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What is a Healthcare Compliance Officer?

Verisys

As government agencies and national regulatory organizations pass more regulations and the need for healthcare services grows, healthcare compliance officers (HCOs) are more important than ever. Accordingly, maintaining compliance has become a key focus for healthcare facilities. Training employees on compliance issues.

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Operation Nightingale and Protecting Your Organization from Potential Licensure Fraud

Provider Trust

Three schools across Broward County and Palm Beach County, Florida, were involved in this multimillion-dollar fake diploma scheme: Siena College of Health, Palm Beach School of Nursing, and Sacred Heart International Institute. In addition, an estimated 37 percent of student nurses with fake diplomas passed the NCLEX.

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OIG Compliance Training: How Software Can Help

Compliancy Group

It’s challenging enough to stay on top of constantly changing compliance regulations in healthcare, including training. Instead of continuously working hard to maintain all these administrative and logistical functions, you can be more innovative by letting compliance training software do the heavy lifting.

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Your Hospital Compliance Work Plan: New Issues for 2024

Compliancy Group

In the evolving healthcare industry, adhering to compliance rules and standards while staying on top of regulatory changes is paramount. A comprehensive hospital compliance work plan is pivotal for achieving these objectives. What Are Hospital Compliance Work Plans?

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Improving Patient Care With a “Prevent, Detect, Report” Strategy  

YouCompli

Mitigating fraud, waste, and abuse (FWA) is taking on a new urgency for healthcare compliance professionals. Enforcement agencies are prioritizing efforts to deter FWA as more individuals enroll in government healthcare programs like Medicare and Medicaid, and telehealth services continue to evolve post-pandemic.

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Virtual 40th National HIPAA Summit – Early Bird Discount Ends 2/3

HIPAA Journal

Attendees will gain valuable insights into health information privacy, healthcare cybersecurity, HIPAA enforcement, and a wealth of information to help them maintain HIPAA compliance and take healthcare data privacy and security to the next level. Jillson, JD – Counsel to the Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, U.S.

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OIG Educational Resources for Healthcare Providers

Healthcare Compliance Blog

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has made educational resources available for healthcare providers to comply with federal healthcare laws and regulations. Safe Harbor Regulations Special Fraud Alerts, Bulletins, and Other Guidance.