Compliance news and information

A new survey of more than 1,000 office-based physician practices expressed widespread and significant concern about the cost and the workflow burden perceived to be coming their way from the planned, nationwide rollout of the ICD-10 diagnostic and procedural codes.
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The changes driven by the reform law make it crucial that providers stay on top of a growing list of compliance issues.
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The Healthcare Financial Management Association on Sunday released new guidelines aimed at improving provider communications with patients about paying for care.
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The Obama administration is working to fill in the blanks on financial elements of the coming health insurance exchanges, including options for enrollees without bank accounts.
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Reacting to a settlement in March over the rejection of two medical school students who have hepatitis B, HHS and the Justice and Education departments have sent letters to medical, dental and nursing schools to emphasize updated nondiscrimination policies released by the Centers for Disease...
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Federal authorities have reached an $80 million settlement with the Walgreens pharmacy chain over rules violations that allowed tens of thousands of units of powerful painkillers such as oxycodone to illegally wind up in the hands of drug addicts and dealers, officials said Tuesday.
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Reversing its stance, the Obama administration said it will comply with a judge's order to allow girls of any age to buy emergency contraception without prescriptions.
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Providers realize that reimbursement for healthcare delivery is changing. The economic and cultural forces now buttressing accountable care and value-based healthcare delivery have never been stronger.
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HIPAA isn't just for healthcare providers anymore. The federal law that requires your doctor to protect your privacy soon will apply to other organizations that come in contact with patient data.
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Idaho State University agreed to pay $400,000 and adopt a corrective action plan under a settlement agreement with HHS' Office for Civil Rights at HHS over a breach of data security involving the records of about 17,500 patients at its Pocatello Family Medicine Clinic.
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