tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2024 Issue Q1
Compliance: Make Sure Fairness Marks Sanction Policy
Tip: Ensure employees receive training equivalent to their duties. Data breaches are serious. When one occurs, an organization’s mitigation duty isn’t limited to retrieving the records and stopping the incident. You’ll also need to rely on a sanction policy. Your mitigation efforts must extend to the sanctions you levy on staffers who cause inappropriate protected health information (PHI) disclosures under HIPAA, regardless of their intent. Read on for advice on developing a sanction policy for your organization. Check Out This Sanction Definition According to the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR), a sanction policy is &ldquo...
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