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

YouCompli

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. For example, they can describe how to read a billing statement and identify services or supplies that were not provided.

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Home Health Company to Pay $22.9M to Settle Federal False Claims Act and Kickback Allegations

Med-Net Compliance

The settlement resolves allegations that between 2013 and 2020, the company paid remuneration to its home health medical directors in Oklahoma and Texas for the purpose of inducing referrals of Medicare and TRICARE home health patients. The corporate officers were previously the CEO and COO of the company.

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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. Department of Health and Human Services (hhs.gov).

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What Are Near-Miss Events in Healthcare?

MedTrainer

The World Health Organization (WHO) defines a near miss as “an error that has the potential to cause an adverse event [patient harm] but fails to do so because of chance or because it is intercepted.” More than three-fourths (77%) were due to emergency department overcrowding and medication administration errors.

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Sanctions and penalties for hiring excluded individuals in healthcare 

YouCompli

Do your hiring managers and Human Resources colleagues know what to look for? Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) has the authority to exclude individuals and entities from federally funded healthcare programs. Provision of unnecessary or substandard services.

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