In late August, the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services announced via its listserv service that it was ramping up its enforcement efforts for smaller breaches of less than 500 records.
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Crucial Highlights That Your Provider Organization Must Know For 2017
December 27, 2016 | Posted by :
CJ Wolf
The OIG recently released their 2017 work plan. And the information can make or break your organization’s compliance program.
Seriously, you don’t want to mess with the OIG. Just last year they performed 1,662 exclusions, 428 criminal actions and 383 civil actions.
Deeper Than The Headlines: Diving Into A CIA Part 2: Written Standards And Training
December 26, 2016 | Posted by :
CJ Wolf
In last week’s blog post we examined the “ownership” requirements of a recently published CIA. This week we continue to dive deeper into the CIA by reviewing the requirements surrounding written standards/policies, training/education, and auditing/monitoring.
Using the OIG 2017 Work Plan to Boost Your Compliance
December 8, 2016 | Posted by :
CJ Wolf
Compliance News Roundup: 2017 HHS OIG Work Plan Highlights
November 23, 2016 | Posted by :
Healthicity
NEWS: The OIG and the Justice Department Take Down Fraud
June 23, 2016 | Posted by :
Healthicity
6 Reasons Why the OIG is Looking at Your E/M Services
April 28, 2016 | Posted by :
Lamon Willis
2016 OIG Work Plan (Part 4): New Items, Continued
February 18, 2016 | Posted by :
Lamon Willis
The OIG’s annual Work Plan is an important asset for optimizing your organization’s compliance and auditing efforts because it allows you to identify possible compliance risks.