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Best Practices for Safeguarding Protected Health Information in Inclement Weather

As the East Coast prepares for the arrival of Hurricane Matthew, covered entities and business associates should take the opportunity to remind their workforce members to safeguard protected health information (PHI) that is...more

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4 Key Requirements of CMS’ New Emergency Preparedness Rule

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In an effort to establish consistent emergency preparedness requirements, increase patient safety, and ensure coordinated responses to catastrophes, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Emergency...more

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Polsinelli Podcasts - What Health Care Providers Need to Know About Ebola Preparedness

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As the Ebola epidemic continues to grow in West Africa, hospitals across the U.S. are putting protocols in place to prepare themselves in the event that an Ebola patient is admitted to their facility. We’ve already seen...more

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CMS’s Civil Defense Won’t Let You Hide Under Your Desk

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have proposed new emergency preparedness requirements for healthcare providers and suppliers. These new requirements are designed to address the effect of a broad range of...more

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CMS Proposes Extensive Emergency Preparedness Rules

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On December 26, 2013, CMS proposed emergency preparedness rules in the form of conditions of participation and conditions of coverage. These rules would apply to hospitals (including critical access hospitals), ambulatory...more

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