Aug. 16, 2016 — It’s pretty easy to understand why the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) just announced a crackdown on social media
CMS’ Missive to Skilled Nursing Homes: You’ve Got 30 Days Crackdown on Social Media Abuses Begins Sept. 4, 2016 New Privacy Offerings Help Nursing Homes
By Diane Evans Publisher, MyHIPAA Guide Patients may have more rights over their health records than you realize. Under today’s privacy rules, consent entails far
Here are resources to help clarify the rights of patients under HIPAA Rules: Model Patient Privacy Notice, produced by the federal government, and containing a
In a memo released last month, the U.S. Office for Civil Rights (OCR) raised this question: Is Your Business Associate Prepared for a Security Incident?
Read about the first criminal charges under HIPAA law, in a commentary by MyHIPAA Guide Publisher Diane Evans, in the June 2016 issue of Compliance
Private Insurers Set Standards for Medicare Reimbursements; Follow MyHIPAAGuide.com news to stay updated Medicare’s new payment model, released in April 2016: Download PDF Medicare’s
U.S. Office for Civil Rights Launches Phase 2 of HIPAA Audits On March 21, the federal Office for Civil rights (OCR) announced the start of
Under a proposed new payment model for physicians, Medicare expects to favor large physician practices for bonuses, while practices with fewer than 10 clinicians bear
Doctors and patients, listen up. Starting in 2019, private insurers may hold unprecedented power in determining standards of care for Medicare patients. To understand what’s
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