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What is a Healthcare Compliance Officer?

Verisys

As government agencies and national regulatory organizations pass more regulations and the need for healthcare services grows, healthcare compliance officers (HCOs) are more important than ever. Accordingly, maintaining compliance has become a key focus for healthcare facilities. HCO Qualifications. Reimbursement.

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Telehealth evolution: Supporting patients with virtual care

YouCompli

With it, compliance officers have guided their healthcare organizations in complying with changing documentation, coding, and confidentiality requirements. As virtual care requirements for telehealth evolve, we explore how compliance officers can support patient care and help their organizations stay up to date.

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Top Compliance Issues In 2023: What You Can Do

Medisys Compliance

Let us discuss the top compliance issues in the medical billing industry, shall we? HIPAA: The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act( HIPAA) is a federal law that establishes the national standards for protecting the privacy and security of individuals’ personal health information ( PHI).

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Interview: Dotty Bollinger, Founder, Integrity Healthcare Advisors

HIPAA Journal

Dotty Bollinger, Founder, Integrity Healthcare Advisors The HIPAA Journal has spoken with Dotty Bollinger, who is a healthcare compliance consultant and founder of Integrity Healthcare Advisors. When did you first get involved with healthcare compliance? DHH released the HIPAA privacy rule standards in December 2000.

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The History of Healthcare Compliance

MedTrainer

Moreover, digitization has revolutionized healthcare compliance. The adoption of electronic health records (EHRs), telemedicine , and data analytics has brought about new challenges and opportunities. Compliance in healthcare began to encompass billing, fraud, and abuse prevention.

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Is Your Organization HITECH Compliant?

AIHC

The focus of this article is to “connect the dots” between Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA) and HITECH regarding privacy and security of electronically protected health information (ePHI). HITECH puts a “bite” into specific elements of the HIPAA rule, such as higher penalty amounts for non-compliance.

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Who Is Responsible For Compliance In Healthcare?

MedTrainer

This is one of seven components recommended in the OIG’s compliance guidelines. In large healthcare organizations, a compliance officer is typically responsible, however, in smaller organizations, such as physician practices, a case could be made for the entity’s compliance contact to be in one of several different roles.