The updated General Compliance Program Guidance (GCPG) from the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is an extremely helpful reference with an easy-to-understand user’s guide. As...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently issued a warning regarding online tracking...
With children back in school, well-visit checkups and sports physical appointments are opportunities for providers to evaluate and discuss mental health. School-aged kids – ages 5...
Mitigating fraud, waste, and abuse (FWA) is taking on a new urgency for healthcare compliance professionals. Enforcement agencies are prioritizing efforts to deter FWA as more...
An opportunity to reframe, regroup, and refocus Now that the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) is well behind us, we have an opportunity to reframe patient expectations –...
How Compliance Can Leverage the OIG’s 7 Elements and HHS Roadmap With the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) coming in May, many healthcare compliance leaders are...
Using the OIG’s seven elements as a guide to delivering better patient care Healthcare Compliance professionals tend to focus, rightfully so, on the regulations and organization...
A sacred trust is at the heart of the relationship between patient and provider. Maintaining this trust can be tough for providers to navigate amid changing regulations and...
Telehealth use has soared, reaching nearly 53 million visits in 2020. With it, compliance officers have guided their healthcare organizations in complying with changing...
Telehealth services and models have expanded rapidly during the pandemic. Healthcare employee burnout, the Great Resignation, and other factors are expected to further accelerate...
