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Compliance officers have a lot to juggle. Incident management, internal auditing and monitoring, and enforcing standards, are just a few of the things you need to master. Plus, it seems like new guidelines are emerging from every corner.

“…let me be clear: healthcare fraud is a priority for the Department of Justice,” is how Kenneth Blanco, acting Assistant Attorney General of the DOJ’s Criminal Division, began his speech on May 18, 2017, at the Institute on Health Care Fraud of the American Bar Association.

In my newest episode of Compliance Conversations, I sat down with Attorney, Sean McKenna, for an enlightening chat about how healthcare organizations can beef up their compliance programs to avoid enforcement action.

I’m sure I don’t need to tell you that compliance involves a lot of moving parts these days. Tracking incidents, training, and monitoring are just a few basics of the position.

Hey compliance peeps! I’m pretty excited about this deeper than the headlines topic this week because I’m pretty sure you folks are going to be into it because it will make you look like a total rockstar and help you nail compliance.

Use this curated list of our most compelling compliance resources to implement the compliance program of your dreams. Master compliance, protect your organization and your bottom line with free resources from our favorite compliance experts.

In early February of this year, I wrote an eBrief predicting the future of compliance under the new Presidential administration. My guess was that regulatory burdens would decrease.

A 70-year old Louisiana physician pleaded guilty on April 10 to conspiracy to pay and receive illegal healthcare kickbacks. He’ll be sentenced later this year in July and faces a maximum term of imprisonment of five years, a $250,000 fine, and three years of supervised release following...