Ongoing Auditing Hotline Effectiveness
Healthcare organizations cannot afford to forgo the operation of an effective hotline given the pertinent guidance from the Department of Health…
The OIG Hotline: Tips for Compliance Officers
A great deal of information is available for organizations on establishing an OIG hotline for employees to internally report suspected…
Best Practices for Maintaining an Effective Ethics And Compliance Hotline
Maintaining a strong ethical culture within an organization is critical to fostering trust, accountability, and compliance with regulatory standards. An…
OIG’s Quarterly Enforcement Actions Against Organizations That Hire Excluded Individuals
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) has been active during the last quarter of…
Tips On Evaluating Hotline Vendor Services
One of the critical elements of an effective compliance program is establishing and maintaining communication channels that permit employees to…
Preventing Fraud and Whistleblowing Through Anonymous Hotlines
Overview According to the Government Accountability Project, a whistleblower is defined as, “a [workforce member] who discloses information that s/he…
Managing the Challenges of Vendor Sanction Screening
Tips for Compliance Officers in Overcoming Vendor Sanction Screening Challenges Compliance officers must screen all vendors and contractors against the…
Hotline Effectiveness Evaluation
Three-level review to evaluate the effectiveness of a hotline program. Compliance officers need to determine how to evaluate the effectiveness…
Health Care Providers Should Screen Unpaid Volunteers
Overview When considering what individuals or entities to include in sanction and exclusion screening, organizations will most likely think of employees,…
Healthcare Sanctions Check: Is Medical Background Screening Necessary?
With the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services…