Assembling the ideal compliance team is no small task – and that’s why it can be such a puzzle. We invited Sarah Couture, a former nurse turned compliance executive, to share her insights on structuring effective compliance teams.
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Why Multiple Agencies are Scrutinizing the Use of Psychotropic Medications in Nursing Homes
In November 2022, the U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a report titled, “Long-Term Trends of Psychotropic Drug Use in Nursing Homes.”1 This report highlights areas of weakness related to nursing home patients who may be inappropriately given psychotropic...
Compliance Trouble is Brewing at the Office Coffee Pot
Leveraging Business Intelligence Tools to Boost Your Audit Program
An Overview of Recent Enforcement Actions Against Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants
Advanced practice practitioners (APPs), such as physician assistants and nurse practitioners, are not exempt from the different types of compliance enforcement actions we have seen for many years taken against physicians. It does not appear such enforcement will slow down any time soon – let’s look...
New Auditing Training Courses and Resources for Your Team
Are you in need of a comprehensive training library with easy employee assignments and tracking? We thought you might be, which is why we expanded our Audit Manager training library!
A Behind-The-Scenes Look at Healthicity’s Annual Survey for Compliance and Auditing Professionals
If you’ve been in the Healthicity community for a while, you might know that we conduct annual surveys every year for compliance and auditing professionals.