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State Laws Are Beginning To Impact HIPAA Privacy Programs
In the 2019 HIPAA Compliance Benchmark Survey™ nearly two-thirds of respondents reported they had not yet felt the impact from state or…
Proposed Rule Changes for Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute
The stated purpose of this proposed rule change is to protect value-based payments, coordinated care, and patient engagement. This will…
Tips On Negotiating A Corporate Integrity Agreement (CIA)
At any given time, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) is monitoring over 300 active…
Medical Records Company Settles with 16 States and OCR in HIPAA Lawsuit
Medical Informatics Engineering (MIE), a medical records company, and its subsidiaries recently settled with 16 different states’ Attorney Generals (AG)…
OCR Reiterates Direct Liability Authority Over Business Associates
Ten ways BAs are directly liable for HIPAA violations The HITECH Act made business associates (BA) of covered entities directly…
Corporate Integrity Agreement Support
If your organization is in the process of negotiating, implementing, or managing a Corporate Integrity Agreement (CIA), Strategic Management can provide expertise to help you comply with CIA obligations. We have extensive experience with CIA compliance with federal healthcare regulations and can help organizations across the healthcare industry meet important CIA deadlines and requirements.
New OIG Final Rule Regarding State Medicaid Fraud Control Units
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released a final rule to align the regulations…
OIG Seeks Comments to Update the Anti-Kickback Statute and Civil Monetary Penalty Law
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently closed its public comment period on August 24, 2018, for a…
CMS Seeks Comments on Improved Claim Review Demonstration for Home Health Services.
CMS Proposed Pre-Claim Review Demonstration for Home Health Services The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published an…
Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programs Using The DOJ “Filip Factors”
DOJ Guidelines Used to Evaluate Corporate Compliance Programs The Department of Justice (DOJ) Fraud Section (Fraud Section) guidance entitled “Evaluation…
Medicare Trustees Release 2017 Annual Report on Medicare Trust Fund Status.
The Board of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds (Trustees) recently released a…
OIG Issues Report on State Medicaid Fraud Control Units.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently issued its analysis of Medicaid Fraud…