Legal and Regulatory - Service Level Agreements
Providers and payers are constantly challenged to stay one step ahead
of national, state and local regulations. May of these regulations have
tentacles that reach deep into business operations and foundational
information technology systems. Jimenez Consulting Solutions
can help.
- Do you need help assessing the hospital systems' readiness for a
JCAHO Survey?
- Do you have processes established to review of software and
services contracts for service level agreements (SLAs), response
time guarantees, milestone schedules, payment terms, regulatory
requirements (e.g., HIPAA, Stark), etc.
- Do your hospitals have both information systems and business
processes that allow you to respond in a timely fashion to RAC
audits?
- Has your organization created a roadmap to prepare for HIPAA
5010 and ICD-10?
- Have you evaluated your HIPAA procedures based on the most
recent clarifications provided under ARRA?
- Unintentional Access/Acquisition of PHI by A Covered Entity
(CE) or Business Associate's (BA) Is Not Considered A “Breach.â€
- CEs Using EHR must account for the past three years of
disclosures to requesting individuals.
- Recipients of fundraising solicitations must be given the
opportunity to opt-out in a clear, conspicuous manner
- CEs must notify individuals within 60 days if PHI has been
disclosed as a result of a breach
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services and our expertise and methodologies in the areas of
IT Strategic Planning, ARRA
HITECH, Business
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EHRs, Evidence
Based Medicine and Outcomes Management,
HIEs,
HIM,
Program and Project Management, and
Legal and Regulatory Compliance.