Compliance Checkup: Going Green? What to do with all of the Paper
on May 7, 2019
Do you still have paper records in your practice or facility? According to The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, as of 2017, almost 86% of office-based physicians adopted a form of electronic health records and 96% of all non-federal acute care hospitals used certified electronic health technology....
Compliance Checkup: Going Viral - Not Always A Good Thing
on April 23, 2019
In this day and age, you can't be too careful about video and audio recordings and photography, especially at a medical practice or in a health care facility. This Compliance Checkup will cover the issue of a patient (or a person accompanying a patient) who initiates a video or audio recording or photography while at your practice or facility....
Compliance Checkup: Mastering HIPAA: Part 2 - Analyze First, Panic Second
on April 9, 2019
hat would you do if your practice changed locations and an employee accidentally left boxes of paper medical records at the old location? You might panic at first, but this Compliance Checkup is a reminder to approach any potential HIPAA breach as just that - a potential breach....
Compliance Checkup: Key Questions for Medical Directors
on March 26, 2019
Are you a medical director or does your practice, hospital, or facility have medical directors? Medical directorships are common and necessary in many health care settings, but these compensation arrangements should be regularly reviewed....