Introducing the Konfer Healthcare Compliance Control Questions Catalog, a series of tools crafted for navigating CMS, HIPAA, HITECH, and other complex healthcare regulations. Our Control Questions Catalogs transform dense regulatory frameworks into manageable control questions, aiding compliance and risk officers in disseminating essential compliance practices within their teams. It is designed to provide a clear overview of healthcare compliance obligations, helping organizations assess their compliance posture and make informed decisions on risk management strategies.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is a federal agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that administers the Medicare program and works in partnership with state governments to administer Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and health insurance portability standards. In addition to these programs, CMS has other responsibilities, including the administrative simplification standards from the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), quality standards in long-term care facilities (more commonly referred to as nursing homes) through its survey and certification process, clinical laboratory quality standards under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments, and oversight of HealthCare.gov.
The Konfer HIPAA Control Questions Catalog is a valuable resource developed for healthcare organizations to implement a regulatory framework for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, a U.S. federal law that sets national standards for the protection and security of health information.
It enables Compliance Officers to ensure comprehensive compliance and facilitate regular self-audits. It also reduces the administrative burden of compliance management and will help create reports and documentation for external audits.
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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a federal law enacted in 1996 that provides comprehensive standards for the protection of health information. The overarching goal of HIPAA is to ensure the privacy and security of individuals’ health information, while promoting the flow of health information necessary for high-quality health care and the protection of public health and well-being.
The control questions, generated from the Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 162 and 164 are meant to enable a healthcare organization conduct a thorough review and adhere to all aspects of the HIPAA regulation, ensuring that every process, system, and members of the organization are aligned with the requirements