HIPAA compliance: Practices Face Big Fines For Not Getting Patients Requested PHI In Time
April 23, 2021 | By By Rachel Rose, JD, MBA Early in 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Office for Civil Rights (HHS-OCR) announced…
Information Blocking: Everything Providers Should Know to Ensure Compliance
April 9, 2021 | By Amanda Waesch In December 2016, Congress passed the 21st Century Cures Act (often simply called the “Cures Act”). Woven within the Cures Act is…
Insurance Coverage for COVID-19 Testing
November 13, 2020 | By Bryan Meek, Esq., Brennan, Manna, and Diamond As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc globally, routine COVID-19 testing of employees, patients, and the…
OIG HHS Audits Resuming
August 21, 2020 | By Jesse Overbay, JD On March 13, 2020, the President of the United States issued an emergency declaration under the Stafford Act to declare a…
Compliance Tidbit: How Covered Providers May Contact Patients with COVID About Population-Based Activities
August 7, 2020 | By By Rachel Rose, JD, MBA The Health Information Portability and Accountability Act, Pub. L. 104-191 (Aug. 1996) (“HIPAA”) is often times misapplied. Take the…
Public Health Emergency Set to Expire July 25, 2020
July 23, 2020 | By Sean Weiss, CHC, CEMA, CMCO, CPMA, CPC-P, CMPE, CPC As you all know the Public Health Emergency (PHE) is due to expire on Saturday…
HIPAA and COVID-19: Patchwork Protocols and Protecting Privacy
June 12, 2020 | By By Bryan Meek, Esq., Brennan, Manna, and Diamond As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc globally, many industries have been forced to adapt to…
Interoperability Rules – New Requirements, New Challenges, New Opportunities for Practices
April 24, 2020 | By Stanley Nachimson, Nachimson Advisors After a lengthy period of comments and discussions with industry leaders and vendors, the final Interoperability Rules for EHRs and…