by Natoshia Erickson | Healthcare
You’ve received notice that you’re going to be audited by the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) for HIPAA privacy and security compliance. First thing you need to do… don’t panic! Companies survive HIPAA audits all the time. In fact, about 31% of all audits result...
by Natoshia Erickson | Healthcare
CMS has announced the launch of their first Rural Health Strategy aimed at reducing regulatory burden and improving access to care for rural patients. This strategy is part of a larger framework for CMS, to put patients first and address the deficiencies of care for...
by Natoshia Erickson | Healthcare
A new case-mix classification system to reward value, not volume. The research community has been calling on CMS to modernize the payment model under the skilled nursing facilities prospective payment system (SNF PPS) for years; citing that the current system...
