Week 2 Healthcare Compliance homework: Why does CLIA matter to patient? It matters to a patient because Laboratory tests have to be done properly and they have to be certified by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. The accuracy of the Lab tests that are done could be life or death for the person they are doing them for. If the test is done wrong or the measurements off then it could affect the person for whom is being treated. These tests are being done for diagnosis, treatment
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Sunshine State Medical Billing Service Legal Issues in Business BUSI 561-D05 LUO 12/16/2011 This paper explores the legal challenges faced when forming and operating the Sunshine State Medical Billing Service. The legal issues surrounding the business will be analyzed using a business law perspective, as well as a Christian worldview. This legal business plan was prepared by Karri-Marie Baskin, Suzanne Ludikhuize, Renada Manning, Susan Schaeffer, and Dixie Wallace. Executive Summary
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Riordan Corporate Compliance Plan LAW/531 October 2012 University of Phoenix Riordan Corporate Compliance Plan The Corporate Compliance Plan will provide standard of conduct for the internal operations of the company to limit and reduce violations of the law within an organization. The plan is to reduce negative events from becoming legal liabilities. Definitions The people involved in this Compliance Plan are any person who is involved in business activities and transactions within
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report of offices should be conducted to ensure security policies and procedures are followed. Security Management Currently, PFCH has a Chief Compliance Officer in place to ensure the hospital meets all laws and regulations regarding patient privacy. The CCO is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining a system-wide Corporate Compliance program. The COO also oversees the Security Officer, the Director of Medical Records and the Director of Q.A. / Risk Management. In addition to
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health care provider who transmits health information in electronic form in connection with transactions for which the Secretary of Health and Human Services has adopted standards under HIPAA. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, was enacted on August 21, 1996. Sections 261 through 264 of HIPAA require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to publicize standards for the electronic exchange, privacy and security of health information. The Privacy Rule set a national standard
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The Current Healthcare Environment The healthcare environment today faces challenges that it has never seen before. The industry is under attack from every possible direction from cost containment, HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act) compliance, lack of stability, to an uncertain future. After trying various managed care techniques and concepts the onus to contain costs is now on the healthcare consumer. Concepts such as defined contribution mutated into
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IRB. * List the IRB requirements for conducting research involving human subjects. * Describe the types of IRB review. * Describe the process of working with the IRB. * Identify other regulations and regulatory groups that require compliance based on the type of research being conducted. IRB Role, Authority, and Composition The Role of the IRB An Institutional Review Board (IRB) is a review committee established to help protect the rights and welfare of human research subjects. Regulations
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Policy Augmentation Process Due to the fact that both HIPAA and HITECH are non-prescriptive security frameworks HITRUST common security framework (CSF) was leveraged to augment the Heart-Healthy Insurance Information Security Policy. Moreover, HITRUST CSF was chosen as it maps to various other information security frameworks applicable to Heart-Healthy Insurance Company (i.e. HIPAA, HITECH, PCI, ISO 27000-series, etc.). Furthermore, CSF compliance worksheet is an intelligent tool that allows for control
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ABSTRACT An organization’s information security program needs structure in order be successfully to protect its sensitive/confidential data from falling into the hands of its adversaries. There are many methods available to an adversary for breaching an Information System security protection barrier in any organization today. One of the main goals of adversaries is to obtain data illegally from an organization or user. A data breach may occur when there is a loss, theft, or other unauthorized access
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Quiz 6 1. Define an SLA and state why it is required in a risk adverse Organization? A service level agreement (SLA) is a document that identifies an expected level of performance. It identifies the minimum uptime or the maximum downtime. Organizations use SLAs as contracts between a service provider and a customer. An SLA can identify monetary penalties if the terms are not met. If your organization has SLAs with other organizations, these should be included in the risk management review. You
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