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11/15/2022

Medical Record Snooping

Inside:

➡️ What is an Insider Threat?

➡️ Types of Insider Threats

➡️ Careless and/or Negligent Worker

➡️ What are the Consequences of Medical Record Snooping?

➡️ What does the HIPAA Security Rule Say?

➡️ What Happens After You're Caught Snooping?

Then I close with 2 questions for you to ponder.

http://www.hipaaalli.com/the-consequences-of-medical-record-snooping/

04/27/2021

Cloud-Based Radiation Treatment Medical Device Offline Due to a Cyberattack

The Swedish radiology software provider Elekta has suffered a cyberattack that forced it to take its cloud storage system offline, causing disruption to radiology services at U.S. hospitals.

04/07/2021

*** Recent Release ***

"Paying for Referrals - Not in Healthcare You Don't"
Case Study: Forest Park Medical Center

Paying for referrals is a violation of the federal Anti-Kickback Statute.

Learn the details of what investigators found in the Forest Park Medical Center bribery case.

https://healthcaremasterclass.com/paying-for-referrals/

Paying for referrals, in some industries, is acceptable to reward those who refer business to you. But as you know, healthcare is not ...

04/06/2021

Health Net Federal Services LLC paid $97,237,391 to resolve duplicate and inflated claims submitted to the Department of Veterans Affairs

🤸‍♀️🤸‍♀️🤸‍♀️ We are jumping for joy to discover the funds are being returned to the VA programs and services that directly benefit our nation’s veterans. 🤸‍♀️🤸‍♀️🤸‍♀️

https://lnkd.in/gUg7ZXX

Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Eastern District of California FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, April 6, 2021 Health Net Federal Services Pays over $97M for Overstated Billings to the VA SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Health Net Federal Services LLC has paid $97,237,391 to resolve duplicate and...

03/31/2021

*** Recent Release ***

Georgia Man Used HIPAA Privacy Rule for Revenge

Find out what happened when a man from Georgia tried to use the Health Information and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule for revenge against a former lover.

https://healthcaremasterclass.com/georgia-man-used-hipaa-privacy-rule-for-revenge/

Georgia man used the Health Information and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule for revenge against a former lover.

03/25/2021

OCR Settles Seventeenth Investigation in HIPAA Right of Access Initiative

The Arbour, Inc., (dba Arbour Hospital "Arbour"), agreed to take corrective actions and pay $65,000 to settle a potential violation of the HIPAA Privacy Rule's right of access standard.

https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/compliance-enforcement/agreements/arbour/index.html

OCR Settles Seventeenth Investigation in HIPAA Right of Access Initiative

03/24/2021

Are you fascinated by healthcare compliance?

Medical practices need staff who can develop, organize, manage, and direct the functions of a compliance department.

Find out inside what it takes to become an AAPC Certified Healthcare Compliance Officer (CPCO).

https://healthcaremasterclass.com/healthcare-compliance-officer

Acquiring a healthcare compliance officer certification validates your skills & identifies you as a credible & qualified healthcare compliance professional.

03/12/2021

*** Recent Release ***

HHS is paying attention to your Notice of Privacy Practices - here's why you should too.

Inside:

➡️ When Should Patients Receive a Notice of Privacy?
➡️ Notice of Privacy Practices Requirements
➡️ Notice of Privacy Practices 2018 OCR Audit Results
➡️ Signature Requirement Changes Coming

https://healthcaremasterclass.com/notice-of-privacy-practices/

OCR's recent audit found 2/3rds of healthcare providers failed to or made minimal or negligible efforts to comply with the NPP requirements.

03/03/2021

Get ready for some HIPAA changes ...

Health plan covered entities and their business associates must be prepared to take necessary steps to remain in compliance with recent HIPAA changes.

02/24/2021

Here's a new one for you!!

$1200 fine and 6-months jail time for filing a false claim that an acquaintance violated patient privacy and breached.

https://www.hipaajournal.com/whistleblower-who-falsely-claimed-nurse-violated-hipaa-jailed-for-6-months/

A fake whistleblower who alleged an employee of a Georgia hospital violated the HIPAA Rules has been fined and jailed for 6 months.

02/23/2021

ALERT: Office Managers Charged with Healthcare Fraud

Two dental office managers have been indicted in a scheme to defraud Indiana Medicaid by causing false and fictitious entries in patient files.

Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern District of Indiana FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, February 22, 2021 Arch Family Dentistry Office Managers Charged With Healthcare Fraud HAMMOND- Justyn Arch, age 34, and Trystan Arch, age 31 both of Valparaiso, Indiana were charged with healthc...

02/19/2021

*** New Blog - Just Released ***

Find out what the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) meant when they said when they promised to “vigorously enforce” the HIPAA Patient Access Rights Initiative

Also inside you'll find:

⏩ What "I Call It the Gift that Keeps on Giving"
⏩ Hidden Gems
⏩ Size doesn’t matter lessons

All that and more inside our latest release. Be sure to check it out

https://healthcaremasterclass.com/hipaa-right-of-access-initiative/

When the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) makes a promise to “vigorously enforce” the HIPAA Patient Access Rights Initiative, watch out!