Evidencing Compliance Culture
Developing a culture of compliance within an organization should be a major goal for any compliance officer. The underlying premise…
Compliance Program Maturity Models
Care Is Needed when Applying Maturity Models to Health Care Compliance. Maturity refers to the degree to which an organization’s…
Understanding the Difference between Compliance and Risk Management
In the Eleventh Annual 2020 Healthcare Compliance Benchmark Survey Report, four out of 10 respondents reported their compliance office had…
Monitoring Researchers’ Foreign Affiliations: Staying Ahead of the Curve
In the past couple of years, research funding agencies, enforcement agencies, and the media have increased their focus on the…
Exit Interviews as Another Significant Communication Channel
Understanding the Objectives, Challenges, and Use of Exit Interviews Is Critical One of the first things the Federal Bureau of…
Quarterly reports to the board Audit & Compliance Committee: Tips
by Cornelia M. Dorfschmid, PhD, MSIS, PMP, CHC Cornelia M. Dorfschmid ([email protected]) is Executive Vice President & Managing Senior Consultant…
Navigating an integrity agreement with the OIG: A resource for practitioners
By Cornelia Dorfschmid and Nicole Caucci Cornelia Dorfschmid ([email protected]) is Executive Vice President at Strategic Management Services, LLC in Alexandria, VA.…
2019 HIPAA Compliance Survey Report
For the first time, a national HIPAA compliance survey conducted by SAI Global, in collaboration with Strategic Management Services, LLC, explored the…
Gathering Compliance Investigation Evidence
Sorting Through the Details to Find What’s Relevant and Reliable in a Compliance Investigation The two major tasks in the…
2019 Healthcare Compliance Benchmark Report
This report provides results from SAI Global’s tenth annual Healthcare Compliance Benchmark Survey. It is a collaborative effort with Strategic…
Developing a Patient-Centered Nursing Home Compliance Program that is 3E (Effective, Efficient, and Economical)
As discussed in the last issue, in less than one year (November 2019) all nursing facilities participating in the Medicare…
Utilizing Third-Party Sanction Checks to Prevent Enforcement Actions
Overview Many health care organizations are aware of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General’s…