Posts from January 2019.
Do you charge employees an increased premium in your health plan if they use tobacco? If so, do you know the requirements to be able to do so without violating HIPAA, the ADA, GINA or state law? While in most states a tobacco surcharge is permitted, the rules have become quite complex.
Among other requirements, in order for a tobacco surcharge to be ...
HHS announced another HIPAA settlement resolution at the end of last year, this time with Pagosa Springs Medical Center, a Colorado Hospital, for a violation of HIPAA's security provisions. The settlement will cost the hospital $111,400. The complaint alleged that former hospital employees had access to electronic protected health ...