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On a recent bright and sunny Monday afternoon, I took the sixteen-minute BART ride from Oakland - where I was doing some work - into downtown San Francisco. I went to several places where people who are homeless tend to congregate.
What I saw made me wonder. Do we realize that if we do nothing, up to half of the people who are chronically homeless are likely to die in the next ten years?
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Join us Tuesday, June 4th
7:30-9:30 a.m. as we explore....
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Is Your HIPAA Program on Auto-Pilot?
Security Rule Requires Continuous Oversight
Most healthcare providers automatically think about privacy issues when the HIPAA law comes to mind and seem to have gone on 'auto-pilot' when it comes to protecting privacy. It's not uncommon to see offices being mindful of the visibility of computer screens and paper medical records. They are generally careful not to leave PHI face-up in high-traffic areas, they limit 'hallway conferences' about patients, and some have even gone a little overboard, removing patient names from files and sign-in systems.
However, because of the benefits (financial, operational and quality of care) and proliferation of electronic mechanisms for receiving, creating, maintaining and transmitting PHI, the need for additional and specific protection is very great. In addition, the growing use of wireless networks and mobile devices, such as laptops, smartphones and tablets which allow providers to access PHI, mandates a whole host of other security processes that cannot be ignored.
The HIPAA Privacy Rule does contain some basic security provisions, and its guidelines cover all types of PHI, but a great number of providers don't realize that a separate and more complex HIPAA Security Rule added specific provisions for protecting the confidentiality, integrity and availability of electronic PHI.
Click HERE to read more.
Source: AskCCG.com
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US Senate Confirms Tavenner as Medicare/Medicaid Chief
In a rare show of bipartisanship on a healthcare issue, senators voted 91-7 to back President Barack Obama's nominee for administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), an $820 billion agency that oversees the bulk of federal healthcare spending and healthcare reform.
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Yahoo! News
Latest Medicare Takedown is One of the Biggest
Of 89 individuals charged nationally, 24 were from South Florida. Of the $223 million in fraudulent billing nationally, $45.3 million was in South Florida.
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Kevin Gale, South Florida Business Journal
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Asset Protection Q & A 
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What are the dangers of simply hiding my assets - perhaps in some offshore jurisdiction - and not revealing these assets to my creditor?
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That's a common mistake. One must never confuse secrecy or concealing assets with asset protection, though to discourage lawsuits, financial privacy can sometimes be helpful. A judgment creditor can compel you to disclose your finances under oath.
You can't then rely on secrecy. Once under oath you must truthfully disclose your assets. It's perjury to lie to conceal your assets. You want honest protection. With a good plan you can fully disclose your assets, confident that they'll stay creditor-proof. A judgment creditor is entitled to full and honest answers about your present and past assets.
Source: The Presser Law Firm
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