We are noticing an increasing trend of websites that are requesting patient data in a way this is unsecure and in violation of HIPAA. We are seeing this more with home health / home care, and the problem is largely associated with one very popular company providing home health websites. Web pages that require enhanced […]
A High Prevalence of Home Health Websites Collecting Data Illegally and Without Needed Security
May 11, 2014March 25, 2014 This is a vignette of how one home health agency handled a competitor that was giving extravagant gifts. The names of the agencies have been changed. Home Health Care Agency A had ongoing concerns about a competitor that was giving extravagant luncheons and gifts larger than the OIG will permit. Medical professionals had […]
The practice of health care providers giving valuable gifts and throwing parties for referral sources presents considerable risk. Scrutiny from the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) and other policing bodies is at an all-time high. Here we provide a quick summary of some rules set out by Stark Law, anti-kickback laws, and the Office […]