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The Role of Compliance Officers in Healthcare Organizations: Challenges and Responsibilities

American Medical Compliance

Compliance officers’ responsibilities extend far beyond merely checking boxes and ticking off regulatory requirements. In fact, 61% of the compliance teams from a Thomson Reuters report also work on long-range strategies for their companies by putting regulatory and legislative changes as a top priority.

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Marketing, Telemarketing, Compliance & Healthcare

AIHC

Written by: Nancie Lee Cummins, CFE, CHA, CIFHA, OHCC, CHCM, CHCO, CORCM Due to the high volume of fraud schemes involving telemarketing revealed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) over recent years, it is important that providers heed “buyer beware” when engaging with a telemarketing firm. “If If it is too good to be true it probably isn't.”

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A Quest for Leadership

AIHC

Written by: Nancie Lee Cummins , CFE, CHA, CIFHA, OHCC, CHCM, CHCO, CORCM This is part 2 in the Leadership essay series from members of the American Institute of Healthcare Compliance (AIHC). I do a lot of training of compliance officers and realize the time that is being spent could be improved.

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Top 5 Mistakes To Avoid With Optometry Billing Services

Medisys Compliance

Optometry billing coders can accomplish this by acquiring the most recent coding books and by going to seminars to review their coding techniques. This frequent mistake might increase the likelihood that claims will be rejected, which could result in payment delays as well as a negative reputation in the sector or perhaps a fraud probe. .