In an interview with Briefings on HIPAA, Tim Noonan, deputy director for the Division of Health Information Privacy at OCR, discussed cybersecurity and trends in reports of unsecured PHI to OCR. This article includes the highlights.
OCR meant what it said in February of this year about patients’ right of access to their medical records. The HIPAA Privacy and Security Rule enforcer issued its first enforcement action under its “Right of Access Initiative” in September.
Employees need to know what to do and what not to do when it comes to ensuring protected health information (PHI) remains secure. That’s where TeachPrivacy comes in as an excellent resource for quality staff training.
Many healthcare organizations aren’t doing a great job assessing the HIPAA risks associated with third parties. Some are having a hard time devoting resources. And many are worried that their current manual risk management processes cannot keep pace with cyberthreats.
The October 2019 OPPS quarterly update reassigned certain injections from non-payable to separately payable. CMS also revised the status indicators for several recently approved advanced diagnostic laboratory tests (ADLT).
As Medicare Advantage makes strides to becoming the new norm, organizations need to establish new processes, educate staff, and advocate for patients. Learn how your organization can keep pace with change before it’s too late to catch up.
Healthcare continues to transition toward a value-based, pay-for-performance system, but there’s still confusion surrounding the different quality and value programs that have been introduced by CMS and how they impact hospitals. Clear up the confusion and put your organization on the path to success.
