I was visiting with some of my compliance colleagues recently and came up with an interesting Wish List for 2012: Additional resources. Clearer regulations :) Increased stakeholder support for compliance activities. More predictable and quicker voluntary disclosure processes. A better way to keep track of regulatory developments and new business arrangements. Acknowledgement by regulators and enforcers… Continue Reading
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Subscribe to Culture RSS Feed12 Enforcement and Compliance Predictions for 2012
Posted in Culture, DOJ, Enforcement, Government Initiatives, ICD, Implantable Cardiac Devices, Long Term Care, Medicaid, Medicare, OIG, Reform, SettlementsThis has been an interesting year for the health care industry, and I believe the coming year will be even more exhilarating. Here are my 12 enforcement and compliance predictions for 2012. Please comment with yours. We’ll see how we do. . . . Regardless of what happens with the health care reform law, the current market forces… Continue Reading
The Price of a Compliance Failure? Ask Penn State.
Posted in Culture, EthicsStakeholders often raise “the price of compliance” as they endeavor to justify their lack of support. We hear about how: The compliance function is a cost center. The odds are small that this will become a problem. Compliance Officers make a mountain out of a mole hill. We are an ethical organization and therefore don’t… Continue Reading
The Government is Going After Health Care Execs
Posted in Culture, Enforcement, Government InitiativesI just returned from the HCCA/AHLA Fraud & Compliance Forum which was, as usual, a strong conference. One of the resounding themes was the government’s growing emphasis on holding health care executives and board members responsible for organizational non-compliance. The effort is no longer aimed solely at people who are associated with drug and device… Continue Reading
Healthcare Compliance – What every Senior Leader Needs to Know in 2011
Posted in Culture, Enforcement, Government Initiatives, OIG, ReformI recently participated in a webinar hosted by EthicsPoint called Healthcare Compliance – What every Senior Leader Needs to Know in 2011. Here’s some background on it: The healthcare industry is currently faced with mounting economic, political and regulatory pressures. State and local governments have increased their enforcement budgets in an effort to gain prompt… Continue Reading
Healthcare Compliance – What every Senior Leader Needs to Know in 2011
Posted in Culture, Enforcement, Ethics, False Claims Act, Government Initiatives, News, ReformOn April 26, I will talk about Healthcare Compliance – What every Senior Leader Needs to Know in 2011 in a free webinar hosted by EthicsPoint. Here’s a description: The healthcare industry is currently faced with mounting economic, political and regulatory pressures. State and local governments have increased their enforcement budgets in an effort to… Continue Reading
Compliance Mentoring at its Best — Mary, Al and Me
Posted in Culture, Ethics, Social NetworkingCompliance professionals are under unprecedented pressure. The job can be a lonely one and it is sometimes difficult to identify a good mentor. In this article published in the April 2011 issue of Compliance Today, I relate some of my experiences with two of the most phenomenal mentors I know. They have laid the groundwork for… Continue Reading
How to Succeed as a Compliance Professional – Listen to the Presentation
Posted in Culture, EthicsYesterday, I presented a discussion called How to Succeed as a Compliance Professional. The webinar was hosted by our friend Steve Lefar at Wolters Kluwer/MediRegs. This must clearly be a topic of great interest — we had listeners from over 1,700 sites across the country, which was the largest audience this year for one of these… Continue Reading
How to Succeed as a Compliance Professional: Free Webinar
Posted in Culture, EthicsWolters Kluwer/CCH/MediRegs is hosting a free webinar on October 5 in which I will talk about “How to Succeed as a Compliance Professional.” I will discuss mistakes compliance officers should avoid and what its takes to succeed in the current environment. Compliance professionals need to have many qualities to be successful, and in this program… Continue Reading
How to Succeed as a Compliance Professional
Posted in CultureHow to Succeed as a Compliance Professional Previous posts have addressed an organization’s “integrity DNA.” Simply put, integrity DNA: Is the foundation of all that an organization does; Is visceral and not measurable; Implies that an organization lives out its stated principles; and Obliges board members and senior leaders to promote the proper spirit into… Continue Reading
Frank Sheeder
Frank Sheeder, chair of DLA Piper's Health Care Enforcement and Compliance practice, has defended clients against civil and criminal fraud allegations brought by the government and other hostile third-party litigants – especially whistleblowers – for more than 20 years... Read More