Measuring the “Return on
Investment” of Compliance and Ethics
The Ethics
Resource Center (ERC) and the Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA),
invite your organization to participate in a valuable research
project.
We are seeking volunteer companies to
participate in a study to assess the impact of their ethics and
compliance programs and ethical cultures in reducing cost and building
human capital. The study will use measures such as sick leave rates,
theft and loss figures, and customer satisfaction.
OIG and HCCA Issue Government-Industry
Roundtable Report: Driving For Quality in Long-Term Care: A Board of
Directors Dashboard
OIG and HCCA cosponsored a Government-industry
roundtable in December for representatives from the long-term care
industry to share experiences and inform OIG and HCCA of issues
surrounding boards of directors' oversight of quality of
care.
Research Compliance Research Risk Areas
Identified
Research Billing, Effort Reporting and Conflicts
of Interest topped the list of Risk Areas identified by those who
attended the Health Care Compliance Association Research Compliance
Conference held October 31 through November 2, 2007 in Chicago, IL. The
survey was conducted by HCCA following the conference with approximately
85 responses.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Inspector General released its Work Plan for Fiscal Year 2008
Department Of Justice Files
Complaint Against Ex-Tenet General Counsel
On September 18, 2007, the government announced it
had filed a complaint alleging that the former general counsel of Tenet
Healthcare Corporation violated the False Claims Act, the Justice
Department announced today. The suit contends that in 1997 and
1998, Christi Sulzbach submitted false certifications to the Department
of Health and Human Services which allowed Tenet to bill Medicare for
millions of dollars in claims that it was not entitled to
receive.
US v. Christi R.
Sulzbach_Complaint
Corporate Responsibility and
Health Care Quality: Resource for Health Care Boards of Directors Click
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The Duane Morris,
LLP
Certified in Healthcare Compliance (CHC) Scholarship
Health Care Compliance Association
The Duane Morris
Scholarship is intended to offer health care professionals the
opportunity to advance their career by obtaining the Certified in
Healthcare Compliance (CHC) credential.
Is Your Inpatient Rehabilitation Program In Shape?
Current Compliance Issues - July 31, 2008 Jane Snecinski, FACHE, principal, Center for Health
Innovation, Noblis Tracy M. Field, Partner, Healthcare and Life Sciences Practice
groups, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP Mark A. Guza, Attorney at Law, Arnall Golden Gregory
LLP
Legal Electronic
Health Records - August 12 Michelle Dougherty, American
Health Information Management Association, Rita Scichilone , American Health Information Management
Association
An Overview of the New
e-Discovery Rule - August 21 Michelle
Dougherty, American Health Information Management Association Ron Hedges , former US Dist Court Judge. Currently with Nixon
Peabody LLP
RAC’s/MIP’s/Third-party
Denials: Managing the Convergence of Compliance and Revenue Cycle
Management Process Improvement - September 3 Michael Berger ParenteRandolph LLC Accountants
& Consultants
Compliance Effectiveness in the Era of
Increased Regulatory Enforcement - September 4 John Beattie, Managing Director, ParenteRandolf LLC
Accountants & Consultants
Documentation and Coding
for Physician Practices - September 11 Alice Anne Andress, Director of Physician Services,
ParenteRandolph LLC Accountants and Consultants
This handbook is intended to serve
health care professionals who need a basic understanding of HIPAA and
its privacy and security regulations that impact their day-to-day
work.
The Ethics
Resource Center (ERC) and the Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA),
invite your organization to participate in a valuable research
project.
Compliance Today – HCCA’s monthly magazine for Compliance
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