Updated Rule for CMS Quality Payment Program
Are you prepared for the changes from CMS for the Quality Payment Program? Eagle has prepared an updated rule for proposed changes through 2018.
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Molina Healthcare Online Breach Shows Need for Web Application Security
Molina Healthcare, a leading Medicaid and Affordable Care Act insurer across 12 states, recently suffered a security breach in which patient records were exposed on their online subscriber portal. The application flaw, which was present on the web for nearly a month... Read More
Data Breach at Beverly Hills Plastic Surgery Practice Highlights Need for Internal Audit and Physical Security
Approximately 15,000 documents of patients from 16 states and five countries were breached and stolen by a disgruntled employee of an LA based plastic surgery center. We review steps you can take to protect yourself from similar breaches.
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URGENT – International Ransomware Attack in Progress – Action Needed
U.S. Homeland Security and Health and Human Services have issued an urgent alert to healthcare, government and other organizations regarding an unprecedented, rapidly ransomware attack. It has infected over 10,000 organizations and 200,000 individuals worldwide.
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100 Days of HIPAA Enforcement under President Trump
It hasn’t been widely publicized, but President Trump’s administration brought five HIPAA enforcement actions, totaling $11,631,000, during his first 100 days in office. The appointment of Roger Severino as the Director, Office of Civil Rights (OCR), on... Read More
Security Risk Analysis deadline under ACI is 12/31/2017
The Security Risk Analysis (SRA) remains a requirement for the new Advancing Care Information (ACI) category of MIPS. A change enacted this year requires that the SRA be complete by 12/31/2017 under ACI, the Medicaid Meaningful Use program for physicians, and Hospital Meaningful Use programs. Practices who need outside help are advised to schedule their early to ensure that it is completed on time, and to avoid
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