The Compliance Insider 

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services informed congressional health staff members on August 4, 2014, that the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Program is restarting in August. According to the CMS... Continue Reading

Recapping Fill Needles Q: What guidance does OSHA give on recapping fill needles? A: OSHA is pretty blunt about recapping needles. They don't recommend it! The Bloodborne Pathogens standard section (d)(2)(vii)... Continue Reading

Wouldn't you agree that adding your company logo to your HCP training is a great idea? We want your HCP compliance program to be as unique to your practice as possible. With that in mind, we encourage you to feature... Continue Reading

For many of us, Health Information Exchange (HIE) has been a hot topic. HIE has been mentioned in articles, podcasts, trainings, and for some us, as a topic of everyday conversation. In this article we will provide... Continue Reading

Throughout your career you may be asked questions about your job duties and about the organization you work for. Think about conversations you may have outside the workplace such as a conversation over lunch with... Continue Reading

This week's article is about confidentiality and non disclosure agreements. Your HCP compliance Program includes a Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreement. We thought it might be helpful to give you instructions... Continue Reading

Imagine you have a physician who does not want to use safety needles. He feels hypodermic needles work better with his patients. Is he allowed to use hypodermic needles? OSHA's standards require a tremendous amount... Continue Reading

This week we had a question submitted to us asking about the patient's right to access their medical records. A patient contacted their medical provider asking for a recording of a conversation that took place... Continue Reading

Taxpayer identity theft came to the forefront during the 2013 tax year filing season. Identity theft occurs when someone uses your personal information such as your name, Social Security number or other identifying... Continue Reading

As CMS is focusing on Fraud, Waste and Abuse so intensely, we recommend that you review, update and / or implement your Fraud, Waste and Abuse policies and procedures. Here are our suggestions: Take or review your... Continue Reading