“Silent” Returns to IRS

Feb 22, 2017 | Blog

Posted with permission from Monahan Law Office Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), you may owe an individual shared responsibility penalty if you did not have qualifying health care coverage for every month of 2016. When you complete your 2016 Form 1040, you will...

Don’t Miss the March 1st Deadline for HIPAA Breach Filings

Feb 22, 2017 | Blog

There is an important deadline of March 1 for any Covered Entity or Business Associates (like agents) who had HIPAA Privacy & Security Small Breaches in 2016.  On March 1, 2017:  HIPAA Privacy Data Breach filings for 2016 are due to HHS.  If a covered entity or...

Be Prepared: HIPAA Desk & Field Auditing Public Data

Feb 19, 2017 | Blog

The Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has begun the 2016 Phase 2 HIPAA Audit Program.. We’ve gathered public data from the HHS/OCR website to help you in prepare for potential HIPAA Desk Audits or Field Audits. For all HIPAA...