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HHS Releases Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Strengthen Federal Background Checks
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a notice of proposed rulemaking to strengthen federal background checks by…
HHS Publishes Final Rule Allowing Patients Direct Access to Laboratory Test Reports.
On February 6, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a final rule that amends the Clinical Laboratory…
HHS Issues Notices of Privacy Practices Models
The Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and Office of the National Coordinator for Health…
Challenging Overpayment Extrapolations: Statistical Considerations
The government has recovered a record-breaking $10.7 billion in recoveries of health care fraud in the last three years, and contractor reform…
Managed Care Advisory Services
Managed Care Industry Experience Strategic Management has been providing compliance-related services to health insurance plans and managed care organizations (MCOs)…
HHS Settles Photocopier Breach Case with Managed Care Plan
Affinity Health Plan, Inc. (Affinity), a not-for-profit managed care plan serving the New York metropolitan area, recently settled a breach…
Developing Internal Investigation Program Capabilities
Strategic Management believes that the best interest of our clients is having them as self-sufficient in operating an internal investigations…
Developing Internal Investigation Program Capabilities
Developing Internal Investigation Program Capabilities Strategic Management believes that the best interest of our clients is having them as self-sufficient…
Training and Education Services
Internal Investigation Training and Education Services Strategic Management provides training on conducting an internal investigation, using some of the most…
How Effective is Your Auditing Hotline Operation?
Hotline Reviews Should Demonstrate How Organizations Encourage Employees to Report Problems More and more legal and regulatory requirements call for having an employee…
Meeting the Challenge of Corporate Integrity Agreements and Independent Review Organizations
Introduction The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG),…
OCR Explains Methods for De-Identifying PHI
The Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued guidance to providers on methods to de-identify…