The Compliance Insider 

Claims initiated by employees against their employers claiming non-payment of overtime have increased exponentially over the last year. This article is a reminder to you as an employer to ensure your employees are... Continue Reading

Your Business Associate (BA)'s Activities Can Reflect on Your Organization Recently there has been some confusion about HIPAA and Business Associates. There have been many questions submitted with regard to what... Continue Reading

After a decade-long effort, OSHA has announced that the Hazard Communications Standard has been revised to align with the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals, commonly known as... Continue Reading

The Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) for Stage 2 requirements for meaningful use of electronic health records (EHRs) was recently released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The final rule... Continue Reading

Q: My practice rents space to another practice with employees. They use none of our supplies and operate as a separate business. Is my practice responsible for OSHA training for their employees? A: If there is no... Continue Reading

Professional courtesy, when extended to a physician or entity who refers to "designated health services" can implicate the Stark Law. The Stark Law is a strict liability statute and the penalties for violating the... Continue Reading

A rule slated to take effect April 30, 2012, that would force most U.S. employers to post a notice of employees' rights under labor law has been blocked by a federal circuit court on the heels of a federal district... Continue Reading

Because so few organizations have been penalized for failing to comply with HIPAA, many healthcare organizations, especially smaller ones, figured they could get away with paying scant attention to compliance with... Continue Reading

Q: When is Adult Protective Services (APS) entitled to copies of a patient's medical record without a signed authorization? An adult patient was transferred from a hospital to our skilled nursing facility for... Continue Reading

Q. How long does OSHA require us to keep a cleaning log for a bio-safety cabinet? A. OSHA does not require a log for environmental housekeeping, only that the cleaning schedule be posted. For logs involving... Continue Reading