No matter how tight its HIPAA privacy procedures, if the office isn’t also focusing on common sense, the patient data is…
RISK MANAGEMENT
HIPAA security can fail if the office doesn’t take common-sense precautions
March 8, 2019 by
COMPLIANCE
The ABCs of Provider Compliance: A necessity in today’s healthcare climate
January 18, 2019 by
The word “compliance” constitutes one of the most under-estimated forces of change in healthcare today. Kathleen Hessler, RN, JD, CHC, CHPC, Director of Compliance & Risk, Simione Healthcare Consultants, says…
COMPLIANCE
HIPAA extends to gossip as well as to searching out dirt on an ex-spouse
November 16, 2018 by
Getting staff to maintain patient confidentiality goes much farther than getting them to protect electronic data…
INSIGHT
5 essential steps to ensure an effective HIPAA program
October 9, 2018 by
By Danika Brinda bio
HIPAA Compliance is a term that is often thrown around the healthcare industry; however, I commonly ask myself: Is the meaning of HIPAA Compliance the same throughout the…
NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES
HIPAA Refresher: Is your practice on top of NPPs?
September 7, 2018 by
By Ranadene K. Tapio, MBA, CMRS, CMC, Guest Contributor bio
I know, HIPAA is old news. And ALL of your offices are presenting your patients with a HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP) already…
SOCIAL MEDIA
Compliance perspective: How to keep an employee from damaging your practice on social media
August 24, 2018 by
In the cyber age, protecting your practice from the potential threat posed by employee blogging, tweeting, Instagramming, and other social networking is a business…
HIPAA
The patient privacy epidemic and what can be done about it
July 13, 2018 by
By Mark Hughes
In most medical office or hospital reception areas, speech privacy is virtually nonexistent. Because these spaces rarely have walls or partitions to block sound, patients often overhear conversations between…
PATIENT REGISTRATION
Want to improve collections? Start by looking at your Patient Registration System
March 16, 2018 by
By Ranadene (Randi) K. Tapio, MBA, CMRS, CMC, Guest Contributor bio
When registering patients in your system, do you collect all the information you need to effectively set them up…
TECHNOLOGY
Six HIPAA violations you may be missing
June 9, 2017 by
Is your practice HIPAA compliant? Are you sure? Most health-care providers take very seriously this federal mandate to protect patient privacy—at least in theory. In practice, however, lots of things get…
INSIGHT
WannaCry: Cyberattack hits critical infrastructure worldwide
May 26, 2017 by
By Kimberly Shutters, BCS bio
A major worldwide ransomware attack, referred to as WannaCry, hit critical infrastructure and government computers starting mid-May, prompting warnings, patches, and…
