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…
New DOJ Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Program Guidelines
In the latest in a series of Department of Justice (DOJ) moves to clarify its expectations for compliance programs and…
Compliance Offices Are Assuming Additional Responsibilities
Most have taken on responsibilities for HIPAA Privacy and Internal Audit For many organizations, the Compliance Officer is a convenient…
Most Organizations Do Not Have Their Compliance Programs Independently Evaluated for Effectiveness
Many seem to confuse ongoing compliance program monitoring with auditing Compliance Officers can’t independently audit their own programs Only an…
Developing and Revising Your Organization’s Code of Conduct
The Code of Conduct (Code) should be a statement of an organization’s guiding principles and standards, and it must be…
Assessing Internal Controls is Critical to Effective Compliance Programs
Compliance Officers are faced with ever-changing laws and regulations and intense scrutiny by regulatory and enforcement agencies. Unfortunately, Compliance Officers…
Tips on Hotline Effectiveness
Employee communication of compliance issues through a hotline is vital to any effective compliance program. The challenge is finding useable…
Evidencing Management’s Healthcare Compliance Commitment
Compliance is a top-down program, beginning with members of the executive leadership. At all levels, they must clearly articulate commitment…
OIG Issues Advisory Opinion on Charitable Pediatric Clinic Providing Cost-Sharing Waivers
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently issued an advisory opinion regarding a…
2019: Time for Evidencing Compliance Program Evaluation
The compliance officer, like any program manager, is responsible for the ongoing monitoring of their program. However, compliance officers should…
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…
Expert Advice Regarding Compliance Risk Assessments
Several national surveys indicate that most health care organizations perform periodic compliance risk assessments, which is a cornerstone for any…