WakeMed Health and Hospitals in Raleigh, North Carolina, was ordered by a federal bankruptcy court to notify thousands of patients of a breach of protected health information (PHI). The court also ordered WakeMed to pay a $70,000 fine and offer affected individuals one year of free credit monitoring.
This week’s Medicare updates include a story about the OIG levying its largest penalty under a corporate integrity agreement against nation's biggest provider of post-acute care; a fact sheet and press release about moving Medicare Advantage and Part D forward; and more!
Orders for services are a vital component to ensure coverage by Medicare. This article will help ensure that these orders are complete and compliant with Medicare requirements.
This week’s Medicare updates include a notice of interim final rule adjusting Civil Monetary Penalties; an article on the 2016-2017 influenza resources for healthcare professionals; and more!
The Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) model may unfairly punish hospitals that treat more complex patients, according a study published in
The Office of the National Coordinator of Health IT (ONC) and the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released an updated security risk analysis tool September 6. The tool is designed to help small and medium-sized covered entities (CE) and business associates (BA) complete security risk analyses.
The New York State Psychiatric Institute (NYSPI) is notifying more than 20,000 research participants that their protected health information (PHI) may have been breached in a hacking incident earlier this year.
The growing consumer health app and wearable device market poses a significant threat to the privacy and security of protected health information (PHI) and Congress must act to close policy gaps, the Office of the National Coordinator of Health IT (ONC) said in a recent report.
