tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2007 Issue 3

HIPAA ~ HIPAA Sanctions: From Warnings To Termination, You Must Show Determination

With sanctions policies, 'shame on you' just won't do. Not having a sanctions policy in place means you're not only giving potentially harmful employees free rein to make damaging HIPAA abuses -- you're also breaking the law. According to the reg, "a covered entity must have and apply appropriate sanctions against members of its workforce who fail to comply with the privacy policies and procedures of the covered entity...." That doesn't mean you have to spell out what disciplinary actions you'll take for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) non-compliance, but it does require you to create ...

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