Tag Archives: HIPAA compliance
Compliance Programs can INCREASE Profitability.
Compliance Programs can INCREASE Profitability. OIG compliance is primarily about ensuring your practice does not do something wrong and that you are billing, coding, and collecting in an ethical and true manner. It primarily benefits insurance companies by ensuring no waste, fraud, or abuse. However, in writing the compliance program, I noticed that the checks […]
Decoding HIPAA: How to be compliant without losing your mind.
Decoding HIPAA: How to be compliant without losing your mind. HIPAA Has Two Parts 1- HIPAA Privacy – provides individuals with a legal & enforceable right to see and receive copies of PHI 2- HIPPA Security – requires physicians to protect patients’ electronically stored, protected health information (known as “ePHI”) by using appropriate administrative, physical, and technical safeguards What does this […]
2023 is THE year to get compliant.
2023 is THE year to get compliant. It is that time of year again when people have a goal to add compliance to their never-ending list. 2023 is THE year to get compliant. I see all the emails that come through with HIPAA violations and who did what and what they were fined for. The […]