading

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... Continue Reading

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently announced the comment period on a "Request for Information on Chemical Management and Permissible Exposure Limits" is being extended until October 9,... Continue Reading

We have pushed back the replacement of the OSHA PPE tool untilApril 3, 2015. You have a few more days to transfer your PPE information from the OSHA PPE tool over to the new OSHA Hazard Risk Assessment. HCP now... Continue Reading

Did you know that health care and social service workers are almost four times as likely to be injured as a result of violence as the average private sector worker? In 2013, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported... Continue Reading

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... Continue Reading

New Changes to Office Admin Access Level For all account admins and office admins using HCP services please read this. HCP has recently made some enhancements to its current Office Admin access level. In the past,... Continue Reading

We were recently asked if we provide Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security Awareness Training. In response to this request, we are excited to announce Healthcare Compliance Pros has launched our Payment Card Industry... Continue Reading