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HIPAA Compliance Guidelines

HIPAA Journal

We have compiled these HIPAA Compliance Guidelines because HIPAA rules and regulations can be very confusing for healthcare professionals tasked with ensuring HIPAA compliance at their organization. We have slightly amended it to be more relevant to HIPAA compliance in 2023. Designate a Privacy Officer and a Security Officer.

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How to Tackle Pharma’s 3 Biggest Compliance Risks Head-On with Verisys

Verisys

How to Tackle Pharma’s 3 Biggest Compliance Risks Head-On with Verisys How often have you started at a new organization and heard these phrases? “ Some companies make decisions based on compliance standards and optics, while others may be more lax. Clinical trial compliance can offer unique challenges for pharmaceutical companies.

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HHS Issues Final Conscience Rule

Hall Render

Regulations implementing the Federal Conscience Statutes date back to 2008 and were narrowed substantially by a 2011 revision (the “2011 Conscience Rule”). The 2019 Conscience Rule also prohibited retaliation against those asserting a right of conscience.

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Benefits of Incident Reporting in Healthcare

MedTrainer

Data Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2011 Data Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2011 Analyze Root Causes and Make Improvements The benefits of incident reporting in healthcare help organizations delve into the specifics of what went wrong and why. Most large systems use some type of compliance and risk management tool.

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HHS Issues Proposed Rule to Provide Clarity on Rights of Conscience in Healthcare

Healthcare Law Blog

The 2011 Final Rule On February 23, 2011, HHS issued the final rule entitled “Regulation for the Enforcement of Federal Health Care Provider Conscience Protection Laws” (the “ 2011 Final Rule ”). The 2019 Final Rule was therefore vacated in its entirety and HHS has been operating under the 2011 Final Rule since its adoption.

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HIPAA Enforcement by State Attorneys General

HIPAA Journal

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights is the main enforcer of HIPAA compliance; however, state Attorneys General also play a role in enforcing compliance with the Rules of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). in 2011 that was settled for $100,000.

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California Doctor to Pay over $9.48M, Sentenced to Prison, to Settle Fraud Allegations

Med-Net Compliance

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a settlement against a Southern California doctor for submitting false claims to Medicare and Medi-Cal between the years of 2011 and 2018 for drugs, procedures, services, and tests that were never administered to patients. As part of the settlement, the doctor will pay a total of more than $9.48

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