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Telehealth providers at a crossroads: Navigating insurance, compliance and cash-only models amid state regulations

Healthcare Dive

Providers using telehealth face an evolving landscape, and they must balance complexities around insurance, regulatory compliance and data privacy, argues one legal expert.

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How to Conduct Effective Compliance Audits 

American Medical Compliance

Compliance isn’t just a box to check—it’s a vital responsibility that safeguards patient well-being and protects organizations from significant financial losses. A powerful way to ensure this is through regular compliance audits. This is to confirm that staff are properly trained in compliance protocols.

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CMS sets Medicaid renewal compliance deadlines

Fierce Healthcare

The feds have set new deadlines for compliance with Medicaid renewal requirements given widespread enrollment concerns during the unwinding. | The feds have set new deadlines for compliance with Medicaid renewal requirements given widespread enrollment concerns during the unwinding.

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OSHA Compliance in Dentistry: Creating a Safe Work Environment 

American Medical Compliance

As dental professionals, it’s crucial to understand and adhere to OSHA dental compliance standards to ensure the well-being of both staff and patients. In this blog, we’ll explore the importance of OSHA compliance in dentistry. Thus, ensuring OSHA compliance is vital not only to meet regulatory requirements.

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The Cost of Inefficient Communication in Home Care & Beyond

It highlights the negative impacts on patient care quality, data security, and HIPAA compliance and provides practical solutions to enhance communication efficiency! Ensure Compliance: Switch to compliant messaging apps to protect patient privacy and reduce legal and financial risks.

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Mastering HR Compliance Training in Healthcare

Compliancy Group

Human resources (HR) professionals have a stake in their organizations’ healthcare compliance practices. Regardless of company size or number of employees, thorough HR compliance training ensures that your practice, hospital, or company protects patients and workers.

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Healthcare Compliance for New Providers: Getting Started

American Medical Compliance

Notably, many of these incidents are preventable and could have been avoided with proper compliance measures. Compliance with healthcare regulations is crucial not only for avoiding legal repercussions but also for ensuring high standards of patient care and safety. It ensures its confidentiality and maintains security.

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The Essential Guide to HIPAA-Compliant Messaging for Home Care Teams

Discover straightforward steps to implement secure communication solutions efficiently, ensuring compliance and protecting patient data effectively. Learn about potential HIPAA penalties and use a self-evaluation flowchart to determine your organization's need for HIPAA-compliant messaging.

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The 2023 Behavioral Health Industry Report

Topics covered include quantitative statistics describing the overall increase in behavioral health issues, the impact of psychologist and staff burnout, how HIPAA compliance is once again at the top of our minds & much more! This report explores current issues in the behavioral health industry in 2023.

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Enhance Healthcare Efficiency With Top Payroll & HCM Services

Compliance support helps navigate complex healthcare regulations and avoid costly fines. Our guide, "A Buyer’s Guide to Payroll & HCM Services," helps healthcare providers choose the best provider. Efficient payroll management ensures timely, accurate payments, critical for maintaining staff morale and trust.

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Advanced Compliance: OSHA & HIPAA in Healthcare Facilities

Dive into the Compliance Officer's Handbook for advanced OSHA and HIPAA strategies. This guide provides detailed steps for maintaining compliance in healthcare facilities, covering key regulations like the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard and HIPAA Privacy Rule.

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HIPAA Compliance: Can Your Organization Avoid Costly Government Penalties and Fines?

Colington Consulting was established in 2013 and helps organizations achieve HIPAA compliance and ensures clients stay current with the latest enforcement trends. We provide a full range of HIPAA compliance services and consulting.

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Top 3 Data Privacy Challenges for Contract Compliance in 2022

Outdated compliance practices expose businesses to legal landmines that damage reputations and cost millions of dollars. How other compliance and legal teams are tackling these new standards. How other compliance and legal teams are tackling these new standards. Contract intelligence can help.

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HIPAA Compliance Checklist for Mental Health Agencies

Keeping up with compliance can be intimidating, but this checklist can help make your job a little easier! Use this printable checklist to ensure your systems are buttoned up to avoid breaches, HIPAA violations, and other privacy and safety infractions.

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A Guide to Improved Sepsis Detection & Compliance: 6 Areas You Should Address

This guide highlights key areas that your sepsis detection platform should address to minimize the impact of this leading, entirely preventable cause of in-hospital deaths, as well as how to increase compliance by 20% in 30 days. Download to learn more!