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CMS Fraud Prevention System Expected to Include Areas of Waste and Abuse

Last week CMS announced in the second year of operations, CMS' Fraud Prevention System identified or prevented $210 million in improper fee-for-service Medicare payments, which more than doubled the previous year's...

What to do when letting an employee go

I recently had a conversation with a gentleman who asked me if I have any advice for him on how he should handle "laying off" or "letting go" an employee. I remembered a two part articles series we published in our...

Tip of the Week " Summer is here, flowers are in bloom, and even the Forms section is growing!

Summer is officially here on the 21st, but we've been growing our repository of compliance information for you all Spring! We are constantly adding new information to your Forms and Reference Guides. For example:...

Weekly Tip " Breach

What is a Breach? By definition a breach is the acquisition, access use or disclosure of protected health information (PHI) in a manner not permitted, and compromises the security of the protected health...

Weekly Tip " Notice of Privacy Practices

What if a patient refuses to sign the Notice of Privacy Practices? If a patient refuses to sign the Notice of Privacy Practices acknowledgment, the provider must document they failed to get the acknowledgement...

Tip of the Week: Healthcare Compliance Training Frequency

What would your answer be to the following question: How many times can we take the Healthcare Compliance Pros training this year? A) Once B) Take the training once, review the content multiple times C) Take the...

EEOC Raised Noncompliance Fines for Failing to Post Federal Notices

Are you in compliance with your required postings in your office? Are all required notices posted in prominent and accessible places for employees, applicants, and staff members? The Equal Employment Opportunity...

Medical Professionals Charged with Health Care Fraud

It was reported last week that the Medicare Fraud Strike Force charged 90 individuals for approximately $260 million in false billing. The defendants who were charged are accused of various health care fraud-related...

A HIPAA Question: "Addressable" vs. "Required" Implementation Standards

We are finding that many of our subscribers including both covered entities and business associates have questions regarding the difference between "Required" and "Addressable" HIPAA Security Final Rule Standards....

Another Costly Breach Results in $4.8 Million HIPAA Settlements

Imagine you are surfing the internet when you stumble across your protected health information, or the protected health information of a loved one. You wonder, shouldn't health information be protected? How could the...