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What Are the Duties of a HIPAA Compliance Officer?

MedTrainer

For that reason, HIPAA privacy officers exist. They’re like the king’s advisor for hospitals and healthcare organizations when it comes to staying HIPAA compliant. And—given how important it is to protect confidential health information—the duties of an officer are critical to facility operations. Inform Patients.

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Compliance officers reflect on COVID pivots and preparing for the end of the public health emergency

YouCompli

Featured speakers: Craig Bennett , Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Boston Medical Center; Rachel Lerner , Esq., Bennett, Lerner and Palumbo addressed the Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association’s Healthcare Legal Compliance Forum in December 2021. Building a culture of compliance. Read a summary.

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Essential Data Privacy Tools in Healthcare

Compliancy Group

All too often, compliance officers and other healthcare leaders must be continually vigilant about the possibility of data breaches and threats to cybersecurity. We’ll discuss essential tools and strategies to help maintain your organization’s data privacy compliance.

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The Top 3 Challenges With Managing Regulatory Compliance

Compliancy Group

When considering how you approach managing regulatory compliance, consider 3 of the main drivers that push compliance officers to seek digital frameworks first over anything else. Compliance officers are realizing they just can’t keep up with the continuously shifting industry changes and the costs that come with those shifts.

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What Are the Main Hazards in Healthcare Workplaces?

Compliancy Group

Policies and procedures consistently change within the healthcare landscape, and that includes OSHA regulations, which change so frequently that it leaves compliance officers more concerned than not. To access OSHA self-audits, comprehensive training, and ready-to-use safety plan templates, schedule a demo with Compliancy Group today.

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Telehealth expansion: Interstate licensure compacts benefit patients 

YouCompli

As more healthcare professionals obtain licensure under compacts, compliance officers need to be aware of interstate licensure requirements – and their effects on patient care. And healthcare compliance officers have processes and procedures to update. In turn, healthcare costs decrease and patient compliance increases.

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Advantages of Using Healthcare Risk Management Software

MedTrainer

Risk managers and compliance officers can define specific metrics, parameters, and data points to be included in the reports. Make sure the software you choose has customizable dashboards that provide a consolidated view of risk-related data: incident trends, compliance status, and more.