How I Became a Confident Compliance Officer

As the sole compliance professional in my hospital, my role preceded me. When clinicians saw me rounding a corner, they seemed to avert their eyes and look at the floor. Department heads? The same. I understood why. I brought extra work: go to websites, read regulations and print things off; re-invent policies; re-evaluate codes, and […]

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Highlights from OIG’s Semi-Annual Report to Congress

Late last week, the HHS OIG made available its semi-annual report to Congress summarizing OIG activities occurring from October 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018. As one might expect, OIG continues to commit resources to enforcement-related activities and to improve its data analytics capabilities. A few of the “headlines” from an enforcement perspective include: Criminal […]

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