Dec 11, 2017 | HSN, Policies and Procedures
HIPAA is often described as dealing with CIA – the Confidentiality, Integrity and Access to patient records. In the past, access to patient records often required a written request, accompanied by a response in the mail that could take several weeks. However, in...
Nov 13, 2017 | Breach, HSN, Risk Assessment
While mobile devices play a major role in how we stay connected to the world in our personal lives, they are also becoming increasingly popular in our work environments. Not only are mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets and laptops convenient in the workplace,...
Oct 31, 2017 | HSN, MACRA, MIPS
This is a guest post by Pawan Jindal of MyMIPSScore and originally appeared at the MyMIPSScore Blog In our last blog we discussed an overview of MIPS submission process. As promised, we are very excited today to announce the availability of a new feature of...
Oct 30, 2017 | Breach, HSN, ransomware, Security Training
By now I’m sure you’ve heard that when it comes to information security, employees are the weakest link. Organizations often emphasize that despite any security measures they put in place to protect their infrastructure, all it takes is one employee who is not...
Oct 26, 2017 | HSN, MACRA, MIPS
This is a guest post by Pawan Jindal of MyMIPSScore and originally appeared at the MyMIPSScore Blog It is hard to believe that we are already in the last quarter of 2017. Even as the first year of MIPS winds down, complaints about how complicated MIPS is, continue to...
Oct 23, 2017 | HSN, MACRA
Prolonging the process of figuring out quality measures under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) and increasing scores for the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) could put medical practices at a competitive disadvantage....
