Health Law RX

JANUARY 30, 2024

The DOJ Announcement stresses the importance of investing in strong compliance programs for both the buyers and sellers in business transactions. Healthcare companies should engage experienced regulatory counsel to advise about the nuances of each element as they gauge the impact that regulatory compliance may have on deal terms.

Compliance 52

Compliance Due Diligence Fraud Governance 52

HIPAA Journal

MARCH 30, 2023

The Background to the Seven Elements In 1991, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI). under the direction of a compliance officer. WEDI had the objective of reducing administrative costs in the healthcare system by promoting electronic claims submission.

Compliance 106

Compliance Compliance Officers Fraud HIPAA 106

YouCompli

MAY 24, 2023

Tips for Compliance Officers to Manage Risk A patient undergoes surgery requiring a medical device. Routine occurrences – and a potential compliance issue if it looks like financial kickbacks are involved. If the funds had been for legitimate consulting services, the anti-kickback statute would likely not have been implicated.

Compliance Officers 52

Compliance Officers Compliance Doctors Due Diligence 52

YouCompli

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The ability to use AI to optimize innovation of care models, increase patient access, scale, grow services and market share, and reduce the cost of healthcare is exciting and transformative. If not already at the table, be ready to deploy the same due diligence and compliance program oversight as part of your vendor oversight initiatives.

Compliance 52

Compliance Due Diligence Compliance Officers Governance 52

YouCompli

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently issued a warning regarding online tracking technologies. A joint risk audit of your vendors involving compliance and IT would demonstrate such due diligence.

US Department of Health and Human Services 52

US Department of Health and Human Services HIPAA Compliance Due Diligence 52

YouCompli

JUNE 1, 2022

It was also reported that the Iowa board would not comment for the story due to privacy restrictions. Compliance officers should watch for : Nurses who have either lost licensure in one state, appear to be hopping around from state to state, or have citations and discipline from nursing boards in other states.

Licensing 52

Licensing Nurses Due Diligence Compliance Officers 52

Total HIPAA

OCTOBER 3, 2023

You can advertise your strong HIPAA compliance approach and likely gain a stronger customer base as well as improved client relationships through having a strong culture of compliance that all employees can speak to. This role is not something that comes and goes at a company with a strong culture of compliance.

Compliance 98

Compliance Due Diligence HIPAA Compliance Officers 98