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Primary Care Physicians and ACOs – Should You Join?
Primary Care Physicians and ACOs ACO Series: Part 2 ACOs are groups of clinicians and organizations that band together to save Medicare money by keeping beneficiaries...
Free Download! Redlined MIPS 2020 Proposed Rule
CMS released the MIPS 2020 Proposed Rule a few weeks ago and Eagle Consulting Partners is proud to provide a redlined version showing changes from 2019. Our intent in...
HITRUST Certification: Our New Partnership with Drummond Group
The Drummond Group is proud to support the Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST) CSF framework as one of its first CSF Assessors beginning in 2010.The HITRUST CSF...
BREAKING: 2020 MIPS Proposed Rule!
BREAKING NEWS: CMS Releases the 2020 MIPS Proposed Rule! CMS released the 2020 proposed rule for the MIPS program yesterday. Here are the key details: Performance...
Breaking: Costly Ransomware Targeting Local Governments
Ransomware attacks target local governments, resulting in hundreds of thousands of dollars in ransom payments and tens of millions in financial impacts. Protect your agency.
Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008? Time To Upgrade!
Microsoft is ending support for Windows 7, Server 2008, and Server 2008 R2 operating systems in January 2020. Upgrade to modern operating systems this year to avoid security vulnerabilities.
What is an ACO?
Medicare incentivizes providers to lower spending through participation as an ACO in the Medicare Shared Savings Program.
EHRs can Kill Patients
Ten years after the EHR-promoting HITECH Act was passed, many EHRs still struggle with functionality, are not user friendly, don’t “talk to each other”, and even malfunction, according to Fortune and Kaiser Health News. Most of of the time, these issues merely result in frustration among physicians and staff. The Fortune/Kaiser article makes clear that EHR problems are resulting in outcomes far worse — including patient injury, permanent disability and even death. Effective risk analyses will factor the impact of EHR errors.
10 Cybersecurity Basics for Small Practices
Small medical practices are not immune from cyberattacks, but complex defensive recommendations can seem overwhelming. Here we break down our top 10 list of cybersecurity basics that will help small practices protect themselves from data breaches and other cybersecurity risks.
Portuguese Hospital Fined For GDPR Violations
In October 2018, a Portuguese hospital was fined 400,000 euros for 3 GDPR violations. The violations stem from the hospital’s alleged improper data access controls, failure to apply basic technical and organizational safeguards to prevent access to personal data, and failure to test the safeguards that ensure the security of data processing. The hospital is contesting the decision.
More Health Data Breaches Coming, 2018 Data Suggests
15 million health data records breached in 2018. “At least one breach per day.” We highlight the challenges so you don’t become a statistic!
HIPAA/GDPR Policy Templates Now Available!
With the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in effect, US-based healthcare organizations and HIPAA business associates who handle data of European Union citizens may have to comply with GDPR and HIPAA simultaneously. Our comprehensive and customizable HIPAA and GDPR policy templates help you comply with both.
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