Emily, I can't comment on any training specific to health care, but in general I would say that your training program should be an outgrowth... more
I am new to the world of Compliance and would appreciate any guidance on getting the training and education program started and up to date... more
Rita, Thanks! When you check annually, is this on an established date? For example if you check annually on Feb 22...this would also include... more
We currently check at hire, and then once annually for all staff. more
Mahmood, My guess is that these OCR audits will result in REACTION with its associated fall out...and then it's anyone's guess as to how... more
Frank, you are correct on your assumption. At the Iowa Health System we currently do the screening quarterly. We have discussed going to... more
...and you may want to check if your Notice of Privacy Practices includes enough information or a description on how these photographs may... more
I suspect that plenty of privacy, compliance, and security officers are worried and frustrated with the lack of organizational funding and... more
Reality check... I'm finding that the majority of organizations I am dealing with review their employee listings against the OIG, EPLS,... more
We include lanuage regarding photographs in our general consen more
Phyllis brings up an interesting comment but I don't subscribe so much to it being a "MONEY MONEY MONEY" situation (and the nice thing is... more
Toni, I can think of several reasons why patients would object to this practice. It is also not necessary, as some will likely indicate.... more
Doug, I think the answer is MONEY, MONEY, MONEY, and interest at the C-Suite level. Those responsible for coordinating privacy and security... more
Doug, To some degree I have to guess the answer is related to the fact as to why a significant number of covered entities have not either... more
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