YouCompli

JANUARY 4, 2022

Featured speakers: Craig Bennett , Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Boston Medical Center; Rachel Lerner , Esq., I couldn’t believe the results: About 350 people came to talk to me, including residents, physicians, surgeons, nurses, case managers, and housekeeping staff.” Moderated by Larry Vernaglia.

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Healthicity

MAY 23, 2023

Depression and psychiatric conditions are relatively common in the elderly and nursing home residents. However, compliance professionals need to be aware of proper medical necessity, coding, and documentation when it comes to providing psychotherapy services for nursing home residents.

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Healthicity

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Dive into the world of healthcare and nursing facility compliance with two experts coming from diverse backgrounds in this podcast episode.

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Healthicity

JUNE 20, 2023

Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently signaled an even stronger focus on nursing homes. The OIG plans to more closely scrutinize nursing home compliance in their work plans, audits, and oversight.

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MedTrainer

JANUARY 30, 2024

Here are the general steps to become healthcare compliance certified: Preparation Educational Background: Most certified healthcare compliance professionals have a background in healthcare, law, or a related field. A bachelor’s degree in healthcare management, nursing, business, or a similar discipline is often preferred.

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Provider Trust

JANUARY 18, 2023

In October 2022, the South Carolina Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (SCMFCU) arrested a 37-year-old South Carolina woman named Alyssa Beth Steele for working as a registered nurse despite not having a license. Prevent Fraud by Verifying Licenses Routinely.

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Med-Net Compliance

JULY 8, 2022

A nursing home health system has agreed to pay the United States $1.75 A nursing home health system has agreed to pay the United States $1.75 The company is a not-for-profit corporation located in Florida that oversees healthcare facilities on its campus, including a nursing home and an assisted living facility.

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Compliancy Group

APRIL 17, 2024

For example, the OIG has focused on billing and coding, quality of care, data security and privacy, and Medicare compliance. Compliance officers and other healthcare leaders should stay updated on these focus areas and be able to anticipate annual changes in audit policy. and cybersecurity threats.

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The United States has filed a lawsuit against an Alabama psychiatrist for improper prescribing of Nuedexta to nursing home residents. In return, the psychiatrist prescribed Nuedexta to nursing home residents who did not have pseudobulbar affect.

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Hall Render

JULY 18, 2022

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has given itself an extra year to review and assess skilled nursing facility proposed regulations issued in 2019. Compliance and Ethics Program (§483.85). In addition, CMS proposes to change the review of the facility assessment from annually to biannually.

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Provider Trust

MARCH 13, 2023

Between 2016 and 2021, over 7,600 fake diplomas were sold to nursing students who used the fraudulent degrees to qualify for the National Council Licensure Exam (NCLEX). In addition, an estimated 37 percent of student nurses with fake diplomas passed the NCLEX.

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YouCompli

OCTOBER 5, 2022

As a Chief Compliance Officer, I looked for every opportunity to maintain open communication. I wanted employees to know compliance is so important the Chief Compliance Officer conducts the training. In addition, I worked with Marketing to develop a monthly Compliance newsletter.

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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

APRIL 27, 2022

As more healthcare professionals obtain licensure under compacts, compliance officers need to be aware of interstate licensure requirements – and their effects on patient care. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) recently published its annual report on interstate licensure. Compliance considerations.

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YouCompli

AUGUST 2, 2022

MorseLife Nursing Home Health System was alleged to have provided vaccines to individuals who were not eligible under this program. It was also alleged the nursing home did not promptly test a symptomatic resident for COVID-19 and did not implement facility-wide infection control and prevention measures. MorseLife agreed to pay $1.75

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Health Care Performance

APRIL 12, 2022

A nursing home Compliance Officer called to tell me someone slid an anonymous note under her door. The note said: “A nurse aide hugged a resident at lunch and I think it was inappropriate.”. The Compliance Officer’s first reaction was: If this report is accurate, it is concerning. But we need to know more.

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MedTrainer

JANUARY 26, 2024

Healthcare Regulatory Compliance Certificate Users A healthcare regulatory compliance certificate is a valuable credential that can be beneficial to a wide range of individuals and entities within the healthcare industry. These certificates validate their expertise in monitoring and ensuring compliance within their institutions.

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YouCompli

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Sharon Parsley, JD, MBA, CHC, CHRC contributes a monthly post on compliance officer effectiveness for the YouCompli blog. In this article she looks at specific ways to engage and communicate with Nursing, Physicians, Sales & Marketing, Revenue Cycle, and IT. Meet regularly with nursing leadership. Physicians.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 22, 2024

Healthcare workers, including doctors, nurses, and administrative staff, are required to complete this training within a specified timeframe of their employment start date and must undergo regular updates to stay abreast of changes in the law. The post How Long Does HIPAA Training Take? appeared first on HIPAA Journal.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 30, 2023

Although aimed at clinical laboratories, the model compliance plan consisted of seven “compliance plan elements” that subsequently evolved into “the seven fundamental elements of an effective compliance program” in later compliance plans for hospitals, home health agencies, hospices, and nursing facilities.

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YouCompli

JUNE 1, 2022

The United States has a nursing shortage. Before the COVID pandemic, many openings were due to retiring nurses coming to the end of a long career. Now, many more nurses are leaving the profession due to burnout. Positions for traveling nurses are on the rise to fill gaps throughout the country.

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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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Provider Trust

JULY 17, 2023

In our recent webinar, ProviderTrust’s Chief Compliance Officer, Donna Thiel, shared her expertise and valuable feedback from the 2023 HCCA Compliance Institute. Watch the Webinar During the Keynote Speech at the HCCA Compliance Institute this year, Office of Inspector General (OIG) Christi A.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Five former employees of Methodist Hospital in Memphis, TN, including a recently-licensed Registered Nurse, were indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly selling medical information about car accident victims to personal injury attorneys and chiropractors. Mike Semel is the President and Chief Compliance Officer at Semel Consulting.

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MedTrainer

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Regulations Unique to Idaho To meet the standards of healthcare compliance in Idaho , there are a few additional regulations. Healthcare Facility Standards In Idaho, the Bureau of Facility Standards plays a key role that is particularly relevant for healthcare executives and compliance officers.

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Total Medical Compliance Resources

APRIL 5, 2022

Let’s be honest here; most Compliance Officers are chosen because they are the ones on the staff with the most time, and that’s usually the newest people. There are drawbacks in choosing a new employee or a low-level worker to be a compliance officer. Who makes the best OSHA Safety Officer?

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Health Care Performance

JUNE 29, 2022

CMS will begin reviewing nursing home Compliance and Ethics programs via survey on. The State Operations Manual uses the original Compliance and Ethics Programs rule that was issued as part of Phase 3 –. Nursing homes should make sure their compliance programs are built to the original rule (plus OIG guidance).

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Healthcare Law Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

million to resolve a lawsuit filed by the system’s former Chief Compliance Officer, Ronald Sherman. However, ChristianaCare employees – including hospitalists, residents, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners – worked in the NICU alongside Neonatology Associates, and were also providing care to these same patients.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 25, 2020

"The FCC COVID-19 Telehealth Program will enable Parker to reduce patient face-to-face encounters in the nursing home and the possible impact of COVID-19, reduce PPE, and minimize staff burden." Parker serves medically complex and severely immunocompromised, frail elderly patients requiring intense skilled nursing and medical care.

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Since the release of its first compliance program guidance (“CPG”) for hospitals in 1998, OIG has developed a series of voluntary CPGs directed at various subsets of the health care industry, such as hospitals, nursing homes, third-party billing companies, clinical laboratories, among many others.

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Compliancy Group

AUGUST 31, 2023

Close Healthcare Compliance Guidelines: Establishing the Essentials Healthcare compliance guidelines assist providers in implementing effective compliance programs aligned with regulatory requirements. Their presence ensures that the organization remains vigilant in maintaining ethical standards and preventing breaches.

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

JANUARY 24, 2022

In 2021, the Division secured 22 civil settlements with various entities, including home health agencies, substance abuse treatment facilities, adult day health centers, adult foster care providers, skilled nursing facilities, and dental practices.

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MedTrainer

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Types of Healthcare Incidents Incidents can involve anyone within a medical facility, including nurses, physicians, or visitors. Example: A doctor accidentally administers the incorrect dosage of a blood pressure medication or a nurse who falls in the hallway and sprains their ankle. The nurse is no longer working in healthcare.

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MedTrainer

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Regulations Unique to Rhode Island To meet the standards of healthcare compliance in Rhode Island, there are a few additional regulations. For example, the state’s surgical smoke evacuation law aims to protect healthcare professionals involved with surgery, including nurses, doctors, and technologists.

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MedTrainer

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Hospital and Ambulatory Surgery Center Smoke Evacuation Law Through collaboration between the Kentucky Nurses Association (KNA) and the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) , Kentucky requires a surgical smoke evacuation system for all hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs).

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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. Sharon Parsley, JD, MBA, CHC, CHRC, is a health law attorney, compliance officer, author, speaker, investigator, and problem solver.

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MedTrainer

JANUARY 10, 2024

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requires nursing homes and ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) to have an individual who is qualified by experience and training to serve as an infection control preventionist. Evaluate your current infection control and prevention plan.

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