HHS Finalizes Rule on Provider Information Blocking
On June 24, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a final rule establishing disincentives for healthcare providers who have engaged in information blocking. [...]
Why Are Incident Reports Important in the Compliance Reporting Process?
Healthcare accidents are inevitable despite healthcare workers' best efforts to prevent incidents. Unfortunately, some of these mishaps can result in injury, compromised safety, and other serious consequences. [...]
8.5 Million Patients Affected by May 2024 Healthcare Breaches
In another banner month for healthcare breaches, the OCR Breach Portal listed 51 incidents affecting 8,468,460 patients. The most affected group was healthcare providers, reporting 38 incidents [...]
OCR Online Tracking Technology Guidance Set Aside by Texas Federal Court
On Thursday, June 20, a Texas federal court judge ruled that HHS’ Online Tracking Technology Guidance, first released in December of 2022 and later modified in March [...]
Healthcare IT Audit Essentials for CISOs
Among the many tasks of chief information security officers (CISOs), one of the most essential is ensuring the organization’s compliance with IT and cybersecurity regulations in healthcare. [...]
Helping Chiropractors to Navigate OIG Compliance
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has honed in on chiropractic practices over the last few years because of improper payments and claims, and noncompliance with [...]
The Benefits of Hospital Training Software
At least 40% of hospitals aren’t using a learning management system to enhance their training. Hospital training software helps facilities improve compliance and reporting efforts, lower training [...]
The Importance of Medical Audits In Healthcare
A medical audit consists of a variety of moving parts. And one of the most impactful parts is an auditor’s use of big data, which is something [...]
3 Healthcare Regulations That Could Make or Break Your Practice
At least 25% of organizations are spending fewer than 1,000 hours on compliance per year. Considering that there are 8,760 hours in one year, compliance could be [...]
How Do CMS Checks in Healthcare Work?
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has identified that a significant number of improper payments are issued every year. In 2023 alone, the improper payment [...]
