Highlights of the 2020 DOJ Compliance Program Guideline Updates
New Questions; Increased Focus on Evidence of Effectiveness The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released an update to its guidance…
2020 DOJ Compliance Guidance: Organizations must conduct periodic compliance program reviews
Key Takeaways The DOJ stresses how critical it is to evidence program effectiveness Regular, rigorous, and consistent independent reviews is…
HIPAA Breaches Now Occur on Average Once Per Day
Key Points: Health care data breaches are increasing both in number and penalties. Most health care organizations have HIPAA Privacy…
Claims Quality Assurance: Monitoring and Ongoing Claims Processes
Key Points: In the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Compliance Program Guidance for Hospitals, claims…
FBI Alerts Businesses and Teleworkers of Cyber Risks During COVID-19 Crisis
Key Points Cyber criminals are compromising cloud-based email services costing businesses more than $2 billion. COVID-19 targets scams target: teleworkers,…
Managing Compliance Documents: An Overview of DMS
Key Points: Controlling and managing compliance-related policies and procedures are among the most challenging areas for Compliance Officers. It is…
DOJ, OIG, and Sentencing Commission Stress Importance of Evidencing a “Culture of Compliance”
How to find an inexpensive solution to measure and benchmark compliance culture The U.S. Sentencing Commission Guidelines for Organizations note the importance of…
DOJ Takes First Enforcement Action Against COVID-19 Fraud
Temporary Restraining Order issued against website offering fraudulent vaccine The Department of Justice (DOJ) has taken its first enforcement action in federal…
Warning Issued on Scams and Spoofing of Government Agency Calls
Key Points The FBI’s number has been spoofed along with other government agencies Scammers impersonate government agencies as part of…
Coronavirus Warning for Compliance and HIPAA Privacy Officers
Cyber-criminals are engaging in Coronavirus scams, including impersonating research or government authorities, and offering attachments of medical records or reports.…
Effective Witness Interviewing
Five Tips The biggest challenge with conducting successful compliance investigations is knowing how to conduct successful witness interviews. The following…
2019 FBI Internet Crime Report
Key Points In 2019, there were over $3.5 billion reported in victim losses. In the last 5 years, IC3 received…