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Medical Assistant Credentialing is Not Just a Stage 2 Requirement

After last week's post regarding the Credentialed Medical Assistant requirement under Meaningful Use, we were asked the following question: If we are not attesting to Stage 2 until next year, when should...

New and Improved Business Associate Agreement

Since the HIPAA Omnibus Rule came out last year, there has been much discussion about the relationship and responsibility of each party between covered entities and business associates. Due to this, we have recently...

Medical Assistant Credentialing Questions and Answers

In October, we announced our new Medical Assistant Credentialing module. This module is available for the purpose of helping medical assistants and other health care professionals who are not credentialed, to meet...

13 Tips, Tools and Topics to be Thankful for

For many of us in the United States, the holidays kick off this week with Thanksgiving. Each year on the fourth Thursday in November, we gather for a day of giving thanks, family, feasting, and football. Thanksgiving...

Question about Notice of Privacy Practices and Research Studies

Recently we were asked a question about Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP) and notification requirements for a third party who may administer research studies. The following is our response to the question asked by a...

Audit Priorities and Risk Areas identified in the 2015 OIG Work Plan

On October 31, 2014 the United Stated Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released its Fiscal Year 2015 Work Plan. The Work Plan is released annually to identify new and...

Compliance Question of the Week

You have a practice that is wondering if they send email internally (Physician to PA) containing only the patient's medical record number, if that is acceptable under HIPAA? Healthcare Compliance Pros Response: ...

Question about Compliance Requirements for Genetic Testing

This week we were asked a question about compliance requirements for genetic testing. The following is our response to the question asked by Marilyn T. in Alaska: What are the compliance requirements for genetic...

Question about Annual Training Requirements

We are often asked questions about training requirements. Questions that can be paraphrased like this: Why should we train every year? Thank you, Connie in Utah, for submitting your question for us to answer...

Question about Workers' Compensation Records

Occasionally we are asked questions about workers' compensation records. Just last week, we responded to the following question by Rick W. in Texas: What do you have to disclose to an employer who wants records from...