Download the 13th annual Healthcare Compliance Benchmark report to evaluate how your budget aligns with the industry and compare your challenges and priorities for 2022.
Healthcare Information Technology (IT) risk and cyber events are becoming more prevalent. In the meantime, healthcare’s attack surface is expanding quickly. This is especially true as remote technologies, connected devices such as the Internet of Things (IoT), and digitization all become more commonplace industry-wide. Of course, the pandemic only accelerated healthcare’s ongoing digitization. Healthcare data records—unlike other Personally Identifiable Information (PII) present drastically higher monetary value for cybercriminals. ...
Healthcare compliance executives are constantly challenged to stretch limited resources when executing a compliance work plan. Those looking for a path to better efficiency and effectiveness will find the answer lies in using healthcare compliance software solutions as a tool across every work plan stage. When building a provider compliance work plan, you need smart, well-designed compliance software. This will simplify your job and improve organizational effectiveness. ...
During first quarter, many organizations begin collecting their annual Conflict of Interest campaign responses. The importance of having a solid Conflict of Interest policy—along with proper education and training—cannot be overstated. It is fundamental to a meaningful compliance program. The need to know leads to the need to respond. Determining each employee’s or associate's outside interests ensures an organization is not unintentionally put into a ...
HIPAA compliance is a core daily activity always on the minds of healthcare professionals, not just the domain of compliance officers. Violations of HIPAA’s privacy and security rules can result in civil and criminal penalties. HIPAA was amended with the HITECH Act, which provides additional protections and penalties for health information and encourages the use of electronic health records. The HITECH Act of 2009 mandated ...
Richard Kusserow reviews all the questions provided by participants of our Healthcare Compliance Benchmark Survey webinar and prepared written answers.
Richard Kusserow reviews all the questions provided by participants of our Healthcare Compliance Benchmark Survey webinar and prepared written answers.
The HITECH Act, which amended the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), prescribes that healthcare organizations should implement a best practice IT risk program that conforms to HHS/OIG guidance. In order to improve privacy and security protections for healthcare data, HITECH incentivizes the adoption and use of health information technology by providers. In the event of a cyber event, institutions that have had a ...
Any list of 2023 healthcare compliance trends should start with what is currently going on healthcare. An increasing number of healthcare organizations have transitioned from paper-based recordkeeping systems to more efficient digital processes that save time and eliminate human errors. In addition, the pandemic accelerated the adoption of telehealth visits, digital payment options, and data-sharing capabilities that rely on the internet. Digitization can drive great ...
From broken cultures and decreased productivity to severe reputation damage, the far-reaching consequences of workplace sexual harassment can punch a big hole in your company’s bottom line. …
