The Compliance Insider 

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... Continue Reading

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,... Continue Reading

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... Continue Reading

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... Continue Reading

Concerns voiced by staff at an oncology clinic can help protect your workers, who may also handle hazardous drugs. NIOSH posted a new Health Hazard Report prompted by a request from a Florida oncology clinic... Continue Reading

Although your practice is not as large as a state Medicaid agency, you can use this incident as a good negative example because the same principles apply to a smaller practice. Alaska's Medicaid program has... Continue Reading

It may seem like a good idea to say you will terminate employees only "for cause," particularly if you want to be perceived as acting fairly towards your workers. But, if you do, you could be limiting your ability to... Continue Reading

Q: A patient who presented with an order from the primary care physician for lab work had also seen a specialist who ordered x-rays. Both physicians were entered into the system, and both received the laboratory test... Continue Reading

Q: If an employee agrees to the hepatitis B vaccination but fails to follow through on the titer one to two months after the series, what should I do for OSHA compliance? A: There is no regulation that says you... Continue Reading

Your practice must establish procedures so your employees know how to obtain electronically protected health information (ePHI) during an emergency. Access controls will still be necessary under emergency... Continue Reading