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Healthcare environments are prone to conflicts of interest. Healthcare is the perfect example of a complex adaptive system (CAS).These systems are prone to error on a regular basis, but, lucky for us, they’re also capable of incredible innovation, if the right conditions are created.

For the first time in 25 years, on July 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), published the first major set of proposed changes to the requirements for participation for long-term care facilities.

On July 11, 2016, Jocelyn Samuels, Director of the Office for Civil Rights announced that a Factsheet with detailed guidance for Covered Entities and Business Associates on Ransomware had been published.

Check your email, folks, because Phase Two of OCR’s HIPAA audit program has begun and selected covered entities received notification letters, yesterday, Monday, July 11, 2016.

Healthcare compliance is one of our favorite things to write, talk, or read about. We live for it. And we spend a lot of time searching the web for fantastic content and killer compliance resources.

A lot can go wrong when you conduct an audit, so preparedness is absolutely crucial. Auditing is not for the faint of heart.

You’ve probably memorized the range of civil monetary penalties that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) can assess in conjunction with settlements under the False Claims Act. That amount has been a minimum of $5,500 to a maximum of $11,000.

Risk analysis is the cornerstone of any HIPAA Security compliance program.