Feds ask for mental health clarifications in light of HIPAA rules
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 23, 2013
The federal government is asking how changes for HIPAA rules might impact states reporting information about patients’ mental health conditions, and whether they should be allowed to purchase a gun.
Hackers could be next HIPAA threat to long-term care, expert warns
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 21, 2014
Protected health information breaches for long-term care facilities will migrate from accidental human-caused problems to outsiders gunning for valuable intelligence, one compliance expert predicted Tuesday.
Watching out for the hungry HIPAA
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 03, 2018
Amid all the focus on new rules for nursing homes, we can’t forget the old ones and the need to audit, train and document.
Hospice settles HIPAA case for $50,000
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 01, 2013
A stolen laptop has resulted in an Idaho hospice organization paying the Department of Health and Human Services $50,000.
Compliance starts at the top, experts say at AHCA/NCAL convention
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 08, 2014
Almost 20 years after federal law created an exclusion process related to participating in Medicare and Medicaid programs, some long-term care providers may not be checking their employees’ status...