According to a November 2023 press release from the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), Saint Joseph’s Medical Center (“Saint Joseph’s”) of New York state agreed to pay $80,000 and implement a corrective action plan in response to their unauthorized release of Protected Health Information (PHI).
BMs require pharmacies to collect patient copayments in full and any deviation from that practice may be considered fraudulent behavior, with limited exceptions.
Creon® is indicated for the treatment of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency due to cystic fibrosis, chronic pancreatitis, pancreatectomy, or other conditions. Claims for these pancreatic enzymes find themselves on audits year after year, and the audit risk has just increased as …
Adequate and thorough training is an essential component to all employee on-boarding and continued employment. One critical topic to discuss is sanctions, because the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules both require sanction policies.
According to a September 11, 2023 news release from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), “L.A. Care, the largest publicly operated health plan in the country paid $1,300,000 to settle” potential HIPAA Security Rule violations.
Now is the time to ensure staff complete their annual Fraud, Waste & Abuse and HIPAA Compliance training since the December 31st deadline will be here before we know it!
Many pharmacies have made the switch to electronic signature log capture, but paper signature logs have not gone away.
The DEA published a couple rule changes recently which pharmacies need to be aware of. In the September 2023 Newsline, the updated rule regarding partial fills for controlled substances was discussed. The other recent change published in the Federal Register was titled, Transfer of Electronic Prescription for Schedules II-V Controlled Substances Between Pharmacies for Initial Filling.
Safeguarding electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) is as important for a big Fortune 1000 company as it is for independent pharmacies.
The DEA recently updated the rule regarding partial fills of Schedule II (C-II) prescriptions. Pursuant to the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) of 2016, pharmacies are allowed to partial fill any C-II (e.g., stimulants, opioids, etc.) at the request of the prescriber, or the patient, as long as all the following criteria are met …
