Corporate Compliance & Ethics Week 2023 kicked off with a gift for healthcare and life sciences compliance practitioners by way of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of ...

A federal watchdog Wednesday called on regulators to strengthen the Special Focus Facility program for nursing homes, saying that most facilities that graduate do not sustain improvements. Providers ...

Nursing facilities and skilled nursing facilities that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs must comply with certain mandatory compliance program requirements of participation (ROPs).

The “flagship program” meant to drive quality at nursing homes most in need of improvement is not working, in part due to an overreliance on financial ...

A federal watchdog Wednesday called on regulators to strengthen the Special Focus Facility program for nursing homes, saying that most facilities that graduate do not sustain improvements.

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In examining how the Office of Civil Rights administered its periodic Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act audit program from January 2016 through December 2020, the U.S. Department of ...

The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General ("OIG") recently issued final guidance on a host of issues relevant to voluntary compliance programs for small practices.

Loma Linda (Calif.) UniversityMedicalCenter failed to comply with Medicare billing requirements for 76 of 290 inpatient and outpatient claims reviewed by HHS’ Office of Inspector General during the ...

In accordance with law, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) are required to take actions to improve the Transportation Worker Identification ...