The Compliance Insider 

A data brief released by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) revealed the top reasons for EHR adoption. The need to share patient information with other providers and the use of financial... Continue Reading

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Marilyn Tavennar recently announced new rules that strengthen oversight of Medicare providers. The new safeguards are designed to prevent physicians... Continue Reading

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... Continue Reading

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... Continue Reading

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... Continue Reading

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... Continue Reading

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... Continue Reading

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: ... Continue Reading

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... Continue Reading

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... Continue Reading