Yes, worker fatigue is a Compliance concern
How does worker fatigue affect a healthcare organization’ s level of regulatory compliance?
Information blocking and the Cures Act
The Cures Act took effect last month, limiting information blocking practices in healthcare settings. This Act is great news for patients who have been asking for faster and more...
May 3, 2021
Collaboration Between Compliance and Risk: What is Permissible?
Compliance departments, generally speaking, guide staff and boards of directors to comply with the requirements, laws and regulations that govern the organization’s business. They...
February 1, 2021
Weaknesses in Internal Controls: How to Manage and Mitigate Vulnerabilities
Revised September 2022
November 20, 2020
October 22, 2020
Organization Liability: Types of Risk (Part I)
Risk is an important concept for compliance professionals working in the healthcare space to understand. After all, there are many times where risk and liability have crossover to...
August 10, 2020
How Do We Modernize Compliance?
Times change and compliance, like all businesses and business operations, needs processes that keep up. However, there are a lot of challenges that we as compliance professionals...
July 24, 2020
Emergency Preparedness Revisited
Emergency preparedness has always been one of the top concerns of hospital administrators and medical staff, but never has it been more critical. As the the coronavirus pandemic...
July 17, 2020
COVID-19 Testing: New Federal Clarifications for Employers
You’ve probably heard of recent federal legislation affecting insurance coverage for COVID-19 testing and related services, such as the Families First Coronavirus Response...
July 8, 2020
Understanding and Managing the HIPAA Security Rule
Protecting the privacy of patients is of paramount concern to healthcare organizations today. Data breaches and/or hacking attempts are happening more frequently. Regulatory...
April 3, 2020