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Is Your Data Supply Chain Ethical? Don’t Restrict Due Diligence to Physical Operations.

C&M Health Law

This article was originally published in Corporate Compliance Insights. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) can present several areas of exposure. Significant due diligence processes were established for third parties to prevent bribery and other ethical violations.

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Changing Tides: DOJ Announces a New Safe Harbor Policy for Voluntary Self-Disclosure in M&A Transactions

Hall Render

This Safe Harbor Policy (“Policy”) is aimed at incentivizing acquiring companies to identify and timely disclose misconduct discovered during the due diligence and post-acquisition integration process. Transactions that might have been abandoned or restructured due to the discovery of misconduct can now potentially move forward.

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How HHS-OIG, Regulators Enforce Vendor Compliance

Provider Trust

What the HHS-OIG says about vendor compliance. OIG may exclude the provider if certain circumstances regarding the ownership are present. However, healthcare receives federal funding, and thus OFAC is an additional sanction list that you should add to your vendor compliance plan/program. Case Study: S. Martino-Fleming v.

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Updated Compliance Tool for Developers of Mobile Health Apps

Hall Render

The Tool presents developers of mobile health apps with a series of questions to help them understand which federal laws and regulations may apply. The Tool does not present a comprehensive list of laws and regulations that may apply to mobile health apps. Regulatory Landscape. Practical Takeaways.

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Is Microsoft Teams HIPAA Compliant?

HIPAA Journal

This is because, although most Microsoft business plans include the capabilities to support HIPAA compliance when using Teams, how the platform is used is what determines compliance. With Microsoft Teams, HIPAA compliance can also be reliant on which business plan an organization subscribes to.

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Anti-Kickback Statute Enforcement in Healthcare 

YouCompli

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. Tips for Healthcare Compliance Officers: Understand Vendor Benefits Familiarize yourself with the benefits provided by vendors.

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Building a Culture of Compliance

Total HIPAA

When a company effectively communicates the significance of cybersecurity, ensures that team members know how to report suspicious incidents, and implements accurate risk assessments along with clear policies and procedures, we refer to this as a “culture of compliance”. This approach significantly enhances your security measures.