“Regardless of the business model, there’s been one common reason why these organizations were successful in “operationalizing” their compliance programs: compliance priorities were aligned with business objectives and priorities. And the operations leaders bought in.”
Continue readingOur Youth Mental Health Crisis: How Compliance Can Help Providers Address It
“While youth intervention is not a traditional focus for compliance professionals, they have a vital role to play here. Ensuring that assessment tools are easily available for pediatric providers is critical.”
Continue readingImproving Patient Care With a “Prevent, Detect, Report” Strategy
“This three-pronged strategy focuses on educating patients and staff about how to avoid misconduct. It also emphasizes training individuals on how to recognize and report FWA violations when they see them.”
Continue readingProject Management Methodologies for Healthcare Compliance
“As a compliance officer, you undoubtedly manage a multitude of simultaneous projects of different scope, size, and duration. It isn’t always easy, but it is worthwhile to continuously evaluate your project management methodologies and look for ways to enhance your skill set.”
Continue readingRecent Telehealth Enforcement and How to Prepare
“As healthcare fraud, waste, and abuse continues to emerge, and poses more of a risk to organizational compliance, professionals should become familiar with some of the potential areas of noncompliance associated with telehealth.”
Continue readingHow to Deliver Patient-Centered Care in a Post-Covid World
A “reframe, regroup, refocus” approach enables compliance teams to work with other departments to provide excellent patient-centered care.
Continue readingTelehealth Enforcement Actions
“It behooves all healthcare compliance professionals to be aware of the fraud, waste and abuse risks associated with telehealth services. This mode of delivery holds great promise. For it to fulfill that promise, non-compliance needs to be rooted out and corrected.”
Continue readingEnsuring Private Information Stays Private
“Privacy can make or break an organization. For healthcare systems in particular, it’s essential to lock down data … there are two sides to privacy: the positive benefit side and penalty side ….” – Jerry Shafran, CEO and Founder of YouCompli
Continue readingComplexities of Covered Entities and Business Associates
Due to their violations of patient rights, covered entities and business associates are now facing increasing enforcement actions. In a breach, both parties bear financial and reputational risk. Shawn DeGroot recommends proactive compliance officers prioritize their agreements based on risk, establish communication channels, and collaborate on risk analysis to protect their organization.
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