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NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Department of Health and Human Services' final rules regarding the Physician Self-Referral Law (also known as the Stark Law) and the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute. The American Telemedicine Association this week issued a statement in response to the U.S. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Compliancy Group

DECEMBER 10, 2024

In early December of 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced it has issued a $548,625 civil monetary penalty (CMP) against Childrens Hospital Colorado (CHC), for the latters HIPAA compliance trip-ups: violations of the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules.

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AIHC

APRIL 10, 2024

Checklist for Individual & Small Group Practices Written by: Nancie Lee Cummins, CFE, CHA, CIFHA, OHCC, CHCM, CHCO, CORCM This article provides an overview of Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) and basic checklist of policies and procedures for compliance of smaller health care organizations.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Hospitals, which keep us healthy and safe, share the responsibility for keeping the earth healthy and safe. Let’s explore hospitals’ environmental footprint, their current efforts to improve, and one solution that could make a real difference. Hospitals also produce a lot of waste. And there’s plenty to minimize.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

For many of us, change is hard. In cybersecurity, change is essential to defeat two of the most common causes of data breaches: the ever-evolving attack styles of hackers and human error. New products and features designed to protect data from the latest attack vectors and human errors are released regularly.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 16, 2024

Mike Semel, President and Chief Security Officer of Semel Consulting The Ascension health system data breach can’t be easily separated from the United Healthcare Change Health breach that recently caused a huge financial and medical impact across the healthcare sector and may have breached the personal information for a third of Americans.

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Verisys

APRIL 3, 2025

However, the process itself can be complicated and time-consumingand when things go wrong, it can lead to financial setbacks, medical standard compliance issues, and unnecessary stress. Poor communication between departments : Credentialing requires input from many players, including HR, compliance teams, and insurance payers.

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 21, 2023

A study published in Health Affairs suggests 98.6% A study published in Health Affairs suggests 98.6% Following these discoveries, several hospitals and health systems reported breaches of protected health information, some of which involved impermissible disclosures of millions of patient records.

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Compliancy Group

APRIL 11, 2022

In one of the largest breaches reported in 2022 so far, SuperCare Health suffered a hacking incident affecting 318,379 patients. However, it took SuperCare Health until February 2022 to discover the incident had potentially compromised that patient information. More details regarding the SuperCare Health hack are discussed below.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 28, 2023

Stephen Sofoul, SVP, Data & Decision Science Services at MultiPlan A critical challenge lies in the shortage of experienced financial analysts or data analysts capable of effectively analyzing the wealth of information that the healthcare industry holds. However, with healthcare being ever-evolving our regulations are also ever evolving.

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Compliancy Group

JUNE 6, 2024

Many compliance violations in healthcare arise from financial conflicts of interest, particularly when providers get kickbacks or achieve financial gain from their referral services. Department of Health and Human Services, enforces the Stark Law.

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Compliancy Group

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In the evolving healthcare industry, adhering to compliance rules and standards while staying on top of regulatory changes is paramount. A comprehensive hospital compliance work plan is pivotal for achieving these objectives. A comprehensive hospital compliance work plan is pivotal for achieving these objectives.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Most of the data that we are looking to share is highly sensitive health information, the kind of information that cybercriminals love to hold for ransom. Department of Health and Human Services to be much more active in the enforcement of healthcare privacy following recent, and increasing, events like the data breach with Change Healthcare.

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Compliancy Group

DECEMBER 14, 2023

New York Governor Kathy Hochul stresses the importance of increased hospital cybersecurity, proposing tighter regulations. New York has already set aside $500 million for compliance efforts that hospitals across the state can apply to receive a share of. Over 89 million individuals have been affected by large breaches in 2023.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 22, 2022

The largest breach of the month was reported by Morley Companies, which was a hacking incident that resulted in the exposure and possible theft of the protected health information of 521,046 members of its health plan. Monongalia Health System, Inc. Logan Health Medical Center. South Shore Hospital Corporation.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 7, 2024

For example, these tools enable right-time, omnichannel notifications that make it simple for patients to pay their bills and send balance reminders to improve the collection of healthcare payments, increase medical practice revenue and improve AR for hospitals and health systems. The following are their answers.

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

MAY 19, 2022

An acute care hospital in Oklahoma has paid over $1.1 Following an internal review and audit, the hospital discovered irregularities regarding its billing of certain services, and proactively contacted the United States to self-disclose the issues.? Throughout the investigation, the hospital cooperated with the above entities.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 30, 2024

Layering AI on top of CCTA can enable health systems to use cath labs for intervention – rather than diagnostics – which could dramatically reduce a backlog of procedures, optimize resources, and streamline efficiency in cardiac care. healthcare industry.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

From large hospital networks to small clinics, healthcare organizations store massive amounts of sensitive patient data that is extremely valuable on the black market. Healthcare data breaches surged in 2022, with over 44 million patient records compromised in the US alone according to the Department of Health and Human Services.

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The Health Law Firm

JULY 11, 2012

Maury Regional Hospital, located in Columbia, Tennesse, has agreed to pay the federal government over $3.5 Maury Regional submitted a voluntary self-disclosure to the US Attorney's Office and the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG).

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Compliancy Group

MARCH 19, 2024

Hospitals and private practices aren’t the only enterprises with compliance obligations within this sector. Insurance carriers, cloud service providers, pharmacies, medical equipment manufacturers, and other organizations in this industry must comply with various health and safety regulations. name, phone number).

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YouCompli

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

How to use the SBAR Framework. The same tool nurses use to communicate about health emergencies – can help you secure investment in your compliance department. . Over the past few years, I’ve helped many of our clients demonstrate the value of investing in compliance with an?SBAR. Explain your assessment.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 25, 2024

The US health system is in a desperate cybersecurity state of affairs. For example, throughout 2023 about one in three Americans were affected by health-related data breaches. Most of the largest hacks targeted vendors who bill, mail, or provide other services for hospitals, doctors, and other health providers.

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Compliancy Group

MARCH 12, 2024

Because care requires using and exchanging sensitive patient information, adherence to U.S. When personal health information transcends international borders, vendors outside the U.S. must also be mindful of these healthcare compliance frameworks. A Compliance Framework for the U.S. law extends to you. law extends to you.

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Verisys

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

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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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Even when digital tools are utilized, it’s not uncommon for provider network teams to use a combination of siloed point solutions, disparate spreadsheets, and a series of complex process steps for keeping status information up to date in multiple disconnected systems. This affects not only how patient data is handled, but also provider data.

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 20, 2023

Our monthly data breach reports are based on data breaches of 500 or more records that have been reported to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) each month. The data collected was used for analytics purposes but was transferred to the providers of the code.

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YouCompli

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Raising prices on your hospital’s chargemaster can also raise your level of compliance grief. It is “prospective” because hospitals and other providers know ahead of time what they will be reimbursed. The CCR is determined by a hospital’s cost report that is reconciled with the local Medicare contractor.

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YouCompli

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

As compliance officers, we are continually placed in a position to influence the actions of others and help shape our organization’s compliance culture. One way to change that perception is to avoid creating “gotcha” moments when you’re working on a compliance-related matter.

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Med-Net Compliance

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has announced that they will be enhancing their focus on potentially preventable hospitalizations of Medicare-eligible skilled nursing facility (SNF) residents. and 42 CFR § 483.25).

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 3, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. With support for multi-cloud deployments, telemedicine and personalized health, patient and clinician devices, and IoT devices deployed in the home, perimeter security will no longer be enough. to build out their cybersecurity program.

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AIHC

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Written by Joanne Byron , BS, LPN, CCA, CHA, CHCO, CHBS, CHCM, CIFHA, CMDP, COCAS, CORCM, OHCC, ICDCT-CM/PCS The Federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule helps Americans know the cost of a hospital item or service before receiving it. Compliance is mandatory. So, exactly what is this all about?

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Verisys

JANUARY 19, 2022

By outsourcing medical credentialing, hospitals can significantly reduce their costs. By outsourcing medical credentialing, hospitals can significantly reduce their costs. Due to the complex nature of medical credentialing, it requires coordination between several disparate departments within an organization. Human Resources.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

According to a 2023 report by the US Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center , the number of cyberattacks on the healthcare sector doubled in 2023 from the year prior. So far in 2024 that accelerated trajectory shows no sign of slowing down. We need to do more to protect the vital healthcare infrastructure and ecosystem.

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AIHC

APRIL 10, 2024

Checklist for Individual & Small Group Practices Written by: Nancie Lee Cummins, CFE, CHA, CIFHA, OHCC, CHCM, CHCO, CORCM This article provides an overview of Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) and basic checklist of policies and procedures for compliance of smaller health care organizations.

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American Medical Compliance

JUNE 24, 2023

A hospital security patient privacy breach has resulted in a hefty settlement of $240,000 under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The incident highlights the importance of safeguarding sensitive medical records and the potential consequences of unauthorized access by hospital staff.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 10, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. Jason Considine, Chief Commercial Officer at Experian Health Staffing shortages will continue to be a major pain point for providers in 2024 and have a direct impact on their bottom line.

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