The answer is sometimes “yes” and it is a violation of the law. Healthcare providers routinely send mailers to patients about upcoming procedures or informational...Read More
Two large NY hospitals get hit with $4.8 million worth of HIPAA fines from the federal government. New York and Presbyterian Hospital (“NYP”) and...Read More
Some regulations clearly are unnecessary and the federal government is eliminating many! The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) is tweaking, overhauling and outright striking regulations identified...Read More
Health information from healthcare practices (and patients) is viewable on the internet. A worst case scenario; a nightmare (that you are experiencing while you are...Read More
Many healthcare providers are doing just that: Healthcare providers are leaving important healthcare information open for anyone to take. Just like locking your front door,...Read More
For the first time in transparency history, Medicare’s payments to healthcare practitioners is now publicly available: Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data “The disclosure, covering...Read More
How would you know? If you are in the healthcare business, you must be regularly searching the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”)...Read More
Is your practice properly protecting the privacy of your patients? Even if you think you are, you might not be given the complexities of HIPAA,...Read More
