The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), has announced a settlement with Manasa Health Center, LLC.  This settlement is the culmination of a complaint lodged with the OCR in April 2020. The complaint...

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is a government agency that ensures safe and healthy working conditions by enforcing standards and regulations. If OSHA shows up at your healthcare or dental facility it's probably for an inspection. Here are steps...

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Hopefully your 2023 is off to a great start, but February is just around the corner already and that means unwanted solicitations threatening fines for non-compliance of posting requirements like OSHA's Form 300 and other labor posters. First off, anything that’s required...

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One of the most common questions we receive is to explain the difference between the two HIPAA regulations. Although the Privacy and Security Rule work together, they’re distinct have have a unique purpose. In a nutshell, the HIPAA Privacy Rule...

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 One of the more difficult concepts of hearing loss is that it’s referred to as a “cumulative and additive” phenomenon. It’s a slow process that usually results from small exposures over a long period of time. Due to this incremental...

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