OIG’s 2022 Fall Semi-Annual Report Finds $4 Billion In Potential Savings
The OIG’s Semiannual Report to Congress (SAR), covering April 1 through September 30 of this year, projects nearly $4 billion in…
Compliance Ongoing Monitoring and Auditing
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Ongoing Monitoring vs. Ongoing Auditing
Key Points Compliance guidance documents from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General call for ongoing…
Checklist for Addressing Ongoing Monitoring and Auditing
There remains considerable confusion among compliance officers regarding the proper management and ownership of monitoring and auditing functions. “Monitoring” is…
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…
Tips for Ongoing Monitoring and Auditing of Compliance Risk Areas
Defining Roles for Managing Compliance Risk Areas The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General has repeatedly…
Monitoring and Auditing Practices for Effective Compliance: Best Practices for Compliance Officers
A continuing major challenge for Compliance Officers is how to address ongoing auditing and monitoring of high-risk areas. The OIG…
Ongoing Auditing Hotline Effectiveness
Health care organizations cannot afford to forgo operation of an effective hotline given the pertinent guidance from the Department of Health…
Effective Auditing And Monitoring For Small Group Physician Practices
Gravely ill patients seeking urgent medical attention have often missed repeated opportunities to engage in preventative care — care that…
OIG, EHR, and Audit Logs: Thinking Ahead
Electronic health records systems (EHRs) replace traditional paper medical records with computerized record-keeping to document and store patient health information…
Claims Processing Ongoing Monitoring and Auditing: Improves Revenue and Prevents Costly Errors
The Medicare administrative contractors (MACs) continue to question claims. The zone program integrity contractors (ZPICs) seek pattern errors suggesting fraud…
Billing monitoring: Weakest link or greatest strength?
It is well known from the various compliance program guidance documents issued by the Department of Health and Human Services…