Hospitals can make better use of their electronic health record (EHR) system’s audit functions not only to guard patient privacy but also to help prevent healthcare fraud, according to a new HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) report.
The reason R. Brett Short, chief compliance officer at UK HealthCare at the University of Kentucky, talks about his organization’s OCR audit is to share the lessons he learned.
UK HealthCare’s Albert B. Chandler Hospital was one of 20 covered entities to undergo an initial test audit by the OCR in 2012.
The majority of Recovery Auditor (RA) takebacks in the past year involved hospitals (88%) and physicians (5%), which isn’t surprising because of the volume of services they provide, says De
UK HealthCare’s Chief Compliance Officer R. Brett Short knew he was in for a rough day as soon as he saw the email from his organization’s privacy officer.
UK HealthCare's Chief Compliance Officer R. Brett Short knew he was in for a rough day as soon as he saw the email from his organization's privacy officer.
Every healthcare organization should develop and implement a policy and a well-defined process that provides guidance for managing incident and breach response.
