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Recently a question was asked about an employee who is also a patient of the practice: Under HIPAA, what is the obligation of an upper level administrative employee to report their medical condition to their... Continue Reading

Interoperability of EHRs is a major focus of Stage 3 meaningful use and the 2015 Edition Health IT Certification Criteria. "The flow of information is fundamental to achieving a health system that delivers better... Continue Reading

March Madness is officially here. It's that time of the year when many employers around the country worry about productivity loss. In fact, according to a recent study, it is estimated that by the time of the... Continue Reading

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... Continue Reading

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... Continue Reading

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... Continue Reading

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... Continue Reading

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... Continue Reading

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;... Continue Reading

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... Continue Reading