Healthicity Blog

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.

The OIG recently released their 2017 work plan. And the information is crucial for the success of your organization and compliance program.

1. OIG names 2017 goals: Bolstering HHS and NIH data security, tackling EHR challenges - “The Office of Inspector General has the National Institute of Health's security and data control in its crosshairs.

This week saw the largest takedown in history, announced the OIG HHS and the Justice Department on Wednesday.

Evaluation and management (E/M) services are “visits performed by doctors to assess and manage a beneficiary's health,” according to the OIG’s website.

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.

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. In reviewing the 2016 OIG Work Plan, there are a total of 25 projects for audit under the OIG audit umbrella:

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. In reviewing the 2016 OIG Work Plan, there are a total of 25 projects for audit under the OIG audit umbrella: three new...