Compliance Sales: The Ongoing Task of Selling Compliance to the Entire Organization
Selling compliance is a never-ending job. No compliance program can be effective without being marketed and sold at all levels…
Becoming a HIPAA Compliance Officer in 2024: 14 Steps to Take
Key Points: Under the best of circumstances and regardless of prior experience, it is a major challenge to assume the…
OIG Calls for Closer Scrutiny of Medicare Bad Debt Reimbursement
. The OIG’s audit of nearly $10 billion in Medicare provider bad debt reimbursement claims over a three-year period (FY…
Compliance Officer Executive Leadership Skills
Becoming the Compliance Officer is the result of successfully performing past services in lesser capacities. However, elevation to a position…
$3.5 Million Settlement by Scripps Health for Ransomware Attack Compromising Patient Information
Scripps Health settled a class action suit filed by 1.2 million individuals for negligence for failing to adequately secure and…
Executive and Board Reports Raise or Diminish Compliance Officer Status
Key Points: Most executives spend a majority of their time in meetings, as presenters or participants; therefore, Compliance Officer briefings…
12 Unwanted Traits In Compliance Officers
Being the Compliance Officer is a difficult job. It requires developing skills and adopting positive working habits and traits in…
Compliance Officer Stress Management
There has been a long-term trend in increased stress levels for Compliance Officers, including adding new responsibilities (e.g., HIPAA Privacy…
OIG’s 2022 Fall Semi-Annual Report Finds $4 Billion In Potential Savings
The OIG’s Semiannual Report to Congress (SAR), covering April 1 through September 30 of this year, projects nearly $4 billion in…
30 Years of the U.S. Sentencing Commission Compliance Program Guidelines
Key Points: The United States Sentencing Commission (“Commission”) issued a report summarizing their thirty years since promulgating the Organizational Sentencing Guidelines (“Guidelines”)…
Engaging Temporary Compliance Officers: Costly or Cost-Effective?
Key Points: The Pandemic caused serious disruption in the labor market that extended to Compliance Offices, where there have been…
Time to Prepare the 2023 Annual Compliance Workplan
Key Points: As 2022 draws to a close, it is time to begin developing the annual Compliance Program Workplan that…