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Conflict of Interest: What You Need to Know

During first quarter, many organizations begin collecting their annual Conflict of Interest campaign responses. The importance of having a solid Conflict of Interest policy—along with proper education and training—cannot be overstated. It is fundamental to a meaningful compliance program. The need to know leads to the need to respond. Determining each employee’s or associate's outside interests ensures an organization is not unintentionally put into a ...

By |2025-07-15T12:07:22+00:00February 22nd, 2023|Compliance|

HITECH Act, Building on HIPAA, Comes with Obligations, a Carrot and a Stick

HIPAA compliance is a core daily activity always on the minds of healthcare professionals, not just the domain of compliance officers. Violations of HIPAA’s privacy and security rules can result in civil and criminal penalties. HIPAA was amended with the HITECH Act, which provides additional protections and penalties for health information and encourages the use of electronic health records. The HITECH Act of 2009 mandated ...

By |2025-04-28T02:12:17+00:00February 9th, 2023|Compliance, IT Risk & Cybersecurity|

HIPAA’s HITECH Act Calls for a Best-Practice IT Risk Program

The HITECH Act, which amended the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), prescribes that healthcare organizations should implement a best practice IT risk program that conforms to HHS/OIG guidance. In order to improve privacy and security protections for healthcare data, HITECH incentivizes the adoption and use of health information technology by providers. In the event of a cyber event, institutions that have had a ...

By |2025-08-21T15:31:33+00:00January 25th, 2023|Compliance, IT Risk & Cybersecurity|

Five Healthcare Compliance Trends For 2023

Any list of 2023 healthcare compliance trends should start with what is currently going on healthcare. An increasing number of healthcare organizations have transitioned from paper-based recordkeeping systems to more efficient digital processes that save time and eliminate human errors. In addition, the pandemic accelerated the adoption of telehealth visits, digital payment options, and data-sharing capabilities that rely on the internet. Digitization can drive great ...

By |2025-04-28T02:10:22+00:00January 12th, 2023|Compliance|

How Do You Reduce Healthcare Revenue Leaks?

In this second blog in our Managing Revenue Risk series, Marcy Andersen, Director, Account Management at SAI360, discusses healthcare revenue leaks and how an automated workflow goes beyond simple work queues to support collaboration and effectiveness in payer audits and the denial appeal process. Healthcare revenue leakage is a moving target, thanks to fluctuating payer rules and the complexity of the denial and audit processes. ...

By |2025-04-28T02:09:46+00:00November 30th, 2022|Compliance, Healthcare Revenue Integrity|