Summer Hard, but Don’t Let Your Guard Down!
I heard someone say they expected people to “summer hard” this year since no one could do much of anything…
Culture – Written in Sand Rather Than Set in Stone
We hear a lot about culture these days. It seems every business management guru says the culture of the organization…
Compliance New Year’s Resolutions
As we turn the page on what can only be described as a “one of a kind” year we have…
Dynamic and Evolving
In June 2019, when the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice, (DOJ), updated its guidance document on how prosecutors…
The Sequence is Important
As I write this blog post I am watching the crew working on the road in front of my office.…
Dust Off the Code of Conduct and Bring It Back to Life
Most every compliance program has a document called the Code of Conduct, Code of Ethics or some other title that…
Honey, have you seen my HIPAA goggles?
I recently wrote a newsletter article on the importance of walking through the organization with “HIPAA Goggles” on as a…
The Role of Documentation in the HIPAA Program
Providers spend a lot of time talking about how to improve the quality and timeliness of service documentation but there…
We have a Compliance Officer, that’s all we need, right?
By now most organizations are aware that they need a compliance program and a person who is designated as the…
“Alexa, Stop the Hackers!”
As we have seen in recent weeks, hackers have become very comfortable intruding in on our personal lives by exploiting…