Compliance Tip of the Day: Rethinking Corporate AI Governance Through Design Intelligence
Compliance Tip of the Day: COSO Governance Framework: Part 4, Culture
Compliance Tip of the Day: COSO Governance Framework: Part 1, Introduction
Compliance Tip of the Day: Internal Control Deficiencies
FCPA Compliance Report: Stay the Course: Ellen Lafferty on Navigating Anti-Corruption Compliance in 2025
Adventures in Compliance: The Novels – The Hound of the Baskervilles, Introduction and Compliance Lessons Learned
Compliance Tip of the Day: Assessing Internal Controls
Key Discovery Points: BYOD Case Law Covering Subpoenas and Employee Handbooks
Compliance Tip of the Day: COSO Objective 5 – Monitoring Activities
Compliance Tip of the Day: COSO Objective 4 - Control Information and Communication
Hospice Insights Podcast - Election Inspection: Be Proactive to Avoid Costly Election Statement Denials
Compliance Tip of the Day: COSO Objective 3 – Control Activities
Compliance Tip of the Day – COSO Objective 1 – Control Environment
Compliance Tip of the Day: Code of Conduct as an Internal Control
Rethinking Records Retention
Compliance Tip of the Day: Internal Controls for GTE
FCPA Compliance Report: Revolutionizing Speak Up: Ariel D. Weindling on Enhancing Whistleblower Systems
Compliance Tip of the Day: Implementing Internal Controls
Podcast: Addressing Patient Complaints About Privacy Violations
Compliance Amidst a Global Consensus Breakdown
Learn the keys to effective compliance auditing and monitoring - The auditing and monitoring process is critical to a compliance program’s success, in that it provides ongoing assessment of processes, procedures, and...more
On the heels of a $7.6 million payment by Cleveland Clinic to settle allegations of False Claims Act (FCA) violations and unallowable sharing of passwords, Michael Lauer, NIH deputy director for extramural research, penned a...more
The auditing and monitoring process is critical to a compliance program’s success, in that it provides ongoing assessment of processes, procedures, and potential escalation of risk. Designed as an intermediate-level learning...more
If the penultimate enforcement settlement of 2023 issued by the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) sounds familiar, that’s with good reason. And the last one of the year should ring some bells, too....more
A recent settlement entered into by the nation’s largest publicly operated health plan serves as a stark warning to all entities and business associates subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act:...more
On June 28, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement (resolution agreement and corrective action plan) with iHealth Solutions (also known as Advantum Health)...more
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) entered into a Resolution Agreement (“Agreement”) with Banner Health on behalf of Banner Health Affiliated Covered Entities (“Banner”) to remedy...more
On August 23, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that Massachusetts-based New England Dermatology, P.C., d/b/a New England Dermatology and Laser Center (NEDLC), agreed to...more
Report on Patient Privacy 22, no. 4 (April, 2022) - By many measures, David Northcutt’s unsuccessful 2018 bid for the Alabama senate was a costly one. Northcutt, a dentist, loaned his campaign $73,000 throughout the...more
Durable medical equipment (DME) is particularly important for many Medicare beneficiaries. However, companies that manufacture and sell DME need to be careful because there are strict federal regulations outlining almost...more
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) is tasked with combating fraud under Medicare, Medicaid, and other federally funded healthcare programs. ...more
Enforcement of the OCR’s HIPAA Right of Access Initiative (“Initiative”) is in full swing and does not look like it will abate any time soon. The Initiative aims to enforce the rights of patients to timely receive copies of...more