Healthicity Blog

Recently, at the Health Care Compliance Association’s 28th Annual Compliance Institute, Robert K. DeConti, Chief Counsel to the HHS Inspector General provided one of the keynote addresses. He used the opportunity to tell a story of a hero’s journey. The hero in the story is a compliance officer...

“Providing appropriate education and training is a vital component of an effective compliance program.” 

Picture this: you design and execute what seems like the perfect compliance program. 

The recommendations are loud and clear: there should be a notable separation between Legal and Compliance. 

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.

Risk assessments have been a critical component of compliance programs for many years. Some people even refer to risk assessments as the “eighth element of a compliance program.” 

In November 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) released their long-awaited General Compliance Program Guidance.

The OIG’sGeneral Compliance Program Guidance (GCPG) has a lot to review, which is why we’re offering ongoing webinars about key topics in the document. Our next webinar in this series features a critical area of interest: patient quality and safety.