The Compliance Insider 

Not all employers are interested in preventing unionization of their workplace, but if you are, this article will give you some suggestions on that prevention. In addition to communicating with employees about... Continue Reading

The best way for you to prepare to comply with HITECH Stage 2 Privacy and Security requirements is for you to start conducting a thorough risk assessment. A risk assessment helps hospitals and physicians identify... Continue Reading

Q: Is it OK to store food and medications, such as vaccines, in the same fridge? A: It is not acceptable to store medications, including vaccines, in the same refrigerator. In fact, there should be a separate... Continue Reading

CMS and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONCHIT) released on August 23 the final requirements that hospitals and healthcare providers must meet in order to qualify for incentives during the... Continue Reading

HHS will delay implementation of ICD-10 by one year, from October 1, 2013, to October 1, 2014. HHS announced the delay on August 24th. HHS originally proposed a one-year delay (from October 1, 2013, to October 1,... Continue Reading

A New York medical supplier could go to jail for 10 years for wrongfully disclosing private patient information and submitting fraudulent Medicare claims in order to buy a multi-million dollar home and fund a pension... Continue Reading

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... Continue Reading

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... Continue Reading

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... Continue Reading

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... Continue Reading