An October 2018 story in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports on a $1.8 million fine that an I/DD agency and its pharmacy subsidiaries in PA will pay for dispensing drugs for legitimate medical needs but without valid prescriptions. Read the full story here.
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Dear providers, It’s important for you to know that HIPAA compliance covers the cybersecurity measures necessary for EVV. That information is straight from an email issued by ANCOR, which cites the EVV legislation as its source, along with Tim Hill, the Director of CMCS. Last year, as a service to our members, OPRA partnered with
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Key Point: If you don’t document it, you can’t prove you have followed privacy regulations — meaning you could face penalties. Security policies and procedures are mandated under the Health Information Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA), and the regs are very specific about the policies and procedures you need to implement. Through your documentation of
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At the start of each new year, it is always good to look back at federal settlements under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). That is how you know matters most to the Feds in terms of privacy enforcement. From 2017, here is a short list of key messages to providers: It’s your
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