Episode 342 -- How to Conduct an Internal Compliance Site Visit and Review
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Privacy Issues from Third-Party Website Tags
Episode 331- NAVEX State of Risk and Compliance Programs
What the Board Should Be Asking About the Compliance Program
Managing Social Media Risk
Compliance Lessons from Dating in Your 50s
Managing Compliance Risk for Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery
Common Scenarios Triggering False Claims Act Violations, Part 3: Claims and Investigations
False Claims Act Insights - The Art and Science of Corporate Compliance in Managing FCA Risk
Preparing for a Government Healthcare Audit
Episode 318 -- LRN's Recent Study Underscores Importance of Ethical Culture and Values-Based Leadership
Understanding the HHS OIG’s General Compliance Program Guidance
Climate Risk, the emerging risk
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On April 20, 2015, the Office of the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources (“OIG”), in collaboration with the American Health Lawyers Association, the Association of Healthcare Internal...more
On April 20, 2015, the Office of Inspector General in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (OIG), together with the Association of Healthcare Internal Auditors (AHIA), the American Health Lawyers Association...more
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Yesterday, the Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) published “Practical Guidance for Health Care Governing Boards on Compliance Oversight.” The guide is intended as an educational resource for the boards of healthcare...more
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Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG), in conjunction with the American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA), the Association of Healthcare Internal Auditors (AHIA) and the...more
The healthcare industry has been an innovative leader in developing compliance tools and strategies. They have come by it honestly – prosecutors and HHS-OIG have been pounding on pharmaceutical companies, medical device...more