If you think your practice’s policies and procedures from 2003 are compliant with current law, please keep reading. As many health care providers know, on...Read More
Health care providers integrate many forms of technology into their practices. For instance, laptops, desktops, EMR tablets, iPads, iPhones, iPods, thumbdrives, CD backups, external hard...Read More
The answer is “yes” if you don’t have a proper HIPAA/HITECH business associate agreement in place. Health care providers frequently work with vendors–such as third...Read More
Health care providers, practices and health systems increasingly have many computers, tablets, external storage devices, etc. circulating among various offices with many providers. However, not...Read More
We have all been there–we receive an email from an apparently trusted contact that contains an email attachment, and we open it. Malicious computer hackers...Read More
Could your practice pay $3,000,000.00 to settle a fraud suit? Irrespective of its financial condition, paying $3,000,000.00 was a reality for an Orange County Ambulance...Read More
Healthcare providers are extremely cautious to not violate the anti-kickback statute by offering money for referrals. With ObamaCare, this issue might be eliminated. The federal...Read More
Has your practice’s policies and procedures been updated since the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) issued the final rule to the Health...Read More
