The Compliance Insider 

Alert: employers may have noticed that the current version of the I-9 form used to verify a new employee's identity and employment authorization is set to expire on August 31, 2012. Citizenship and Immigration... Read More

Too many healthcare organizations are receiving failing grades for HIPAA compliance, and analysis of OCR's first initial audits reveals. The biggest concern for Linda Sanches, OCR senior advisor and health... Read More

This is the second part of an article about tackling the problem of FMLA abuse. The first part of the article was published last week. 7. Assign employees taking intermittent leave to alternative positions... Read More

In order to minimize disruption in the workplace, an employer must detect and deal with employees who abuse FMLA. Managers are somewhat apprehensive when questioning an employee's requested FMLA leave because of... Read More

The following is a recent question that came in from a client that serves as a helpful reminder: Q: We often receive requests from out-of-state attorneys who want us to bill for copies of records in accordance with... Read More

An investigation by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment indicates that as many as 8,000 dental patients may have been exposed to bloodborne pathogens from unsafe injection practices. ... Read More

When it comes to major data breaches, some organizations meet the minimum requirements for notification and then hope for the best while keeping their heads down and trying to sweep away the mess from public... Read More

Kaiser's South Bay Medical Center will pay $73,615.40 in fines for unlawful disposal of medical waste. "On April 28, 2010, Kaiser's South Bay Medical Center delivered a roll-off trash bin containing medical waste,... Read More

Has there been an onslaught of large breaches lately? Or is OCR just posting things all at once? Though we don't know for sure, the HIPAA privacy and security enforcer has posted 17 breaches affecting 500 or more... Read More

Want to know what the OCR audits will look like? OCR has let us know. The HIPAA privacy and security enforcer has released its audit protocol. OCR breaks down 77 areas for which it will be reviewed during its... Read More