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Interview: Caroline Cook, Privacy Consultant, GDH Government Consulting Services

HIPAA Journal

HIPAA Journal is conducting interviews with healthcare professionals and service providers to find out more about their compliance journeys, how the HIPAA Rules have affected their working lives, and the successes and challenges they have faced with HIPAA compliance. Tell the readers about your career in the healthcare industry.

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Elder Abuse Awareness for the Healthcare Workforce

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Elder Abuse is a Serious Problem According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and other government agencies (DOJ, FBI), elder abuse is a serious problem in the United States. From 2002 to 2016, more than 643,000 older adults were treated in the emergency department for nonfatal assaults and over 19,000 homicides occurred.

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What Year was OSHA Created?

HIPAA Journal

The government agency OSHA was created in 1971 as a result of the passage of the Occupational Safety and Health Act in 1970. 2002: Exit Routes, Emergency Action Plans, and Fire Prevention Plans Standard. 2002: Exit Routes, Emergency Action Plans, and Fire Prevention Plans Standard. 1972: the first OSHA State Plans are approved.

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Financial Health: How Innovative Fintech Solutions can Transform Healthcare Finance

Healthcare IT Today

healthcare system does not provide universal coverage and there is a mix of publicly-financed government coverage and privately-financed health coverage. Pros for Healthcare Providers Did you know that from 2000 to 2002, hospitals of all types have provided almost $745 billion in uncompensated care to patients?

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Beneficiary inducements…don’t cross that line

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However, some key words and phrases should at least pique the interest of a conscientious compliance officer. “Co-pay The government contended the inducements were in the form of free blood glucose testing supplies and waiver of co-payments and deductibles for insulin. The government also said the company routinely waived co-payments.

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MedTrainer Tapped as Exclusive Healthcare Content Partner for Absorb Learning Management System

MedTrainer

LAS VEGAS , May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — MedTrainer , healthcare’s leader in credentialing, training, and compliance management, announced today that it has become the exclusive healthcare content partner for Absorb Software’s global learning management system (LMS).

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What is HIPAA?

HIPAA Journal

Title III: Tax-related health provisions governing medical savings accounts. Title V: Revenue offsets governing tax deductions for employers. Further Rules have reinforced the importance of HIPAA compliance. Title II: Preventing health care fraud and abuse; administration simplification; medical liability reform.

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