by Gina Elkins | Tuesday, January 19, 2021 | Compliance
What is the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) Work Plan and why is it important? The OIG Work Plan sets forth various projects including OIG audits and evaluations that are in progress or planned to be addressed by...
by Gina Elkins | Tuesday, November 24, 2020 | Compliance, Regulatory
COVID-19 fraud is rapidly evolving. This page is frequently updated. Last updated: November 23, 2020 https://youtu.be/cAfrHJwpE4g The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General is alerting the public about fraud schemes related to the...
by Gina Elkins | Thursday, November 19, 2020 | Compliance, Regulatory
Right to Access – sound familiar? It should! The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has recently reported eleven enforcement actions against covered entities who failed to comply with the Individuals’ Right under HIPAA to Access their Health Information (HIPAA...
by Gina Elkins | Tuesday, October 27, 2020 | Compliance
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) has a webpage with numerous valuable resources regarding Compliance, Compliance Resources, and Compliance Guidance. There are sections regarding information on Accountable Care...
by Gina Elkins | Wednesday, October 7, 2020 | Compliance, Regulatory
CMS states “Effective QAPI programs are critical to improving the quality of life, and quality of care and services delivered in nursing homes”. QAPI is a coordinated process of two mutually important aspects of a quality management system.. These two mutually...
by Gina Elkins | Monday, September 14, 2020 | Compliance, Featured, Regulatory
“Unprecedented”- are you tired of hearing this word? COVID-19, The Public Health Emergency (PHE), Waivers, PPE, etc. If these times aren’t hard enough for health care providers, another blow to our sector is a hit to the CY2021 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed...
