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Accounting of Disclosures: New Rule?

Now that the long-awaitedHIPAA Omnibus Rulehas been released and will soon move into the enforcement phase, federal regulators are shifting attention on another overdue rule on the accounting of records disclosures....

Fire Sparked by Unusual Mix of Hand Sanitizer and Olive Oil

When was the last time you reviewed your facility's policies on the proper precautions for using alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR)? An unusual case in Oregon may pique your interest. A young girl was injured in a...

HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)

Because of the changes brought about through the HIPAA Omnibus Rule, there has been much confusion with regard to the Notice of Privacy Practices, how to make it available to your patients and how to post it at your...

The Five "R"s of Harassment Avoidance

Here are five quick tips to help organizations with regard to harassment in the office: R#1. Refrain Supervisors and managers have to set an example by refraining from: Unlawful discrimination,...

Will Breaches Spike With HIPAA Omnibus?

In the past month, the Department of Health and Human Services has added only a handful of breaches to its "Wall of Shame" website of breaches affecting 500 or more individuals. Most of the 2013 breaches added to the...

Using Safety Needles in an Orthopedic Practice

Occasionally a physician's office may feel, due to their specialty or other reasons, that they are an exception to using safety needles in their practice. Here is an answer from OSHA. Q: Our orthopedic...

Fraud Unit Breach

The New York state office that investigates Medicaidfraudhas suspended one of its own workers after the individual allegedly sent 17,743 records of Medicaid beneficiaries to the employee's personal e-mail account....

New OSHA Hazard Communication Standard

The new HCS changes many things for manufacturers and distributors of hazardous chemicals, and fewer things for other employers who merely use hazardous chemicals in the workplace. A "hazardous chemical" is "any...

Updated Guidelines for Healthcare Workers with Hepatitis B

The CDC updated the guidelines for how facilities should manage healthcare providers with hepatitis B so as to reduce the risk of transmitting the virus to patients. The goal is to promote patient safety while...

Delay on Health Care Law's Employer Mandate

The Obama administration caught the U.S. business community by surprise when it announced a one year delay, until Jan. 1, 2015, in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA or ACA) mandate that employers...