by Gary Pritts | Mar 25, 2014 | HIPAA
In just under 3 weeks, Microsoft will end the Windows XP era ending support for both Windows XP and Microsoft Office 2003 on April 8, 2014. Most Microsoft products have a life cycle of about a decade, but these two products have been around longer. What prompted the... Read More
by Gary Pritts | Mar 14, 2014 | HIPAA
At HIMSS 2014, James Robnet, IRS Special Agent in charge of the IRS Tampa, FL field office, presented an update regarding IRS tax fraud and how fraudsters present data breach risks to hospitals, physicians and other health providers. When conducting a meaningful use... Read More
by Gary Pritts | Mar 11, 2014 | HIPAA
HIPAA Compliance among items to be scrutinized in upcoming HRSA Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Audits At the Ohio Association of Community Health Centers (OACHC) Annual Conference today, Jacki Leifer of Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell presented about... Read More
by Gary Pritts | Mar 10, 2014 | HIPAA
Evaluating the Potential Impact of a HIPAA Security Breach in Your Risk Analysis HIMSS 2014 included multiple presentations and updates regarding breach risk. Attorney Tatiana Melnik of Melnik Legal presented an update on civil actions which provides important... Read More
by Gary Pritts | Mar 7, 2014 | CMS Quality Payment Programs
Several officials from CMS spoke at HIMSS 2014 in Orlando regarding meaningful use audits. Approximately 5% of both physician and hospital providers are being audited, and these audits are split about 50/50 between post-payment and pre-payment audits. “Document,... Read More
