Compliancy Group

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

A comprehensive hospital compliance work plan is pivotal for achieving these objectives. Hospital compliance officers, c-suite executives, and other decision-makers must constantly stay abreast of the latest developments in healthcare compliance.

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Compliancy Group

APRIL 24, 2024

Here’s how a simplified, automated, and guided compliance monitoring platform makes a difference: Easy Monitoring of Compliance Status: The platform provides a clear, intuitive dashboard, displaying open tasks and current status at a glance. Don’t wait to enhance your organization’s compliance framework.

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Compliancy Group

MARCH 21, 2024

All these tasks can seem daunting to even the most organized compliance officers. Therefore, consider adopting healthcare compliance training software from providers like Compliancy Group to reduce many hassles. It’s okay to have support in completing all of this administrative work.

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MedTrainer

APRIL 22, 2024

A healthcare compliance committee is a cross-functional team that monitors compliance at a strategic level. An influential healthcare compliance committee supports the compliance officer in promoting ethical practices, mitigating risks, and advising on compliance program operations.

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YouCompli

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Using the OIG’s seven elements as a guide to delivering better patient care Healthcare Compliance professionals tend to focus, rightfully so, on the regulations and organization requirements around providing quality patient care and keeping patients safe. Consider the seven elements in the OIG’s guidance on effective compliance programs.

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YouCompli

OCTOBER 24, 2023

You can read more below; please contact us if you have any questions. 24, 2023 –– YouCompli , a leading provider of SaaS healthcare compliance solutions, today announced it has added two of the compliance industry’s best-known and most respected professionals to its Advisory Board. PITTSBURGH –– OCT. PITTSBURGH –– OCT.

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Compliancy Group

APRIL 18, 2024

A New Era of Compliance Management Recognizing these challenges, software companies increasingly offer sophisticated yet simple alternatives. Top compliance tracking software is designed with the needs of your compliance officer in mind, enabling a holistic view of your organization’s compliance status at the click of a button.

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Compliancy Group

MARCH 22, 2024

As a compliance officer or critical decision-maker, you can help your healthcare organization avoid exclusion from this valuable program by creating a comprehensive compliance program and using software to streamline your compliance processes. Office of Inspector General (OIG) guidelines.

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YouCompli

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Compliance Officer (page 38) : The OIG clarifies that compliance officers “have sufficient stature within the entity to interact as an equal of other senior leaders of the entity.” Effective communication and collaboration between compliance and legal is the key to a successful outcome.

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 19, 2024

What Are The Benefits Of Healthcare Compliance Software? For a chief compliance officer the benefits of using healthcare compliance software are: 1. This increased visibility enhances the chief compliance officer’s ability to effectively oversee compliance efforts across the organization.

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YouCompli

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

“As previous OIG compliance guidance(s) are retired to ‘archival’ status, we all should recognize that the original guidance may have been the most important document ever written for healthcare compliance professionals.” — Roy Snell In 1998, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued its first General Compliance Program Guidance (GCPG).

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MedTrainer

MARCH 28, 2024

Regardless of the size of a healthcare organization, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) recommends identifying a compliance contact who is responsible for ensuring that compliance activities are completed. This is one of seven components recommended in the OIG’s compliance guidelines.

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Health Law Advisor

AUGUST 25, 2023

Lines of communication regarding compliance issues must satisfy specified criteria, including a method for anonymous reporting for potential fraud, waste, and abuse issues directly to the organization’s Compliance Officer. Additional resources will also likely need to be allocated to Compliance Program activities in many cases.

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 15, 2023

Element 2: The Roles of HIPAA Compliance Officers It is interesting that the HHS’ Office of Inspector General placed this “tip” in second place after the development of policies and procedures. However, there is quite a lot more involved in being a compliance officer. Responding to queries, issues, complaints, etc.

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YouCompli

APRIL 5, 2023

The seven elements in the OIG’s effective compliance program are also useful as we consider how to best deliver quality patient care post-PHE. Each element is an opportunity for compliance officers to position their organization to provide the best patient care. Be sure to implement ongoing staff education programs.

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Many of the compliance program provisions in the GCPG reinforce best practices and recommendations from previous CPGs, as well as insights learned from Corporate Integrity Agreements (“CIAs”) and various other OIG guidance. Below we provide some of the compliance guidance memorialized in the GCPG: 1.

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Healthcare Law Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Of particular significance is the guidance pertaining to the role of a Compliance Officer. 4] This ensures the independence of the Compliance Officer to identify and advise on how to mitigate risks. 4] This ensures the independence of the Compliance Officer to identify and advise on how to mitigate risks.

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MedTrainer

MARCH 15, 2024

The hepatitis B vaccination is so important for most healthcare workers that if employees choose not to get the vaccination, OSHA requires them to sign a declination form that is tracked by the organization’s compliance officer. It’s transmitted through contact with an afflicted person’s blood or other bodily fluids.

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Compliancy Group

JUNE 15, 2022

A recent survey of Compliance Officers reveals more than half feel their mental health has been negatively affected by their jobs. Sponsored by Corporate Compliance Insights, the survey is one of the first in recent years to examine workplace stress and its role on employees. Other departments have permission to fail. *We

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Total HIPAA

JUNE 28, 2023

Not having a Compliance Officer, accurate Risk Assessment, and Incident Breach Guide Some departments consider themselves to be HIPAA compliant just by knowing and following their own guidelines regarding PHI. It could be leveraged in a ransomware attack, or it could be stored for use at a later date.

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YouCompli

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

In this article, we will examine four essential listening skills that help compliance officers be more effective within their organizations. We can commit to making appropriate eye contact with the speaker. Fortunately, being a better listener is possible. Most of us also have room to improve on our listening “hygiene.”

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MedTrainer

JANUARY 10, 2024

USP <800> standards apply to all healthcare personnel who receive, prepare, administer, transport or otherwise come in contact with hazardous drugs and all the environments in which they are handled. Download a toolkit with everything you need to know about USP <800> compliance.

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MedTrainer

AUGUST 31, 2023

Non-compliance can lead to severe consequences, such as legal penalties, fines, exclusion from government programs, loss of licenses, and even criminal charges for individuals knowingly involved in violations. What Is a Compliance Officer? Contact us today to schedule a free demo.

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YouCompli

MAY 4, 2022

As a compliance officer, you’re integral to achieving these goals. Everybody in our department has quarterly contacts with anyone who’s VP and above, so that we know what’s going on and if a regulatory change is affecting someone. Repeatability and relationships are key to helping your healthcare organization mitigate risk.

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YouCompli

APRIL 26, 2023

How to create a strong culture and make a valuable impact Compliance officers in healthcare organizations are responsible for building or strengthening culture. The tips below explore how you can convince leaders that a strong compliance culture adds value to the organization. Jerry Shafran is the founder and CEO of YouCompli.

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Healthcare Law Today

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Be sure to stop by Booth 1302 in the Expo Hall to meet and reconnect with your Foley contacts. To learn more and register for the event, visit the ATA2023 conference website. Use code ATA23FOLEY50 for a 50% discount. The Business of Telehealth: The Biggest Telehealth Legal Issues You Need to Understand On Saturday, March 4 th at 2:00 p.m.

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Med-Net Compliance

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The man continued trying to contact the employee and the facility even after he had been banned from the premises, authorities said. As conditions of probation, he was ordered not to have contact with the employee or to be within one mile of the facility. She had asked him to stop contacting her.

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MedTrainer

APRIL 16, 2024

This blog will discuss maintaining infection control compliance per OSHA standards, strategies for improving infection control amongst healthcare workers, and tracking compliance. They must also cleanse their hands before and after contacting a patient or their environment.

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YouCompli

JULY 3, 2023

She shares an example of a compliance officer who was contacted for guidance after a hospital system purchased 1,500 iPads for field staff without securing funds to encrypt the devices.   He advises compliance officers to avoid using “draconian must-terminate language” and to focus, instead, on having conversations.

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MedTrainer

MARCH 30, 2024

Set up your patient fall incident report template to include: Basic information Date of the report Date and time of the incident Your name, job title, and contact information Incident location Similar incidents What Happened Clear, chronological account of the events leading up to the incident. Contact us to learn more.

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MedTrainer

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Here’s a step-by-step checklist: Start with basic information: Record the report’s date, the incident’s date and time, your name, job title, and contact details. Be precise, including specific details like medication names or error types, and the identities and contact information of those involved.

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Innovaare Compliance

AUGUST 31, 2022

Recognizing the risks addressed above, most MAOs have a Risk Management Team comprised of a Compliance Officer, clinicians and operations specialists who collectively address, assess and manage risks to avoid adversities in all facets of the Medicare program. . or Contact Us .

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MedTrainer

JUNE 28, 2023

To aid in the event of a breach, healthcare companies should also maintain access to contracts and contact information for third-party vendors. It can’t be overstated how crucial it is for a compliance officer to work closely with IT and legal teams to prepare for a HIPAA breach — or any other incident.

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Compliancy Group

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Contact us today to learn how we can support you in developing a strong and legally sound corporate compliance program tailored to your organization’s specific needs. Modernize Your Compliance Using automated compliance software compliance is a breeze.

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Health Care Performance

JUNE 29, 2022

All nursing homes must have the following: Written compliance and ethics policies and procedures that: Reduce the risk of criminal, civil and administrative violations. Designate a compliance contact to receive reports. Include an anonymous way to report non-compliance without retribution. Promote quality of care.

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AIHC

MAY 31, 2022

Your organization should have a designated Compliance Officer. Audit professionals should have the authority to report potential fraud and abuse situations directly to the Compliance Officer for further investigation and resolution. The following seven components provide a solid basis for a compliance program: 1.

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 31, 2022

Possibly one of the worst outcomes from the event is that it is not identified because this may lead to further compliance shortcuts being taken which – if unchecked – could lead noncompliance becoming a “cultural norm”. Why might a patient complain if they have consented to family members being contacted?

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