Compliance Checkup: Part One: Does Your Practice Need to Comply with the General Data Protection Regulation?
on September 10, 2019
I'd like to introduce you to my colleague, Craig Horbus, a partner at Brouse McDowell. He's actually a superhero without a cape — he helps companies of all sizes and in all industries address data security issues....
Compliance Checkup: Affirmative Action: Is your health care entity subject to affirmative action laws?
on August 27, 2019
Have you ever seen a section in a contract that reads something like this? "[Your company] shall abide by the equal employment opportunity and affirmative action requirements set forth in 41 C.F.R. Part 60-1.4(a), 41 C.F.R. Part 60-250.5(a) and Part 60-300.5(a), and 41 C.F.R. Part 60-741.5(a)."...
Compliance Checkup: Handling Reimbursement from Non-Contracted Payors
on August 6, 2019
I'd like to introduce you to my colleague, Nick Kopcho, the reimbursement guru of the Brouse Health Care Practice Group. He's been handling issues with insurance companies since the beginning of his career, and he's a guest author today to discuss a very important topic: getting paid....
Compliance Checkup: Mastering HIPAA Part 4 - Mailing Protected Health Information
on July 18, 2019
Hackers and electronic data breaches dominate news stories when it comes to HIPAA breaches. But have you thought about your practice or facility's vulnerabilities when sending protected health information in the mail? In one of many examples of a mailing gone wrong, an insurance company sent notices regarding treatment of its members to the wrong addresses and the insurance company had to take remedial measures under an agreement with the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) in 2018....
Compliance Checkup: Have You Updated Your Operating Agreements In Response to the Revised Partnership Audit Rules?
on July 2, 2019
I'd like to introduce you to my colleague, Libby Yeargin, the Co-Chair of the Corporate & Securities Practice Group at Brouse McDowell. By day, she enjoys serving as outside general counsel and trusted advisor to businesses of varying size, scope and industry. By night, she's the master at escape rooms, having successfully solved nearly every escape room in Northeast Ohio. Ask her about that sometime and maybe she will share her secrets! Today she's a guest author for Compliance Checkup to tell you about the revised partnership audit rules for limited liability companies (LLCs). If your organization is an LLC, be sure to read on!...