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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…
HIPAA Breaches in the First Four Months of 2018
Reported HIPAA Data Breaches in April: Another 120,000 Patients at Risk The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office…
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…
HIPAA Is Now The Highest Compliance Officer Priority
The Ninth Annual Healthcare Compliance Benchmark Survey was conducted by SAI Global and Strategic Management Services, with 388 responding organizations.…
OIG Issues 2017 Annual Report on Top Management and Performance Challenges for HHS.
In the latter half of 2017, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released…
CMS Emergency Preparedness Requirements to be Implemented in November 2017.
CMS will implement the final rule regarding emergency preparedness requirements for Medicare and Medicaid Providers and Suppliers (Program Participants) on…
Tips for Developing an Effective HIPAA Breach Response Plan.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is reporting a significant increase in HIPAA…
FBI Issues Warning on Poorly Secured File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Servers.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recently issued an alert to warn organizations that hackers are targeting poorly secured file…
OCR Issues Alert on Phishing Email Disguised as Official OCR Audit Communication.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) recently issued an alert concerning a phishing…
Alert: Phishing Email Disguised as Official OCR Audit Communication
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) issued an alert at the end of…
The Growing Threat of Ransomware Attacks
There has been a ‘sea change’ with breaches of protected health information (PHI). OCR reported that HIPAA Privacy and Security…
Data Breaches Continue To Increase
After a decade of HIPAA Privacy and Security efforts, data breaches continue to increase. The year 2015 represents a banner…