The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) recently announced that it will survey 1,200 covered entities (health plans, health care providers, and health care clearinghouses) and business associates (groups that provide certain services to covered … Continued
Name the hottest job in America right now. Social media? Web development? Nursing? None of the above. According to The Wall Street Journal, the hottest job in America right now is (drum roll please….) Compliance Officer. Sexy? No. Necessary? Oh … Continued
Is your practice daunted by the costs of implementing an electronic health record (“EHR”) and entertaining the idea of using a donated EHR? If so, continue reading about how the new Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office of Inspector General … Continued
If you lose a 16GB portable flash drive, you can purchase a replacement through Amazon for $10. However, if that flash drive happened to contain the electronic protected health information (“ePHI”) of patients of your practice, that missing flash drive … Continued
The September 23rd Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act Final Omnibus Rule compliance deadline is less than 3 weeks away! Below is a brief overview of the major HIPAA changes under HITECH, to help you to … Continued
On June 20, 2013, the Florida Supreme Court issued an opinion addressing arbitration clauses between healthcare providers and patients. Franks v. Bowers, No. SC11-1258 (Fla. June 20, 2013). This decision should be of interest to providers who have arbitration agreements … Continued
On June 13, 2013, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the results of an investigation of a California hospital that illustrates the disastrous snowball effect a wrongful disclosure of protected health information can have on a … Continued
The Health Law Handbook, 25th Edition was published this week, containing a chapter written by Ann M. Bittinger. The Handbook, edited by well-known Philadelphia health law attorney Alice G. Gosfield, brings together 16 authors of 13 chapters grouped in five … Continued