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Effective Corporate Compliance in a Healthcare Facility

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Legal and Regulatory Risks: Non-compliance with laws and regulations like HIPAA can lead to fines, penalties, and legal expenses. Clinical Risks: These are associated with patient care and can include malpractice claims, costs of corrective procedures, and increased insurance premiums resulting from adverse patient outcomes.

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Medical Compliance Plans Limit Healthcare Liability

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These activities help identify non-compliance issues promptly and allow the organization to take corrective action before they lead to legal problems. Reduce Medical Malpractice Risk: Ensuring patient safety is a fundamental component of compliance plans.

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HRSA Credentialing: Master the Operational Site Visit

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In this blog, we’ll look at the unique aspects of HRSA credentialing requirements and why many community health centers, FQHCs , and look-alikes use credentialing software to prepare for a successful on-site visit. Keeping these straight in a very fast-paced healthcare environment is tough!

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Managing Healthcare Compliance in Ohio

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Managing healthcare compliance in Ohio presents a unique set of challenges for compliance officers, healthcare professionals, and administrators. Organizations need to successfully navigate the regulatory landscape in order to provide efficient and ethical healthcare services, and to avoid consequences for non-compliance.

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What Are Reportable Events in Healthcare?

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Legal Implications: The landscape of medical malpractice and legal liability is intrinsically linked to reporting. They often necessitate root cause analyses, which can reveal systemic weaknesses and drive the formulation of safer policies and practices.

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What Are the Main Types of Healthcare Incidents?

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billion in malpractice costs and almost 2,000 preventable deaths. National Institutes for Health Communication Breakdowns Errors or failures in communication among healthcare providers, patients, and caregivers, lead to misunderstandings, delays in treatment, or inappropriate care. Communication failures resulted in $1.7

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How To Prepare for an OIG Inspection

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Medicare/Medicaid Compliance Reviews. The OIG performs regular compliance reviews of Medicare and Medicaid providers. This ensures that medical facilities are not engaging in malpractice and following program rules and regulations. What Is the Scope of an OIG Inspection?

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