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Important Update: FTC Clarifies Health Breach Notification Rule- Healthcare Apps and Vendors Are Included

Important Update: FTC Clarifies Health Breach Notification Rule- Healthcare Apps and Vendors Are Included

by Susan Walberg | Sep 23, 2021 | Compliance

By Susan Walberg, JD MPA CHC As I have written in previous articles about HIPAA and health-tech, many apps in the marketplace have been largely unregulated with respect to the privacy and security of healthcare data. In order for healthcare-related apps to be...
Healthcare Apps and Data Privacy/Security Risks

Healthcare Apps and Data Privacy/Security Risks

by Susan Walberg | Aug 26, 2021 | Compliance Blog

By Susan Walberg, JD MPA CHC Healthcare apps have become increasingly prevalent, with people using them for counting steps, monitoring their calories, or linking to various medical devices, to name just a few examples. Since the COVID outbreak, however, and the...
HIPAA, COVID, and Your Privacy

HIPAA, COVID, and Your Privacy

by Susan Walberg | Jul 30, 2021 | Compliance, COVID, Education, Healthcare

Although HIPAA (The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) has been around for a long time, the COVID epidemic has spawned a slew of misunderstandings, disinformation, and erroneous claims about the law’s reach and impact. People have raised...
Telemedicine: Fraud and Abuse During the COVID Pandemic

Telemedicine: Fraud and Abuse During the COVID Pandemic

by Susan Walberg | Apr 5, 2021 | Compliance, Education, Healthcare

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it huge challenges for people all over the world; not only the obvious health-related concerns but also shutdowns, unemployment, financial difficulties, and a variety of lifestyle changes as a result. When the COVID pandemic...
The Department of Justice Issues New Guidance for Evaluating Compliance Programs, including Mergers and Acquisitions

The Department of Justice Issues New Guidance for Evaluating Compliance Programs, including Mergers and Acquisitions

by Susan Walberg | Jun 9, 2020 | Compliance Blog

By Susan Walberg, JD MPA CHC As Private Equity companies and healthcare organizations move to grow or consolidate practices and organizations, one area of due diligence that is often overlooked is the evaluation of the compliance program and the compliance risks that...
Coronavirus: 5 Compliance Issues to Watch

Coronavirus: 5 Compliance Issues to Watch

by Susan Walberg | Mar 18, 2020 | Compliance, Compliance Blog, Healthcare

By Susan Walberg The Coronavirus pandemic is all over the news, and is affecting us all, especially those in healthcare on the front lines. For those of us who are responsible for compliance, there are many new challenges, issues, and questions that arise as this...
Merging or Growing Practices: Top 4 Compliance Issues to Consider

Merging or Growing Practices: Top 4 Compliance Issues to Consider

by Susan Walberg | Feb 25, 2020 | Compliance, Education, Healthcare, Leadership, Physicians

There is a lot of activity in the healthcare space these days. Venture capital companies getting involved with various lines of healthcare, smaller practices merging or growing, adding lines of business or services…it is easy to overlook certain compliance...
On Being Grateful for the Bad Guys

On Being Grateful for the Bad Guys

by Susan Walberg | Feb 18, 2020 | Compliance, Education, Healthcare, Leadership

We hear all the time about the people in our world who are effective leaders, and how great the impact of such people can be on our lives and careers. In fact, one item just posted here on LinkedIn reminded me of this topic and of my own personal experiences with one...

Retaliation: More Common Than You Think

by Susan Walberg | Feb 11, 2020 | Compliance, Healthcare, Leadership, Risks

Retaliation is one of my favorite topics, not because I like the act of retaliation (of course!), but because it is so often misunderstood and I think it’s critical to provide education on this issue. No matter where I go, retaliation is relevant, and usually if...

What You Don’t Know CAN Hurt You: Small Practice Compliance Challenges

by Susan Walberg | Feb 1, 2020 | Compliance, Education, Healthcare, Leadership

As I have worked with a variety of physician practice groups and other smaller healthcare organizations, I have seen repeatedly that there are compliance gaps that can become expensive if left unattended. The Practice Administrators aren’t being deliberately...
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  • Important Update: FTC Clarifies Health Breach Notification Rule- Healthcare Apps and Vendors Are Included
  • Healthcare Apps and Data Privacy/Security Risks
  • HIPAA, COVID, and Your Privacy
  • Telemedicine: Fraud and Abuse During the COVID Pandemic
  • The Department of Justice Issues New Guidance for Evaluating Compliance Programs, including Mergers and Acquisitions
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