The Compliance Insider 

Time is growing short! Here are some highlights from the Omnibus final rule covered entities and business associates should be mindful of to ensure compliance by Sept. 23, 2013. Healthcare Compliance Pros provides... Continue Reading

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... Continue Reading

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.... Continue Reading

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,... Continue Reading

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... Continue Reading

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... Continue Reading

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... Continue Reading

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... Continue Reading

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.... Continue Reading

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... Continue Reading