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Emergency Operations Plans – Your Best Defense

Emergency Operations Plans – Your Best Defense

by Healthcare Compliance | Feb 24, 2021 | Compliance, Risk

An emergency operations plan (EOP) is your best defense against a disaster, lawsuit, and repetitional damage. In 2017, CMS outlined to17 healthcare entities that to participate in CMS, they must have a plan. Though physician practices are not part of the 17, it is...
First Proposed HIPAA Privacy Rules Changes in 8 Years

First Proposed HIPAA Privacy Rules Changes in 8 Years

by Healthcare Compliance | Feb 24, 2021 | Audit, Compliance

In a response to the healthcare community’s desire to lessen the administrative burden on HIPAA covered entities, the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) issued a request of information (RFI) in December of 2018. Two years later, after this RFI comment period closed, the OCR...
Welcome to HCN ELEMENTS, our publication of information and insights on the everchanging regulatory compliance landscape.

Welcome to HCN ELEMENTS, our publication of information and insights on the everchanging regulatory compliance landscape.

by Healthcare Compliance | Feb 24, 2021 | Audit, Compliance, Governance, Risk

ELEMENTS may seem like an unusual name for a newsletter but for us, the word is pretty much of a North Star. We use the “7 Elements of Compliance “to guide everything we do. A little history by way of explanation. In the mid 1990’s the CDC, OSHA and other government...
Lessons Learned from the First Wave of COVID: How to Navigate the Second Wave and Implement Lasting Changes to Benefit your Practice

Lessons Learned from the First Wave of COVID: How to Navigate the Second Wave and Implement Lasting Changes to Benefit your Practice

by Healthcare Compliance | Feb 2, 2021 | Compliance, Risk

When the COVID-19 pandemic reached our shores, it instantly changed the way we lived and worked.  Many businesses were shuttered, and most people have yet to return to their offices since the March 2020 lockdowns. Virtual meetings, remote learning and limited socially...
As the Feds Get Tough on Workplace Safety, HCN Can Help Your Practice Stay Compliant

As the Feds Get Tough on Workplace Safety, HCN Can Help Your Practice Stay Compliant

by Healthcare Compliance | Jan 28, 2021 | Audit, Compliance, Governance

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid services has recently proposed dramatic changes to the evaluation and management (E/M) guidelines and payment methodology.

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid services has recently proposed dramatic changes to the evaluation and management (E/M) guidelines and payment methodology.

by Healthcare Compliance | Feb 22, 2019 | Compliance

The proposed rule includes a single payment for new and established patient office visits, elimination of the history and physical examination documentation requirements, and heightened emphasis on the medical decision-making (MDM) and time elements....
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