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Corporate TIPS and Compliance Checkup: CCPA v. HIPAA - CCPA Gets Tested in the Health Care Space
on April 16, 2020
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) has been in effect since January 2020, and is still the most stringent of all state laws regarding personally identifiable information (PII). The CCPA exempts some protected health information (PHI) from its requirements. Although there is no blanket exemption for health care providers, most of these providers are familiar with similar data privacy requirements under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). There is no private right of action for an individual under HIPAA for data breaches. The CCPA on the other hand, does provide such an action, which is why the state law is one of the more powerful privacy laws....
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Compliance Checkup: An Effective Compliance Program - Open Communication Lines, An Ounce of Prevention
on March 10, 2020
Communication is the key to success in employee-employer relationships. It's also much easier said than done because it takes a lot of time. The Department of Justice (DOJ) and Office of Inspector General (OIG) have established that one element of determining compliance program effectiveness is to have open lines of communication....
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Compliance Checkup: Is Your HIPAA Compliance Plan Effective?
on January 21, 2020
For most healthcare companies, compliance has been top of mind since HIPAA laws were enacted in the 1990's. While some may still be struggling to develop a plan, most have had one in place for some time. However, 2020 is not the year to rest in the fact that your health care practice has a compliance plan....
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Compliance Checkup: Your 2020 Compliance Checklist
on December 10, 2019
As a new year and a new decade approach, let's recap the major 2019 compliance issues and events that will carry into 2020. Ready your practice or facility with this compliance checklist....
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Compliance Checkup: Are You Ready for Price Transparency?
on November 19, 2019
Two new rules — one proposed and one final — were issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) last week that effectuate President Trump's promise to provide health care consumers with more transparency in their health care decisions. In doing so, the President's goal is to allow for more competition in the market among hospitals, group health insurance plans, and health insurance companies....