Kusserow on Compliance: CMS to issue new Medicare card to 60 million...
New cards will no longer contain Social Security number Over 2.5 million beneficiaries are victims of identity theft incidents CMS is readying a fraud prevention initiative that removes Social Security...
View ArticleKusserow on Compliance: Defending against ransomware threat
Cyber attacks have risen to dramatic levels over the last two year and are likely averaging one attack a day, with the most disturbing trend involving ransomware. A survey by the American Health...
View ArticleKusserow on Compliance: Effective hotline programs
All healthcare organizations need confidential compliance communication channels. First and foremost among them is a hotline. By definition, all effective compliance programs should have a hotline. It...
View ArticleKusserow on Compliance: Extending and economizing compliance programs—tools,...
Compliance officers are confronted with a host of ever increasing external regulatory and internal demands with most having inadequate resources to meet all the challenges. Furthermore, it is becoming...
View ArticleKusserow on Compliance: Recap of the OCR’s 2017 HIPAA enforcement
The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) HIPAA Privacy Rule enforcement has been steadily increasing since it began the effort in 2003. Over the years, OCR has received over 175,000 HIPAA complaints and...
View ArticleKusserow on Compliance: Tips on what to expect from hotline vendors
The U.S. Sentencing Commission and HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) make it clear that for any compliance program to be effective, it must have active compliance communication channels that meet...
View ArticleKusserow on Compliance: Emerging government enforcement priorities for 2018
At the HCCA conference in April, there were several presentations regarding the government’s enforcement priorities. There were a number of emerging issues that were the subject of considerable...
View ArticleKusserow on Compliance: OCR releases new guidelines on software...
The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently released a report focuses on software bugs and patches designed to reduce the vulnerability of computer systems that put electronic personal health...
View ArticleHospitals pay nearly $1 million over ABC television documentary
After allegations that the privacy of patients was compromised by inviting film crews for an ABC television documentary series without first obtaining authorization, three hospitals in Boston have...
View ArticleKusserow on Compliance: Inova Health System another victim of ransomware attack
Inova Health System is the latest of a dozen health systems affected by a ransomware attack at a third-party software vendor. The Virginia-based health system issued a notice on September 9, 2002...
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