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California AG Fines Cottage Health System $2 Million for Data Breach Affecting 55,000 Patient Records.
The California Attorney General (AG) recently announced that it had reached a settlement with Cottage Health System and its affiliated…
Expert Advice on Screening Against the OFAC Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (“SDN”) List.
Compliance officers for healthcare organizations frequently ask whether they should be screening employees, and others with whom they do business,…
Provider Cost Report Audits
A High Risk Area Not To Be Overlooked One high risk area often overlooked by compliance officers involves the cost…
OCR Reports On Continuing Complaint Issues
At the 2017 HCCA Compliance Institute, OCR reported that it is expecting about 17,000 HIPAA complaints this year. To date,…
OCR Reports On Continuing Complaint Issues
At the 2017 HCCA Compliance Institute, OCR reported that it is expecting about 17,000 HIPAA complaint issues this year. To…
New HIPAA Guidance, Audits, and Enforcement
At the Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) Compliance Institute, Iliana Peters, Senior Advisor for HIPAA Compliance and Enforcement for HHS…
17 Tips on Implementing HIPAA Safeguards
Recent OCR Actions Make Implementing HIPAA Safeguards Imperative for Organizations The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for…
When Moving to a Corporate Integrity Agreement, Think Ahead to Avoid Problems Later
Recent high-profile cases involving Corporate Integrity Agreements (CIAs) such as Tuomey Healthcare System and Millennium Health (formerly Millennium Labs) remind…
OCR Enters into a $750,000 HIPAA Settlement for Organization’s Failure to Implement Effective Policies and Procedures
The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has entered into a settlement agreement with the University of Washington Medicine (UWM)…
OIG’s Quarterly Enforcement Actions Against Organizations That Hire Excluded Individuals
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) has been active during the first quarter of…
Internal Investigations: Evaluating Allegations
Steps to Consider As You Work Through the Investigative Process Complaints and allegations will arrive via many channels with varying…
Enforcement of HIPAA Updates in 2012
HIPAA violations and enforcement are not exactly what one expects to see when they open up a celebrity gossip magazine…