Margaret Scavotto, JD, CHC

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Seven tips for using Corporate Compliance and Ethics Week to support a culture of compliance

Copyright 2018 Compliance Today Magazine, a publication of the Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA).

Copyright 2018 Compliance Today Magazine, a publication of the Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA).

A nurse aide, lab tech, medical assistant – or any other healthcare employee – is new on the job. They are excited about their new position and decide to take a selfie to memorialize the occasion, then send it off to Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat, with the click of a button, in under 20 seconds. What could go wrong?

CMS recently issued guidance to its state surveyors, explaining that nursing home resident abuse occurs when staff take pictures or recordings “in a way that would demean or humiliate a resident(s).” That’s just common sense.... And yet, any provider who has attempted any degree of social media compliance knows this is a real problem.

Compliance officers who talk to their staff about the right and wrong way to use these platforms have a far better chance of protecting their patients and staying out of the headlines.

With OIG & CMS scrutiny of claims at an all-time high, it is time to assess your compliance program

Silos are for farmers – not health care organizations.

At most healthcare facilities, the compliance officer is very busy, as are the administrator, privacy officer, security officer, and the person in charge of purchasing and contracting. These people wear many hats, and don't have time to collaborate - or the organization doesn't have processes in place to facilitate collaboration.

Does this sound familiar? This scenario is common, perhaps even the norm. It's also very risky from a compliance standpoint. Here are some examples of what can… Show more

At most healthcare facilities, the compliance officer is very busy, as are the administrator, privacy officer, security officer, and the person in charge of purchasing and contracting. These people wear many hats, and don't have time to collaborate - or the organization doesn't have processes in place to facilitate collaboration.

Does this sound familiar? This scenario is common, perhaps even the norm. It's also very risky from a compliance standpoint. Here are some examples of what can go wrong when the compliance officer is left out of business decisions at a nursing home. Show less

This week, Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center made national news after hackers shut down their computer system and demanded $3.4 million in bitcoins in ransom to unlock it. MPA spoke with Montez Fitzpatrick, Director of Information Security and Compliance for Keystone IT, about what providers can learn from this incident.

2015 saw a lot of HIPAA privacy and security enforcement. Let’s take a look at what these settlements can teach us about our own HIPAA compliance programs, and make 2016 a good year.

Privacy Officers are spending more and more time conducting HIPAA breach analyses on employee social media posts. Here’s 5 posts your Privacy Officer really does not want to see:

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