Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement

HIPAA:

Feds Hike CMPs for 2022

Increase was effective Nov. 15. As practice costs continue to rise due to inflation, you may want to add another line item to your budget — because civil monetary penalty (CMP) amounts for HIPAA breaches just went up. Update: On Nov. 15, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a final rule in the Federal Register, which adjusts [...]
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