HC Compliance Essentials

DEA Allows E-Prescribing of Controlled Substances Under New Regs

Doing its part to hasten the EHR revolution, the Drug Enforcement Administration issued an interim final rule on March 31, 2010 revising its regs to allow pharmacies, hospitals and physicians to use electronic prescriptions for controlled substances, known as Schedule…

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OIG 2010 Work Plan Alerts Hospitals to Hot Compliance Areas

POA, PHI & adverse events will be hot spots this year. Make sure your hospital is ready for the new year by studying the HHS OIG’s 2010 Work Plan, which experts say includes a range of…

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Incentivize Docs to Adopt EHR — & Still Comply with Stark

One hospital system is taking the plunge on EHR standardization and spending millions to incentivize its physicians to adopt the program — and officials there remembered to check Stark law. The North Shore-LIJ Health System announced in…

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Your HIT Security Breach Game Plan

What the rules are when a breach happens, and when you must alert the media. If you violate a patient’s privacy, the days where you can quietly sweep the breach under the rug are over. This week, the Dept. of Health and Human Services…

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Who Holds the Keys to Your Organization’s EHRs?

Experts show you how to sniff out security leaks, sometimes where you least expect them. If your organization is not already conducting regular audits of its electronic health records (EHR), you might be in for a surprise — and it could…

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