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AZ’s Banner Health to Pay $1.25 Million Following 2016 Hack

Compliancy Group

million settlement for Banner Health Affiliated Covered Entities (Banner Health) following the announcement of a Resolution Agreement with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR). Banner Health made no admission of liability as part of the resolution agreement.

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Five Digital Health Imperatives for Patient Safety

The Digital Health Corner

Perhaps the best definition of patient safety is that of the World Health Organization. Simply put, it is “…the prevention of errors and adverse effects to patients associated with health care.” Improving health literacy. In fact, low health literacy is related to higher mortality rates. The use of AI in workflow.

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Avoiding “Gotcha” Moments in Compliance 

YouCompli

Unfortunately, with a title like “compliance officer,” we have some image issues to overcome if we want our healthcare leaders to see us more like a business partner and less like an obstacle. Let’s imagine someone is conducting an audit involving the review of medical-necessity documentation for physical therapy services.

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100 Million People in America Are Saddled With Health Care Debt

Kaiser Health News

Ariane Buck, a young father in Arizona who sells health insurance, couldn’t make an appointment with his doctor for a dangerous intestinal infection because the office said he had outstanding bills. beset by a health care system that is systematically pushing patients into debt on a mass scale, an investigation by KHN and NPR shows.

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How to Make a Compliance Culture Contagious 

YouCompli

Berger, there are six key psychological drivers for word-of-mouth communication among humans: Social Currency Triggers Emotion Public Practical Value Stories As compliance officers, we play a significant factor in influencing others and shaping our organizations’ culture of compliance. I recently stumbled across a book by Jonah Berger, Ph.D.,

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Miami Man Pleads Guilty in $42 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

The Health Law Firm

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law. The owner and operator of a Miami home health care agency pleaded guilty for his part in a $42 million home health Medicare fraud scheme, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ), the FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).

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U.S. Senators Seek Investigation of State Medical Boards

The Health Law Firm

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law. Three US Senators have teamed up to request an evaluation of state medical boards. This bipartisan effort was initiated at the end of February 2012 when Senators Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Max Baucus (D-Mont.) Indest III, J.D.,