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The Role of AI in Healthcare Compliance

Verisys

Technologies continue to transform the healthcare industrythe da Vinci Surgical Robot performs precise movements that enable minimally invasive surgeries, the CyberKnife delivers targeted radiotherapy, and smart devices provide practitioners with instantaneous updates to patient health. What Is AI in Healthcare Compliance?

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Two Healthcare Organizations Caught Up in Medicare Fraud Schemes

Compliancy Group

Fraud in healthcare has run rampant in recent years, as evident by two incidents in which healthcare organizations billed insurance companies for things patients never received. In the other fraud scheme, Medicare patients were billed an estimated $2 billion for urinary catheters they never received. Attorney Philip R.

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The Consequences of HIPAA Non-Compliance for Insurance Agents

Total HIPAA

Insurance agents who handle protected health information (PHI) are required to comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Failure to comply with HIPAA regulations can result in severe consequences for insurance agents and their clients. million per year for each violation.

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Streamline Your Hiring with Healthcare Onboarding Software

Compliancy Group

The onboarding process is pivotal in ensuring employees understand their job duties, engage in best cybersecurity practices, and comply with important regulations like the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, Occupational Health and Safety Administration, and prevention of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in healthcare.

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What’s Your Approach to CMS Compliance Requirements?

Compliancy Group

Within the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is responsible for overseeing and administering various healthcare programs, including Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

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U.S. Healthcare Compliance Frameworks: A Guide for International Vendors

Compliancy Group

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. When unauthorized parties gain access to this information, identity theft, fraud, and diminished care often result. law extends to you.

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HITECH Compliance

AIHC

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.