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Court: HIPAA Violations are Grounds for Termination

HR Daily Advisor

The Kentucky Court of Appeals recently upheld the termination of a nurse who unintentionally disclosed a patient’s confidential health information while she was conducting a procedure. Michelle,” a registered nurse, was employed by Norton Audubon Hospital. Other patients and medical personnel were nearby. Court’s Ruling.

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5 Strategies for Efficient In-Home Healthcare Scheduling

Skedulo

Getting vital information to the person who needs it immediately can be frustrating. Version control is an ongoing problem, as there is no way to know if you have the most updated information. That’s true not only for individuals but for organizations within the healthcare industry.

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Health System’s $400K HIPAA Settlement Shows Need to Update Business Associate Agreements

HR Daily Advisor

A Rhode Island health system’s $400,000 settlement of a federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)enforcement action illustrates the importance of keeping business associate agreements (BAAs) up to date when circumstances or regulations change. HHS, on other hand, focused on the business associate relationship.

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Penalties for Benefits Noncompliance

Zenefits

HHS’s penalties increase annually under the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015. HHS’s penalties increase annually under the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015. Notification rules. History of benefits compliance. History of benefits compliance.

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Nonwork-Related Death at Work Still Must Be Reported to Cal/OSHA

HRWatchdog

Several revisions and amendments have since occurred, the last major revision happening in January 2015. Several revisions and amendments have since occurred, the last major revision happening in January 2015. Do I have to report this death to the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA)?

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The Role of the Learning Management System (LMS) in 21 CFR Part 11 Compliance – Gyrus

Gyrus

However, not all business managers in such industries fully understand the importance of adopting the use of Learning Management Systems that comply with 21 CFR Part 11 regulations. Therefore, whenever a pre-existing SOP is updated, or a new SOP is introduced, training becomes very important. This is where LMS comes into play.

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Standing up to the toughest security requirements

Qualtrics HR

At Qualtrics, we’re continuously improving and expanding our security and compliance certifications to maintain the highest standard of information security for our customers. ISO/IEC 27017:2015 outlines a code of practice for performing security controls within the cloud.