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ONC and OCR Update Security Risk Assessment Tool.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and Office…
SAMHSA: New Substance Use Disorder Disclosure Requirements
Opioid epidemic renews confidentiality concerns with Substance Use Disorder records. SAMHSA’s Final Rule updates and modernizes its confidentiality (Part 2)…
Facsimile, the Forgotten Cyber Compliance Vulnerability
A Check Point Research study found that hackers are able to infiltrate any home or corporate network with the use…
Half Way Into 2018 And Data Breaches Have Already Exceeded Last Year’s Totals
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Breach Portal reported that more breaches occurred in the first six months of 2018…
New OCR Guidelines on Software Vulnerabilities and Patching
Computer processors sold in the past 10 years are vulnerable to malware. The Department of Health and Human Services Office…
Emerging Government Enforcement Priorities For 2018
The Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) convened its 2018 Compliance Institute (Compliance Institute) in April. Nineteen representatives from various federal…
OIG Releases Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program and Enforcement Actions Report for FY 2017.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Office of Inspector General (OIG), and the Department of…
DOJ and OIG Cited High-Risk Areas Are Not Compliance Officer’s Highest Priorities for 2018
2018 Healthcare Compliance Benchmark Survey Results Compliance Officer priorities conflict with enforcement agencies Register for Complimentary Webinar on Results SAI…
OIG Reports $2.4 Billion in Healthcare Fraud Judgments and Settlements
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Office of Inspector General (OIG), and the Department of…
Defining Healthcare Compliance
In these times of increasing regulatory enforcement, many organizations are striving to build an effective compliance program. The starting point…
Compliance Offices are Continuing to Take on More Duties
The annual Healthcare Compliance Benchmark Survey for 2018 (Survey) was conducted by SAI Global and Strategic Management Services. It further…
2018 Staffing Levels For Healthcare Compliance Offices
The Healthcare Compliance Benchmark Survey for 2018 (Survey) was conducted by SAI Global and Strategic Management Services. It was the…