Join the Compliance Debate: To Self Disclose or Not

The federal government is aggressively investigating and prosecuting healthcare providers for possible Anti-Kickback or Stark violations. These efforts are resulting in massive fines and financial penalties. In the midst of all of this, you, the stealthy compliance professional, need to find ways to mitigate the potential threats. And this might mean investigating and self-reporting wrongdoings. The goal is to throw everything on the table and hope that the authorities will forego charges, saving your organization from a financial disaster. But there can be risks and sometimes self-reporting can blow up in your face. So the question remains, to self disclose or not?

Have you and your compliance team ever debated on whether you’ve met the criteria for reporting a HIPAA breach to the government, self-disclosing an Anti-Kickback or Stark issue or making a repayment or refund due to a coding or billing error? As a compliance professional, you’ll have to face these types of issues sooner or later. Often, your organization’s leadership will want you to make the decision on self-reporting or disclosure. Remember that in many circumstances the answer is not black and white and there are pros and cons of every option.

Join me and Marcie Swenson for our upcoming webinar, Compliance Experts Debate: To Self-Disclose, or Not Self-Disclose, where we’ll debate the pros and cons of self-disclosure on three common issues, including HIPAA breach, self-disclosing an Anti-Kickback or Stark issue, and coding or billing error repayment or refund.