OCR Kicks Off The New Year With Its First Enforcement Action For Lack Of Timely Breach Notification
OCR Announced $475,000 HIPAA Settlement OCR continues to report HIPAA violations for unauthorized access or disclosure of Protected Health Information…
Corporate Integrity Agreements Terms and Conditions
Standard and evolving provisions Much can be learned from knowing what is expected under a CIA Corporate Integrity Agreements (CIAs)…
Standard and Evolving Provisions in Corporate Integrity Agreements
CIAs provide insight into OIG Compliance Program expectations The OIG begins negotiating Corporate Integrity Agreements (CIAs) after the DOJ has…
Tips on Developing Compliance Policies and Procedures
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has issued a number of compliance program…
DOJ Reports Recoveries of $4.7 Billion
Fifty percent from the health care industry During 2016, the DOJ reported obtaining $4.7 billion in settlements and judgments from…
Court Orders End of Medicare Claims Appeal Backlog by 2020
Backlog saga may be coming to an end On December 8, 2016, a district courtย ordered HHS to eliminate pending Medicare…
Alert: Phishing Email Disguised as Official OCR Audit Communication
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) issued an alert at the end of…
OIG Issues Its Annual Report On Top Management Challenges Facing The U.S. Department Of Health And Human Services
https://oig.hhs.gov/reports-and-publications/top-challenges/2016/ Medicare Parts A and B Still Among Top Challenge Areas Annually, the OIG prepares a summary of the most…
5 Effective Compliance Training Methods
Developing and implementing regular, effective education and compliance training programs is one of the seven elements of an effective compliance…
Proper Handling of Hotline Complaints
Tips From Experts Careless handling of hotline complaints can result in serious problems for an organization and the Compliance Officer,…
The Quick and Inexpensive Method to Evidence Compliance Program Effectiveness
Evidencing compliance program effectiveness is a major challenge for providers seeking to meet government enforcement agency expectations. The HHS OIG…
Use of Statistical Sampling by the OIG and Others
Early last year, HHS OIG released a Podcast explaining its statistical sampling methodologies. The OIG depends on statistical sampling to…