tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2017 Issue 9

Clip And Save: Keep this HIPAA Breach Primer Handy to Avoid Notification No-Nos

Hint: Failure to notify your patients of a PHI breach early on can get you in hot water. As the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) continues to pursue breached practices with a vengeance, 2017 is ramping up to surpass 2016’s compliance woes. Proper notification after a violation is identified can help lessen the financial penalty. Nuts and bolts: When you expose your patients’ PHI, whether accidentally or purposely, you violate HIPAA. And if you don’t report the breach according to the rules set forth by the HHS and the OCR, you could get nicked for willful...

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