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Understanding compliance requirements in the healthcare industry is not always intuitive. There are many laws and regulations prohibiting certain types of activities in healthcare that might be allowed in other industries. Additionally, individuals involved in providing healthcare are often focused...

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Medicare Advantage Compliance Under the Spotlight: Lessons from Cigna's $172 Million Settlement

$172 million is a lot of money. It's also the amount that the Cigna Group recently agreed to pay to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act in relation to its Medicare Advantage (MA) plan...

Mental health clinics rely on a variety of licensed and qualified personnel to provide and bill for appropriate services to an often-vulnerable patient population. Some of these professionals include psychiatrists, psychologists, counselors, and social workers. Additionally, many mental health...

Human motivation is a complex issue. Many are motivated by altruistic values and beliefs. Others are motivated by financial rewards or public recognition. In truth, motivation is likely multi-factorial; no single incentive drives all behavior.

Key Data Points from HHS Office of Civil Rights Reports on HIPAA Breaches   In February 2023, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) submitted two reports to the U.S. Congress on HIPAA and Breaches (see: ...

In October of 2022, a healthcare company pleaded guilty to engaging with a competitor to allocate employee nurses and fix the wages of those nurses. The company will pay over $130,000 as part of its sentence.

At the end of January 2023, the White House announced it intends to end the public health emergency (PHE) declaration on May 11, 2023.