Compliance Checkup: Mastering HIPAA Part 3 - Sending Electronic Protected Health Information
on June 18, 2019
The regulations and guidance on sending Protected Health Information (PHI) via mail or electronically can be confusing as to the requirements versus best practices. To make matters worse, a lot of information about this topic is wrong or incorrectly interprets the regulations. So let's clear this up once and for all (…at least until new guidance or regulations are published!). Read on for the requirements and the best practices for sending a patient's PHI electronically, and stay tuned for the second part of this article about mailing PHI....
Compliance Checkup: Impact of Ohio's Medical Marijuana Law on Employers
on June 4, 2019
This Compliance Checkup will cover the issue of an employer's rights and obligations regarding the use of medical marijuana by their employees....
Compliance Checkup: How Technology Can Positively Affect Compliance: An Interview with an Innovator
on May 21, 2019
I am excited to introduce you to Bharath B. Reddy Bynagari, an entrepreneur and innovator in the health care industry. Bharath has founded four technology companies that serve clients in the health care industry, from physicians to post-acute and long-term care facilities. His most recent company, CareAscend, LLC, focuses on helping medical directors and the facilities they serve maintain compliance in key areas....
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....