HC Compliance Essentials

HHS Issues New Interim Rule on HIPAA Penalties

Watch Out: Maximum monetary penalty for HIPAA violations just increased by 6,000 percent. If you were confused by enforcement of the old HIPAA penalty rules, the new ones are only a little better — and have…

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CMP Does Not Require Exclusion from Medicare

Question: We believe the government is about to impose a civil monetary penalty (CMP) on our health care organization. Is it possible that we might still be allowed to participate in the Medicare program? Or does a CMP always go…

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