The Compliance Insider 

For many of us in the United States, the holidays kick off this week with Thanksgiving. Each year on the fourth Thursday in November, we gather for a day of giving thanks, family, feasting, and football. Thanksgiving... Read More

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently issued an "OIG Policy Reminder" regarding Information Blocking and the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute. Specifically, the reminder is intended to remind us how... Read More

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued final rules that explain how physicians and other health care professionals will be paid for services provided to Medicare beneficiaries in 2016. According to... Read More

On October 29, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") released the final 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (the "Final Rule") with few changes between the proposed rule and final rule as it... Read More

In case you missed it. Click below for November's monthly refresher training webinar. You'll learn about the aspects of a strong OSHA compliance program. Discussion topics will include: OSHA Training, OSHA Hazard... Read More

Recently, the Kansas City Royals won the World Series becoming the 2015 champions. They beat the New York Mets four games to one, leaving the Mets organization feeling "stunned." For the New York Mets fans the last... Read More

According to McKay-Dee Hospital, a hospital located in northern Utah, as many as 4,800 patients may have been exposed to Hepatitis C by a nurse who was terminated in November 2014. The nurse was fired from the... Read More

A California doctor was convicted last week of second-degree murder due to the deaths of three patients who overdosed on narcotics they were prescribed. While under Dr. Tseng's care a dozen patients died; however,... Read More

It was recently reported that employees were fired from Las Vegas hospital after attempting to take a photograph of Lamar Odom, in addition to attempting to access his medical records. According to the report a... Read More

As healthcare professionals, it's a good time to take a closer look at our cybersecurity practices as they relate to protected health information (PHI). Are we doing all we can do to safeguard electronic protected... Read More