Imposition of sanctions for violations of compliance policies is a requirement of OIG and HIPAA regulations, but reinforcement of positive ...
Information System Activity Review
HIPAA’s Security Rule requires in paragraph 164.308(a)(1)(ii)(D) that covered entities “Implement procedures to regularly review records of ...
Cyberattack on Change Healthcare
In late February of this year, Change Healthcare, a unit of UnitedHealthcare Group (UHG), experienced a large-scale cyberattack. With UHG being ...
MIPS Assistance from HiQ
We are often asked whether we can assist with MIPS (Merit-based Incentive Payment System) reporting and although we cannot, we can now offer a ...
OCR Emphasizes Importance of Sanctions Policies
HHS’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued a bulletin underlining the importance of maintaining and implementing an effective sanctions ...
Securing Smartphones
Personal devices, especially smartphones, are often neglected when considering the ways that electronic protected health information (EPHI) is ...