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Which entity is the largest grant-making organization in the federal government? If you guessed HHS, then you are right. HHS provides more grants than any other group in the federal government. And as most compliance officers know, risk and enforcement tends to follow the money.

3 Ways To Measure The Effectiveness Of Your Compliance Program: It’s important to have an effective compliance program but sometimes it can be pretty difficult to measure the success.

The New Year is right around the corner and most of us have a lot to do to prepare for next year.

It’s that time of year! Everyone is running around trying to complete their 2017 HIPAA Security Risk Analysis as required under Meaningful Use and/or MACRA.

1. Medicaid Fraud Control Units: Investigation and Prosecution of Fraud and Beneficiary Abuse in Medicaid Personal Care Services –

The OIG posted their most recent advisory opinion (AO) on Dec. 11th, 2017. Let’s talk about it.

1. Dallas-Based Physician - Owned Hospital to Pay $7.5 Million to Settle Allegations of Paying Kickbacks to Physicians in Exchange for Surgical Referrals -

On November 30th, the OIG posted its Semiannual Report to Congress. The report is a summary of the OIG’s activities from April 1, 2017 to September 30, 2017.