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  • Small healthcare entities need Red Flags the most

    The House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill October 22 that would exempt a healthcare practice with 20 or fewer employees from the FTC's identity theft Red Flags Rule requirement. The Senate is now considering the bill.

  • Texas Hospital group pays U.S. $27.5 million in false claims settlement

    A Texas hospital group will pay the United States $27.5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act, the Anti-Kickback Statute, and the Physician Self-Referral Law (Stark Law) between 1999 and 2006, according to a Department of Justice (DOJ) press release.

  • Note: CMS issues 2010 final rule for ambulatory surgery centers and most hospital outpatient departments

    CMS has released a display copy of the outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) final rule for 2010, which also includes the 2010 changes to the rules for ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs).  This final rule will be published in the Federal Register on November 20.  In terms of reimbursement, OPPS hospitals that meet quality indicator reporting requirements for 2010 are entitled to the “full update,” which will result in a 2.1% increase in their payments for 2010.  Those OPPS hospitals that do not meet their quality indicator reporting requirements will be subject to a reduced update of 0.1% in 2010.  ASCs, on the other hand, will receive a 1.2% inflation update beginning January 1, 2010.

  • HIPAA Q&A: Red Flags Rule

    Learn the answer to this tough compliance question.

  • BA contract addendum

    Does anyone have a sample of an addendum that can be added to our BA agreement that puts us into compliance with the HITECH-HIPAA or do we need to re-write and retain all new BAs to include the requirements for HIPAA?

  • Small healthcare entities need Red Flags the most

    The House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill October 22 that would exempt a healthcare practice with 20 or fewer employees from the FTC's identity theft Red Flags Rule requirement. The Senate is now considering the bill.

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    HIPAA and the HITECH Act: Understand the New Privacy and Security Requirements

     

    New HITECH Act privacy and security requirements (that build on HIPAA) bring with them new and significantly higher penalties for non-compliance. Breach notification requirements to both patients and the government, heightened organizational provisions, and new patient rights all leave opportunity for something to go wrong—unless you update policies, refine your incident response plans, implement new procedures, and expand your training content to protect your organization from non-compliance risk.

    This 90-minute audio conference features analysis from experts in HIPAA security and privacy and a case study about how one organization built a successful model for training and compliance success. Join us for this important discussion and learn what you need to know to strengthen your HIPAA privacy and security programs.