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Senior Living Alert: HIPAA Security Rule Compliance for Senior Living Facilities

The U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency has deemed healthcare entities “target rich, cyber poor,” meaning they have copious amounts of consumer and patient data but often do not have the cybersecurity means to...more

Ounce of Prevention: Are You Keeping Track of Your Business Associate Agreements’ Requirements?

Applicable Provider Types: All - Is Your Entity in Compliance? The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as modified by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009...more

Ounce of Prevention: Do Your Business Associate Agreements Have All Required Provisions?

Applicable Provider Types: All - Is Your Entity in Compliance? The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as modified by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of...more

Ounce of Prevention: Do You Have Business Associate Agreements With Every Required Party?

Applicable Provider Types: All - Is Your Entity in Compliance? The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as modified by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009...more

Ounce of Prevention: Is It Time to Perform a Security Risk Assessment?

Applicable Provider Types: All - Is Your Entity in Compliance? The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as modified by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of...more

CMS Increases Oversight and Scrutiny of Hospices

In its continued effort to curb fraud and abuse in the hospice industry, on Aug. 22, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it was making unannounced site visits to every Medicare-enrolled hospice...more

CMS Proposes 36-Month Rule for Medicare-Enrolled Hospices

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed new rules intended to strengthen the integrity of the Medicare hospice enrollment process due to CMS’ view of fraud and abuse concerns in the hospice industry....more

HIPAA Privacy Rule Changes Coming in 2023: Five Steps to Prepare

In 2023, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is expected to finalize proposed modifications to its regulations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as modified by the Health...more

Outdated Medicare Enrollment Data? Caution: CMS Verifying Ownership

In recent weeks, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has been contacting certain Medicare-enrolled providers and suppliers (hereinafter “providers”) to verify that their ownership information, as reported in...more

HIPAA Enforcement Discretion Ends When Public Health Emergency Expires on May 11

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced the expiration of its enforcement discretion related to compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996...more

OCR Continues to Crack Down on Right of Access Violations

Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and specifically the Privacy Rule under HIPAA’s implementing regulations, patients have a right to access their health information held by health...more

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