HC Compliance Essentials

Brush Up on HIPAA Privacy Compliance

Follow these 3 tips when handling patient privacy concerns at your organization. Compliance officers may think that they’ve dotted all of their i’s and crossed all of their t’s, but if they miss even a small piece of the privacy…

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HIPAA Compliance: How to Craft an Airtight Breach Notification Policy

Start with this handy checklist for breach notification policies and procedures. We recently covered the steps your facility or practice needs to take to get ready for the February 22 enforcement deadline for the…

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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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Some Flowers & Some PHI

Some cute stuffed animals, some balloons, some bows, and some sweet bouquets. When you think ‘hospital gift shop’ you don’t usually think about PHI leaks and HIPAA risks. Bounty Coupan Here’s how one respected health system accidentally breached PHI last…

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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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