Outsourcing: The Compliance Solution You Never Knew You Needed
Compliance departments are often overloaded with responsibilities and obligations, making it difficult to quickly and efficiently address compliance risks and…
HIPAA Is Now The Highest Compliance Officer Priority
The Ninth Annual Healthcare Compliance Benchmark Survey was conducted by SAI Global and Strategic Management Services, with 388 responding organizations.…
DOJ Granston Memorandum on Evaluating Whistleblower Cases
Michael Granston, Director of the Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Fraud Section, recently issued an internal “general framework” memorandum (“Granston…
Advice from the Experts Plus 27 Tips for Effective Witness Debriefs During Investigations
At some point during their internal compliance investigations, compliance officers may need to debrief witnesses. Successful witness debriefs require a…
Selling Compliance to All Stakeholders
Major Challenges for Compliance Officers Compliance officers are not tasked solely with developing the seven standard elements of a compliance…
Staffing Interim and Temporary Compliance Officers
No healthcare organization can afford the risk of a Compliance Officer “gap” Compliance programs may rapidly degenerate without someone being…
Tips on Being an Effective Compliance Officer
Everywhere one looks, compliance officers are called to be effective – but how can one meet this challenge? A number…
Understanding the Role of an Interim Compliance Officer
Numerous events can trigger the use of an Interim Compliance Officer (ICO). The trick is finding ICO’s that are properly…
Coordinating External Requests for Information in the Compliance Office
The need for organization-wide strategies for coordination of requests for data, records, and patient information has taken higher priority in…