As the adoption of digital technologies, such as telehealth and electronic health records, increases, organizations face evolving cybersecurity threats that have the potential to compromise patient data and disrupt healthcare operations.
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) reached another resolution in January during its ongoing effort to ensure the comprehensive enforcement of the HIPAA Privacy Rule’s right of access provision.
The Office of Management and Budget recently approved new versions of the Important Message from Medicare, Detailed Notice of Discharge, and Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice.
Ronald Hirsch, MD, FACP, CHCQM, CHRI, vice president of the Regulations and Education Group at R1 RCM Inc. Physician Advisory Solutions, answers questions on the Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice (MOON) and 2-midnight rule.
One of the biggest changes that will take place when the COVID-19 public health emergency ends on May 11 is the reintroduction of the three-day stay skilled nursing facility (SNF) requirement.
There is no single query format every organization uses. Learn how to use resources and guidelines to create a compliant query template for your organization.
In this article, we continue our examination of HHS’ reports to Congress regarding HIPAA compliance and data from 2021, specifically focusing on the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rule Compliance report released in February.
In February, HHS published two reports covering HIPAA privacy and security compliance and breaches of protected health information to help HIPAA compliance privacy and security professionals better conduct their roles.
On May 11, the COVID-19 public health emergency is expected to end after three years. However, not everyone is adequately prepared to comply with a return to previous rules, regulations, and practices.
