Plus: Will Encompass Health’s HH and hospice spin-off become a sale instead? The 140-year-old Visiting Nurses Association of Albany has become a member of Albany Med Health System. “We are close partners in the care plans we develop, and our [...]
Hospice facilities continue to open across the nation. In Ohio: Aultman Alliance Community Hospital is readying its Alliance Compassionate Care Center hospice facility on the hospital campus, reports The Canton Repository newspaper. The facility has four beds. In Louisiana: Hospice [...]
Hospice facilities continue to open across the nation. In Ohio: Aultman Alliance Community Hospital is readying its Alliance Compassionate Care Center hospice facility on the hospital campus, reports The Canton Repository newspaper. The facility has four beds. In Louisiana: Hospice [...]
Tip: Don’t ignore your risk analysis recommendations. If you fail to fix your HIPAA issues, you may find the feds knocking on your front door. A recent case illustrates that repeat offenders will have to answer the call and pay [...]
The Department of Health & Human Services has yet to fill its Inspector General position with a permanent replacement for Daniel Levinson, who stepped down at the end of May. Since 2005, Levinson had served as HHS Inspector General. In [...]
The Department of Health & Human Services has yet to fill its Inspector General position with a permanent replacement for Daniel Levinson, who stepped down at the end of May. Since 2005, Levinson had served as HHS Inspector General. In [...]
Tip: Don’t shirk on software updates. A recent data security incident shows that even small practices are at risk of a ransomware attack. Definition: Though data-for-ransom cyber attacks aren’t as common as phishing in healthcare, they still happen to practices [...]
Feds look at ways to quantify HIPAA breaches — and pay patients for lost PHI. Though statistics suggest large-scale HIPAA breaches are on the decline, even a small problem can come at a cost — both personal and financial. However, [...]
Having a program is not enough. You might think you’re safe from enforcement action if you have a good HIPAA compliance plan in place for your surgery practice. Not so fast: A recent penalty levied by the feds suggests having [...]
Having a program is not enough. You might think you’re safe from enforcement action if you have a good HIPAA compliance plan in place for your surgery practice. Not so fast: A recent penalty levied by the feds suggests that [...]
