Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Additionally, it plays a pivotal role in meeting regulatory compliance standards, such as HIPAA and SOC 2 and 3, safeguarding patient privacy, and maintaining the integrity of healthcare data.

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Compliancy Group

AUGUST 14, 2023

Regulatory compliance in the healthcare industry plays a crucial role in patient safety, maintaining quality standards, and preventing fraud and abuse. Rated #1 on G2 “Compliancy Group makes a highly complex process easy to understand.” There are key strategies that should be followed to achieve regulatory compliance.

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MRO Compliance

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Efficient Retrieval CDXP’s FHIR APIs enable medical record requesters to retrieve documents in binary form, which makes the requested records easily accessible and ready for integration into their own systems. By providing a straightforward endpoint for document retrieval, FHIR ensures that the process is both simple and reliable.

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MedTrainer

JULY 25, 2024

Adhering to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards is crucial to uphold compliance and regulatory requirements for any health organization. What Is HIPAA? HIPAA, enacted in 1996, originally aimed to improve health insurance portability and reduce healthcare fraud.

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 4, 2023

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has conducted two rounds of HIPAA audits on covered entities and business associates to assess compliance with the HIPAA Rules. Liam Degnan has 8+ years of experience in risk management, SaaS sales, and regulatory compliance in the healthcare space.

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Compliancy Group

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Healthcare organizations must adhere to strict regulations outlined by HIPAA to ensure patient information’s confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Conducting regular HIPAA compliance audit reports is critical in identifying weaknesses or vulnerabilities in an organization’s policies, procedures, and systems.

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Compliancy Group

MARCH 20, 2023

For any organization in the healthcare industry, compliance with HIPAA regulations is mandatory. Not only does non-compliance lead to severe financial penalties but it also puts patients’ privacy at risk. Finding the right HIPAA compliance guide can mean all the difference in meeting your legal obligations.

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Compliancy Group

AUGUST 28, 2024

All staff members working in healthcare settings, especially those who handle patients and EMRs, need to know how compliance regulations inform their day-to-day duties. As regulations evolve, employees need to know what changes they must make in their operations and which important new documents they should be aware of.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Diana Sonbay-Benli, VP & Chief Product Officer, Cognizant TriZetto Healthcare Products at Cognizant Since the advent of HIPAA, almost a career’s duration ago, we’ve focused on the safeguarding of data. HIPAA/HITECH rules have been utilized in sharing data between various entities.

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Total HIPAA

MAY 25, 2022

As an insurance agent, you may be wondering how the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) impacts your business. In this blog post, we will discuss what to expect during a HIPAA risk assessment for insurance agents and how Total HIPAA can support you in this process.

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Total HIPAA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

This includes assisting businesses that need to maintain regulatory compliance with guidelines affecting their industry. With the right planning and questions, businesses can establish a relationship with a managed service provider (MSP) offering HIPAA Cloud Hosting services. HIPAA compliance and cloud computing.

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Total HIPAA

JUNE 2, 2020

HIPAA compliant file sharing apps are necessary if your company is dealing with personal health data. Most importantly, all the products reviewed are HIPAA compliant file sharing applications. HIPAA compliant file sharing apps that we reviewed are following: Accellion Box Dropbox Egnyte FTP Today G Suite OneDrive ShareFile Syncplicity.

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Healthcare Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Critical documents that are readily available and updated make these activities possible. Ineffective document management can compromise patient care, waste limited resources, disrupt or slow down workflows, and increase the likelihood of non-compliance.

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MedTrainer

AUGUST 9, 2023

Healthcare risk management software assists healthcare organizations in identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks related to patient safety, regulatory compliance, and care operations. By identifying risks, documenting them, and documenting steps to remediate them, organizations can show their commitment to continuous improvement.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 30, 2022

It’s also well known that many physicians remain disappointed with the charting and clinical documentation capabilities of hospital and specialty EHRs. For charting, ambulatory EHRs should customize the ability to document and view patient data over time based on unique documentation and billing requirements of that practice.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 27, 2023

For healthcare organizations, the impact is profound: lineage supports data accuracy, builds data trustworthiness, enables data-driven decisions, and facilitates regulatory compliance. To avoid significant fines and ensure compliance, healthcare organizations must document regulated data’s source, accuracy, and flow.

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Compliancy Group

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Healthcare vendor compliance is one of the most important things to consider when choosing vendors for your healthcare organization; adopting a vendor compliance management strategy is essential for assessing whether or not a vendor is suitable to work with. One such contract is a HIPAA business associate agreement (BAA).

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Healthcare Blog

JUNE 7, 2022

Healthcare leaders — especially Compliance and Risk Officers and Chief Nursing Officers — have turned to automation technologies to better manage the massive volume of documents, data analysis, and security, and meet evolving compliance standards such as CMS, OIG, and other accrediting organizations such as TJC, DNV, CIHQ, and AAAHC.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 16, 2024

What You Should Know: – Healthcare professionals face a constant challenge: balancing efficient communication with patient privacy and regulatory compliance. Increased Efficiency: Speech recognition allows for faster documentation and communication, freeing up valuable time for patient interaction.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

A lack of regulatory compliance, network and technical vulnerabilities, unencrypted information, unsecured mobile devices, and weak credentials all play a part in putting a healthcare organization at risk for a data breach. Paul Banco, CEO of etherFAX    How secure is your data? How Can a Data Breach Be Prevented?

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 29, 2023

The most common error continues to be misdelivery (36 percent), whether electronic or paper documents.” These solutions also aid in enforcing compliance with regulatory standards such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), minimizing the risk of penalties and legal consequences for non-compliance.

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Medisys Compliance

AUGUST 11, 2024

Unlike other medical specialties, mental health billing has unique coding requirements, reimbursement rates, and documentation standards that therapists must navigate. Documentation Requirements Detailed documentation is necessary to support the billed services. Key Components of Mental Health Billing 1.

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Total Medical Compliance Resources

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

This course covers general procedures, handling verbal or physical threats, addressing profanity and abusive language, managing physically violent patients, post-incident documentation, breaking bad news to patients, and terminating a patient’s relationship with the practice. link] HIPAA Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Awareness Course $30.00

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 19, 2024

Streamlined Workflows: Compliance software automates many administrative tasks related to compliance management, such as tracking compliance activities, scheduling self audits and managing documentation. This saves time and reduces manual effort for all compliance team members. Are reports customizable?

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Hall Render

AUGUST 12, 2022

Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced its resolution of eleven separate investigations against covered entities for violations of the individual’s right of access under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”). Receipt of and response to such requests must be documented.

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Total Medical ComplianceHIPAA

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Selecting the right IT company for a healthcare organization is critical to safeguarding data security, regulatory compliance, and optimal operational performance. Healthcare providers need to find a partner that can meet their specific needs while maintaining high standards of compliance, particularly with regulations like HIPAA.

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Compliancy Group

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Healthcare compliance can be complicated when you factor in all the various regulatory compliance laws that apply to your business. What is a Compliance Plan in Healthcare? Internal Monitoring and Auditing Routine audits to monitor regulatory compliance ensure internal processes are compliant.

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Compliancy Group

JANUARY 22, 2024

Critical Components of a Healthcare Compliance Audit Checklist There are several necessary components in a comprehensive healthcare compliance audit checklist that help maintain adherence to regulatory standards. Documentation Review The first step in any healthcare audit is thoroughly reviewing all required documentation.

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Compliancy Group

OCTOBER 4, 2024

We also discuss how compliance software can help ensure regulatory compliance and maximize efficiency and accuracy in all your compliance activities. Coding and documentation : Assesses the accuracy and completeness of medical documents and billing codes. What is an Audit in Healthcare?

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Compliancy Group

JULY 16, 2024

It also ensures that employees know how to respond to a security incident, mitigate its impacts, document and collect evidence, and evaluate the incident to make improvements to future risk management efforts. Compliance software can streamline incident response and let you stay on top of regulatory compliance.

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Compliancy Group

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Some compliance officers turn to free resources like the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) risk assessment tool to assess their organizational compliance and risk, while others use spreadsheets or software. Contact Compliancy Group today to learn about our software , resources, and expert guidance.

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Compliancy Group

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Operational Excellence SOC 2 compliance requires organizations to establish and document comprehensive policies, procedures, and controls surrounding their information systems and data handling processes. Get the documentation you need for your CPA to evaluate your SOC 2 status. Are You SOC 2 Ready?

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Compliancy Group

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Managing third-party compliance involves thoroughly vetting these parties prior to engagement, setting clear expectations and guidelines for their conduct, regularly monitoring their activities, and taking appropriate action in case of non-compliance.

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MedTrainer

AUGUST 30, 2023

Some key compliance elements for managed care organizations include: Legal and Regulatory Compliance. These include laws related to insurance, healthcare privacy (HIPAA), billing practices, and fraud and abuse prevention. Risk management is a crucial aspect of healthcare compliance, including for MCOs.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Its applications include transmitting referrals, continuity of care documents (CCDs), and more, all while maintaining the highest level of security. Once you understand this, you can focus on which regulations have to be considered, such as HIPAA and GDPR.

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MedTrainer

APRIL 16, 2024

In healthcare, maintaining regulatory compliance is crucial for providing quality patient care and avoiding costly penalties. Healthcare compliance auditing software helps compliance managers prepare their organization for an audit.

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MedTrainer

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

An incident report is a formal document that records any unforeseen or adverse events occurring within a healthcare facility. Attach documentation: Include any relevant evidence or documentation that provides additional context or clarity to the incident. Are your compliance priorities aligned with organizational goals?

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