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Government Requirements for Healthcare Facility Compliance

MedTrainer

What types of healthcare facilities are required by the government to have a compliance program? In this blog, we’ll outline what types of healthcare facilities are required by the government to have a compliance program and why compliance is crucial for both healthcare organizations and the agencies that support them.

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Interview: Caroline Cook, Privacy Consultant, GDH Government Consulting Services

HIPAA Journal

HIPAA Journal is conducting interviews with healthcare professionals and service providers to find out more about their compliance journeys, how the HIPAA Rules have affected their working lives, and the successes and challenges they have faced with HIPAA compliance. As a teenager, I volunteered in hospitals and nursing homes.

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

To qualify, facilities must close their beds Amazon’s physician acquisition strategy As Many Hospitals Continue to Face Significant Financial Challenges, MedPAC Recommends Highest Ever Medicare Payment Update Change competitors step in but breaking up may be hard to do CMS to launch new primary care ACO program Congress unveils $1.2T

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Handling an OIG Audit with Confidence: Focus Areas for 2024

Compliancy Group

Focus Areas for 2024 The OIG’s General Compliance Program Guidance (GCPG) establishes industry-specific compliance program guidance (ICPG) for 2024 that focuses on forms of fraud, waste, and abuse specific to certain types of suppliers, providers, and entities like nursing homes, clinical laboratories, and hospitals.

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Healthcare Compliance Laws: Ensuring Quality & Safety in the Medical Field

Compliancy Group

Let’s delve into the importance of healthcare compliance laws and regulations, their impact on providers and organizations, and the guidelines governing their implementation. Healthcare compliance laws play a vital role in safeguarding patients’ rights, preventing fraud and abuse, and maintaining the integrity of healthcare systems.

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

governor pushes new Medicaid expansion proposal with work requirement Missouri state senator wants voters to have say in KU Health System, Liberty Hospital merger Kansas ACLU request to halt excessive wait times at Larned turned down by judge ‘Who cares about us? health care spending hits $4.5 health care spending hits $4.5

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

CT’s Medicaid reimbursement rates lower than peer states: report Better safety training, reporting, escorts for CT home health care workers focus of new legislation D.C. Mary’s unveils new name, but mission remains unchanged UCHealth sues thousands of patients every year. What they say sets them apart.