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Provider gets 12 Years in Prison

The U.S. Attorney's office in Eastern New York recently announced that an owner and officer of a medical equipment company was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison. Helene Michel, 45, was convicted after a...

Sequestration and the EHR Incentive Program

Incentive payments made through the Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program are subject to the mandatory reductions in federal spending known as sequestration, required by the Budget Control Act...

OSHA GHS Training Is Now Available On HCP

The new OSHA Globally Harmonized System for Hazard Communication that was recently adopted and mandated by OSHA is now available to you through Healthcare Compliance Pros. The new GHS information has been...

The Clock is Ticking for Omnibus Rule Compliance

The clock is ticking for compliance with the Sept. 23 deadline for the HIPAA Omnibus Rule, and healthcare providers with limited resources will find compliance preparation particularly challenging. Providers are...

Healthcare Hacking on the Rise

Though less common than breaches from lost laptops or other devices, hacking is on the rise in healthcare, experts say. Fending off cybercriminals, however, should go beyond treating security as a routine matter...

Oklahoma Dentist Under Scrutiny

Thousands of patients of an Oklahoma dentist are being urged to get tested for HIV and hepatitis after public health officials found evidence of practices that could have exposed patients to the viruses. The...

Parental Leave Is Brand New

The Final FMLA rule makes four changes (or clarifications) to the listed qualifying exigencies. The rule: Clarifies that, for the purposes of leave for child care and school activities, the child must be the...

Compliance in the Forefront

The HIPAA Omnibus rule goes into effect today, March 26. While organizations have until Sept. 23 to comply with the rules' many provisions, including modifications to the HIPAA security and privacy rules, recent...

Omnibus Rule for Notice of Privacy Practices

Posting and Distribution Under the Privacy Rule, whenever there is a material change to a Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP), a covered entity must promptly revise and distribute its NPP. The Omnibus Rule...

Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Poster

In 2008 the FMLA was amended to provide employees with family members serving in the Armed Forces, National Guard, and Reserves with FMLA leave for reasons related to their family members' military service. In 2010...