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What is a HIPAA Violation?

HIPAA Journal

Two of the HIPAA violation categories are designated for Covered Entities and Business Associates that can demonstrate reasonable due diligence, whereas the other two are for entities guilty of willful neglect. What is the HIPAA Law? What are the 3 types of HIPAA violations?

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Seven Elements of a Compliance Program

HIPAA Journal

Although aimed at clinical laboratories, the model compliance plan consisted of seven “compliance plan elements” that subsequently evolved into “the seven fundamental elements of an effective compliance program” in later compliance plans for hospitals, home health agencies, hospices, and nursing facilities.

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What Is Provider Credentialing?

MedTrainer

Listen to a candid discussion on lessons learned from the 2023 federal investigation that uncovered fraudulent medical practice nationwide in this on-demand webinar: Moving Forward From the Nursing Fraud Scheme. But how do you know which one to choose?

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CMS Releases CY2024 Final Rule for PACE Organizations

Healthcare Law Blog

On April 12, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released a final rule updating key regulations pertaining to Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (“PACE”) (the “ Final Rule ”). Overall, these changes, summarized below, will offer significant administrative and operational flexibilities.

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Security Breaches in Healthcare in 2023

HIPAA Journal

CA Healthcare Provider 2,364,359 Hackers hack access to its network between August 30, 2023, and September 1, 2023 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services MD Health Plan 2,342,357 MOVEit Transfer vulnerability exploited at Maximus Inc.