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The healthcare compliance landscape is changing—and the C-Suite must be prepared. 

The U.S. Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS OIG) has written, “For a compliance program to be effective, the organization should establish appropriate consequences for instances of noncompliance, as well as incentives for compliance.”¹

The start of another month brings another review of new changes to the OIG’s Work Plan. Here are a few key items for compliance professionals to review.

New year, new Work Plan updates from the U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector (OIG) General! Let’s take a look at some important new additions to review.

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: ...

Have you thought about HIPAA compliance today?

When the Affordable Care Act was passed in 2010, it included a section (1343, to be exact)

By now you know how important it is that your compliance program meets the seven recommended elements