OIG Releases Compliance Guidance for Nursing Facilities
By Marisol Cooke Director, Moss Adams Health Care Consulting Practice
By Kim Hodson
Senior Manager, Moss Adams Health Care Consulting Practice
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued new Nursing Facility Industry Segment-Specific Compliance Program Guidance tailored to the nursing facility industry. This update emphasizes the need for nursing facilities to strengthen their compliance efforts to align with federal and state health care laws and regulations.
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"Security! Security!" HHS Proposes Updates to HIPAA’s Security Rule
By Erica ErmanAttorney, Dickinson Wright PLLC
Can you remember healthcare security 20+ years ago? It seems like a different world from now. Believe it or not, the HIPAA Security Rule has barely changed since it was first enacted in 2003 and has been long overdue for a significant remodel. Read on for highlights of the proposed new Security Rule and action items.
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Exponential Futility
By Craig B. GarnerFounder, Garner Health Law Corporation
Humanity has created a special place in the cosmos. Within the universe as we understand it, each of the 8.2 billion individuals on this flat Earth exists as the functional equivalent of a spec on the back of a 150-ton, 98 foot blue whale, which in turn is just another spec on an even larger animal, magnified by some exponent of a googolplex (1 followed by 100 zeros). Yet even knowing its rightful place in the universe, medical science saw fit to identify a specific mental disorder, DSM-301.81 (narcissistic personality disorder), defined as a pervasive pattern of grandiosity. DSM-301.81 may be proof that sentient beings do not exist beyond the firmament, as that which happens in and around our minds consumes all kinetic and/or possible galactic energy.
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Health Plan Financial Reports for California and Washington State
By David PeelPublisher and Editor, Healthcare News
We recently updated our financial reporting for health plans in California and Washington State. Click on the links below to see the numbers.