When we talk about independent pharmacy compliance, two topics usually come up first: HIPAA and Fraud, Waste & Abuse (FWA). And for good reasons, both are critical to protecting patients and your pharmacy. But if you own or manage an
PRS still receives many questions from non HIPAATrack Members about whether written (or electronic) Policies and Procedures are required for their Pharmacy business. These questions have typically come from Pharmacies that have purchased a Training Program or Continuing Education, or
In this blog, we will discuss one of the “rights” that HIPAA gives individuals concerning their medical records. HIPAA provides the individual with the right to access their records in a “timely” fashion. While not the most cumbersome act in
HIPAA Policies and Procedures are the foundation of your Pharmacy’s overall HIPAA Compliance and employee Training. Policies and Procedures also happen to be one of the items most often found to be missing, incomplete, or not up-to-date during investigations conducted
HIPAA Compliance can take time and money, but a breach will cost you even more money through governmental fines and in repairing the reputation and trust you may have lost with your patients and community. In some cases, you may
We wanted to write a short blog post today to cover the HIPAA and the CARES Act. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) was signed into law by President Trump on 3/27/2020. In this law, you
COVID-19. We all know what it is by now – no need to explain further. For specific information about COVID-19 from the experts, please visit the CDC website, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). In this blog, we will cover regulations and
The next area we want to discuss is breaches – the cause of most audits. Almost all covered entities may at some point face a breach in the privacy of Protected Health Information (PHI). Ultimately, by ensuring you have enacted the
Before we get into the HIPAA issues for pharmacies with regards to training, let’s just discuss HIPAA in general for a bit. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 is a federal statute that includes national standards
Is your pharmacy still using windows 7? Déjà vu! It was only 5 years ago that we saw the Windows XP’s “end of life” occur. Now, it is time for the discontinuation of Windows 7. Also note that Windows 8’s “end of
