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6 Year-End Compliance Program Suggestions

We understand that the healthcare industry continues to face a significant amount of regulatory oversight in HIPAA, OSHA, Corporate Compliance, and Human Resources. We believe in providing you with a comprehensive...

New 2016 Corporate Compliance and FWA Training Requirements

Effective January 1, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is requiring sponsors to complete Corporate Compliance and fraud, waste and abuse (FWA) training for all employees of their...

Website tip of the month " December

If you are searching for any forms or documents to help manage your office or support your compliance program, look no further than your HCP compliance website. Our "Forms Section" contains hundreds of compliance and...

$850,000, HIPAA Settlement Demonstrates Importance of Medical Device Safeguards

HHS recently announced that Lahey Hospital and Medical Center (Lahey) has agreed to pay $850,000 and will adopt a robust corrective action plan to correct deficiencies in its HIPAA compliance program. According...

Digital Dark Matter Black Holes in Health Information Storage

In astronomy terms, the exact nature of dark matter is not well understood, but it may be largely composed of varieties of particles that have not yet been discovered, in addition to missing mass. Astronomers...

Holiday Time Off Policies

Most organizations that offer a personal time off system for all leave purposes, or vacation leave and sick leave systems, typically award time off based on your employment status, job level, your title and years of...

CMS finalizes Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently finalized the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) model. This model tests bundled payment and quality measurement for an episode of care...

Website tip of the month

HCP Compliance Program Management Tip of the month:Editing Training Assignments When you add new employees to your organization, you must edit the assignments to meet the needs of your new employee. Here are some...

OIG Alert: Information Blocking and Federal Anti-Kickback Statute

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...

3 Tips, Tools and Topics to be Thankful for

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...