Feb 23, 2017 | HSN, MACRA, Risk Assessment
Congress may be poised to roll back the Affordable Care Act, but HIPAA and MACRA, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid’s (CMS) new model for reimbursements, are as certain to remain as death and taxes. Moreover, MACRA and HIPAA go hand in hand. ...
Feb 8, 2017 | HSN, Meaningful Use
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services extended the deadline for Meaningful Use requirements for providers participating in the Medicare EHR Incentive program. The new deadline is March 13, 2017, a two-week extension from the previous Feb. 28 deadline,...
Feb 7, 2017 | HSN, Security Training
We are excited to announce that the HIPAA training classes have been updated for 2017. The update includes the HIPAA Security and Privacy classes for both HIPAA Covered Entities and Business Associates. More engaging The training now utilizes more multimedia, video...
Jan 18, 2017 | HSN, Policies and Procedures, Risk Assessment
In the January, 2017 edition of the OCR Cyber Newsletter (PDF), OCR gives guidance to what is required from Covered Entities and Business Associate regarding auditing / monitoring of access to PHI. Covered Entities and Business Associates should make sure that they...
Jan 6, 2017 | HSN, Meaningful Use, Risk Assessment
We frequently get asked about the timing of when a Security Risk Assessment (SRA) needs to be performed for Meaningful Use. So here is some guidance: SRA for Meaningful Use A SRA needs to be performed before a provider attests for Meaningful Use. According to...
Dec 23, 2016 | Breach, HSN, Security Training
According to a Verizon study, data breaches at Small and Midsize Businesses (SMBs) occur more frequently than at larger companies. Another study found that the impact of a SMB breach could be devastating to the business. Find out more about the leading cause of SMB...
