The Compliance Insider 

Hospitals and physicians that qualify for Stage 1 of the HITECH Act electronic health record incentive program this year will have extra time to comply with Stage 2 requirements, which are expected to include tougher... Continue Reading

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced that it will extend the deadline from Jan. 1, 2012, to March 31, 2012, for enforcement of HIPAA Version 5010, a more robust set of claims... Continue Reading

If you haven't started working on it, there is no time to waste! Your revenue will be at great risk! The compliance date for implementation of the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Edition, Clinical... Continue Reading

Non-fatal occupational injuries among healthcare workers are too high, says OSHA; and nursing homes are the first places the agency is going to scrutinize. According to data released by the Bureau of Labor... Continue Reading

What steps should you follow before conducting a criminal background check? The following checklist addresses issues that you should consider and steps to take before looking into the criminal history of prospective... Continue Reading

ASCs With more than half of the surgeries in the U.S. performed in ambulatory care settings, ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) and physician offices are under higher scrutiny from OSHA to protect healthcare... Continue Reading

It is good to remember that under HIPAA Privacy and as outlined on your NPP, the patient has many rights. One of these is the right to request an accounting of all non-TPO disclosures (any disclosure that is not for... Continue Reading

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued a final rule with a comment period that updates payment policies and rates for physicians and non-physician practitioners (NPPs) for services... Continue Reading

There have been some recent inquiries about what healthcare occupations the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens standard covers. As a reminder, the Bloodborne Pathogen Standard does not list occupations that are automatically... Continue Reading

Q. A patient signed an authorization eight months ago, and her attorney is now submitting it to obtain a copy of her medical records. Is this authorization still valid, or do we need to get the patient to sign a new... Continue Reading