Nineteen Compliance Officer Tips For 2020
The ever-growing healthcare regulatory and enforcement environment increases the challenges for compliance officers. Results of the 2019 Strategic Management and…
Successful Ransomware Attack on the Hackensack System is a Reminder of How Serious a Problem it Remains for Health Care Entities
OCR tips on preventing and mitigating attacks Hackensack Meridian Health announced that it was the subject of a ransomware attack…
Tips From Board Compliance Experts
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) believes that a key factor in determining…
Include Mobile Devices, Tablets, and Flash Drives in Your Organization’s Encryption Efforts
Recent Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) enforcement action highlights that health care entities…
Exit Interviews Can Be A Valuable Compliance Officer Tool
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) notes in their compliance guidance that an…
Conflicts of Interest Remain a Major Risk Problem for Compliance Officers
Most providers have inadequate processes Often too much of the burden falls on Compliance Officers Tips and advice from an…
State Laws Are Beginning To Impact HIPAA Privacy Programs
In the 2019 HIPAA Compliance Benchmark Survey™ nearly two-thirds of respondents reported they had not yet felt the impact from state or…
Choosing the Location for Investigation Interviews
Regardless of whether you are debriefing a complainant, interviewing a witness, or confronting a subject in an interrogation, determining the interview…
Compliance Department Records Management
According to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG), it is critical for compliance…
Proposed Rule Changes for Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute
The stated purpose of this proposed rule change is to protect value-based payments, coordinated care, and patient engagement. This will…
Compliance Programs for Small Health Care Organizations
Managing compliance program responsibilities is a daunting challenge and having a full time compliance officer for smaller organizations may be…
Conducting Effective Exit Interviews for Departing Employees
If done properly, exit interviews allow departing employees to describe experiences and identify issues for management that could otherwise remain…