OCR Reports Increase in Large Settlements of Ransomware Breaches
Tips and steps to mitigate risks The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has reported a growing number of large ransomware…
OIG On Financial Arrangements
The majority of healthcare fraud enforcement actions by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Office of Inspector General (OIG) have…
Cost Effective Temporary Compliance Officer Staffing
Key Points: A Compliance Officer’s departure may leave an organization without management of its compliance program, and no health care…
Monitoring and Auditing Methods for Effective Compliance: Best Practices for Leaders
A continuing major challenge for Compliance Officers is how to address ongoing auditing and monitoring of high-risk areas. The OIG…
Common HIPAA Mistakes and Steps to Prevent Them
As of May 21, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has received over…
The Difference Between Governance and Day-to-Day Management
It is not unusual for a conflict to arise concerning the degree to which the Compliance Officer is accountable to…
Court Strikes Down HIPAA Web Tracking Guidance
In a case brought by the American Hospital Association (AHA), the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued…
HHS OIG Spring 2024 Semi-Annual Report
The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) is legally mandated to provide semiannual reports to…
Compliance Reporting to Legal Counsel is Not Prohibited, but is Problematic
Key Points: Without question, both the Compliance Officer and Legal Counsel perform crucial, related, but distinctive functions that sometimes raise…
21 Tips for Ongoing Monitoring of EMTALA Compliance
Enforcement of EMTALA violations continues. Steps that can mitigate this risk include reviewing the policies governing compliance. The following are…
Telemedicine Criminal Enforcement Action
Steps to take to comply with laws and regulations The Department of Justice (DOJ) has moved to file an indictment…
Tips for Addressing EMTALA Compliance
EMTALA evolved from the 1946 Hill-Burton Free Care Program to provide federal grants to hospitals for modernization in return for…