Use a Survey to Improve Your Healthcare Compliance Policies and Procedures
Healthcare compliance policies and procedures are key elements of an effective compliance program. However, development and maintenance of these policies…
The Former HHS Inspector General Offers Tips To Improve Your Physician Sanction Screening Process
Conducting sanction and exclusion checks on staff physicians is not optional. Failing to conduct sanction and exclusion checks can result…
Compliance Program Evaluation Methods: What Are Your Options?
The healthcare compliance program is the backbone of an organization’s business operations and workforce. With increased enforcement and sanctions on…
Tips For Effectively Managing Compliance Documents
A key responsibility for compliance officers is maintaining records related to the healthcare compliance program. The U.S. Department of Health…
Healthcare Organizations Pay Over $1 Million To Settle Allegations For Employing Excluded Individuals In Second Quarter 2015
The Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) continues to crack down on…
How To Get The Most Out Of Your Compliance Effectiveness Survey
A compliance effectiveness survey can provide powerful metrics to measure the performance of your compliance program. The most important determinate…
Ensuring Board Compliance Support: The Alpha and Omega
The Alpha Gaining the support from the Board of Directors (“Board”) for the healthcare compliance program (CP) begins with establishing…
New Report Finds Excluded Providers Still Participating In Medicaid Programs
On August 5, 2015, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a surprising…
Validity versus representativeness
The terms “validity” and “representativeness” are often referred to when assessing claims payment and over-payment in healthcare. Confusion about their…
Best Practices To Keep Healthcare Exclusion Screening and Sanction Costs Low
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) has issued numerous compliance program guidance documents.…
Tips For Healthcare Compliance Survey Cost Management
More and more healthcare organizations are realizing the value in conducting compliance effectiveness surveys. Compliance survey tools yield powerful metrics…
Most Valuable Compliance Survey Questions
A compliance survey can be a powerful tool to measure the performance of your compliance program with the right questions.…