Compliance Today Articles and Quizzes

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A list of Compliance Today magazine articles and their corresponding CEU quizzes are listed below, with direct links to the full text on COSMOS.

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July 2020

Compliance with the new COVID-19 business assistance loans  | Gabriel Imperato and Romain Balard

New compliance threat - Data breach class action lawsuits | James Houston

Compliance for integrated provider-payers | Randi E. Seigel and Christopher J. Rundell 

June 2020

Legal and compliance developments and the coronavirus | Gabriel L. Imperato and Romain Balard

21st Century Cures Act: Avoiding information blocking for treatment purposes | Erin MacLean

COVID-19 and long-term care: Best practices and lessons learned | Lester Perling and Jamie Gelfman

May 2020

Chasing ambulance compliance | Patrick K. Kennedy

Research compliance audits: Where to begin? | Sharif Fakhr, Draco Forteand, and Nicole Visyak

'Low-hanging fruit' and other recent HIPAA compliance items | Rachel V. Rose and Patrick Ouellette

April 2020

Best practices for responding to internal whistleblowers | Michael A. Morse

Board of directors oversight of skilled nursing facility compliance programs | Todd Selby and Sean Fahey

Telehealth trends and tips for 2020 | Andrea Frey and Jeremy Sherer

March 2020

Training and education: The role that compliance officers play with governing boards | Zana Simjanovski

Compliance officer and compliance committee:Your first 100 days | Jan Elezian and Gerry Roy

Primer on informed consent | Elizabeth Cameron and Tom Ealey

February 2020

Proposed Stark and AKS value-based overhauls present new challenges | Venson Wallin

Separating compliance and legal, Part 2: Best practices for an effective compliance program | Jack Rovner

Revisiting effectiveness of our SNF compliance programs: Thoughts and tips | Cornelia Dorfschmid and Alexis Rose

January 2020 

Separating Compliance and Legal: Part 1, Best Practices for Defining Expectations and Responsibilities| Jack A. Rovner

CMS proposes delay & revisions to long-term care regulations | Lester Perling and Jamie Gelfman

Highly compensated physicians and compliance: Considering the complexities | Joe Aguilar and Natalie Bell

December 2019

Navigating an Integrity Agreement with the OIG: A Resource for Practitioners | Cornelia Dorfschmid and Nicole Caucci

Beneficiary Inducements: Steering Clear of Civil Monetary Penalties | Brett D. McNeal

Compliance with items 4(c) and 4(d) of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act | E.John Steren and Patricia Wagner

November 2019 

Hidden Compliance Risk Area:Patient Grievances| Sheila Limmroth

Ambulance Compliance Challenges And The Emergence of Lyft In Healthcare| Renee A. Collier

Drug Diversion Prevention Programs: Do They belong In Compliance | Renee A. Collier

October 2019 

Best Practices For Compliant, Aligned Professional Services Agreements | Stan Stephen, Dina Unrath and Thomas Johnston

The Travel Act: State Crimes Become Federal Crimes | Lester J. Perling

The NIST Privacy Framework: An Enterprise Risk Management Tool | Karen Greenhalgh

September 2019 

New Department Of Justice Guidance On Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programs | Thomas E. Herrmann

Reviewing And Monitoring Healthcare Real Estate Arrangements With Referral Sources | Timothy M. Riley, Goran Musinovic, and Gregory P. Gheen

Risks With The Breach Risk Assessment | Yvonne M. Wolters

August 2019 

Outpatient Therapy: Myths And Risks | Nancy J. Beckley

The Shifting Federal Analysis of Referral Relationships In Healthcare| Stacy Harper

Human Trafficking: Compliance Considerations For Healthcare Professionals | Meagan Parker and Jay Swacker

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