Category Archives: Dental Practice

Dental Practice Compliance Programs – Essential Elements of Compliance Policies

By Fisher, JD, CHC, CCEP Should a Dental Practice Have a Compliance Program? Dental practices may not always view themselves as traditional health care compliance targets, but practices that ignore compliance obligations can take on unnecessary regulatory, billing, and enforcement … Continue reading

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Dental Practice Compliance Programs

By Fisher, JD, CHC, CCEP Should a Dental Practice Have a Compliance Program? Dental practices may not always view themselves as traditional health care compliance targets, but practices that ignore compliance obligations can take on unnecessary regulatory, billing, and enforcement … Continue reading

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Health Care Compliance Resource Portal Launched by OIG

By Fisher, JD, CHC, CCEP Office Inspector General Launches New Compliance Resource Portal by John H. Fisher, II, JD, CHC, CCEP OIG Compliance Portal: Centralized Health Care Compliance Resources for Providers What the OIG Compliance Portal Adds At a recent … Continue reading

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Medical Alerts – HIPAA Implications of Flagging Patient Records

By Fisher, JD, CHC, CCEP OCR Resolution Highlights HIPAA Risk From Visible AIDS Status Alerts on Patient Records Dental Practice Required to Change How It Displays Medical Alert Information Patient Complaint Prompts OCR Review of Red “AIDS” Stickers on Chart … Continue reading

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