Cyber-Attack! Are You Prepared?
Cyber-criminals and bad actor sites are evolving with tricky criminal activities that target unsuspecting healthcare workers. Ransomware attacks and other cyber-related security incidents continue to be a threat the healthcare industry, especially to electronic protected health information (ePHI) and other sensitive data. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Healthcare Cybersecurity and Communications […]
Cover Your Attestation Part 3: Monitoring, Reporting and Record Retention
In this concluding part of our Cover Your Attestation article series, we will discuss Medicare’s requirements for plan sponsors to monitor its first tier, downstream and related entities; report detected noncompliance or potential fraud, waste and abuse (FWA); and your organization’s requirement to maintain documentation and records for a period of ten years. Monitoring The […]
Cover Your Attestation Requirements: A Two-Part Series on Attestation Requirements and Training
To help organizations answer some questions that have recently been asked, we thought it would be helpful to “throwback” to our Cover Your Attestation article series. Why are insurance companies asking for Annual Compliance Attestation? What are the Medicare requirements? Are you required to complete the attestation? How can we help you with the […]
Cover Your Attestation: Exclusion Lists: Part 2
In the first part of our Cover Your Attestation article series, we discussed why insurance companies are asking for Annual Compliance Attestation. We also discussed annual Corporate Compliance training requirements. In this part, we will discuss FDRs (first-tier, downstream, and related entities) requirement for checking exclusion lists. Exclusion Lists Medicare Advantage plan sponsors are […]
Cover Your Attestation Requirements
In addition to Meaningful Use Attestation requirements, many insurance companies are asking for Annual Compliance Attestation for organizations to validate compliance with applicable requirements. The attestation process consists of completing 8 sections: 7 of the sections ensure compliance with Medicare requirements; the 8th section is for your electronic attestation and signature. Why are insurance companies […]
Corporate Wellness Programs Best Practices: Ensuring the Privacy and Security of Employee Health Information
Despite the popularity of wellness programs among employers and assurances about their security and confidentiality, more than half of workers said they are hesitant about sharing their health information, and a quarter said they wouldn’t share their data under any circumstances, according to a survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit. More than one-quarter of employees […]