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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…
17 Tips on Implementing HIPAA Safeguards
Recent OCR Actions Make Implementing HIPAA Safeguards Imperative for Organizations The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for…
Compliance Program Effectiveness Evaluation: Scope and Expectations
Reprinted from Wolters Kluwer‘s Kusserow on Compliance Blog With the New Year upon us, it may be time to consider…
Corporate Integrity Agreements Terms and Conditions
Standard and evolving provisions Much can be learned from knowing what is expected under a CIA Corporate Integrity Agreements (CIAs)…
Standard and Evolving Provisions in Corporate Integrity Agreements
CIAs provide insight into OIG Compliance Program expectations The OIG begins negotiating Corporate Integrity Agreements (CIAs) after the DOJ has…
Kusserow on Compliance: Medicare Parts A and B Among OIG’S Top Management Challenges
By Richard Kusserow, former HHS Inspector General and CEO of Compliance Resource Center. Reprinted from Wolters Kluwer‘s Kusserow on Compliance…
OIG Issues Its Annual Report On Top Management Challenges Facing The U.S. Department Of Health And Human Services
https://oig.hhs.gov/reports-and-publications/top-challenges/2016/ Medicare Parts A and B Still Among Top Challenge Areas Annually, the OIG prepares a summary of the most…
The Quick and Inexpensive Method to Evidence Compliance Program Effectiveness
Evidencing compliance program effectiveness is a major challenge for providers seeking to meet government enforcement agency expectations. The HHS OIG…
DOJ Announces $145 Million False Claims Settlement with Life Care Centers of America.
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced that Life Care Centers of America, Inc. (Life Care) will pay…
Topics for Briefing Boards
Many Compliance Officers (COs) raise questions about what kinds of reports concerning the Compliance Program (CP) can be made to…
Kusserow on Compliance: Ensuring Hotline Effectiveness
By Richard Kusserow, former HHS Inspector General and CEO of Compliance Resource Center. Reprinted from his Wolters Kluwer‘s Kusserow on…
DOJ Compliance Counsel Expert to Define Effective Programs
In November 2015, the DOJ Criminal Division announced the hiring of Hui Chen as Compliance Counsel. Chen will aid in…