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Questions that Leadership Should Ask the Compliance Officer

5 Jul

By Roy Snell roy.snell@corporatecompliance.org Below are some questions leadership should ask the compliance officer and a suggestion about how to implement these questions in your organization. You need to collaborate with leadership to pick a subset of the questions to ... Read more »

Rx Pizza: 1 Free Meal Can Sway Doctor Prescribing – The New York Times

21 Jun

Tom Brewer

As little as one free meal from a drug company can influence which medicines doctors prescribe for Medicare patients, according to a study using Medicare records and recently released data from the health care law’s Open Payments program. Source: Rx ... Read more »

Bill would require more hospital transparency on charity care, other financials – Winston-Salem Journal: Local News

12 May

Tom Brewer

A bill introduced Tuesday in the state Senate would require hospitals to provide more transparency of their charity-care policies, particularly making that information more accessible on their websites. Source: Bill would require more hospital transparency on charity care, other financials ... Read more »

Taking a Brand-Name Statin? Your Doctor May Be Taking Industry Money

11 May

Tom Brewer

A Harvard study shows doctors who take industry payouts are more likely to prescribe brand-name drugs, which is driving up unnecessary healthcare spending. Source: Taking a Brand-Name Statin? Your Doctor May Be Taking Industry ... Read more »

Medicare Advantage Plans: Rarely Penalized For Overcharging : Shots – Health News : NPR

10 May

Tom Brewer

Privately run Medicare Advantage plans have overcharged the federal government by billions of dollars, yet Medicare hasn’t been effective in recouping the excessive payments, an audit found. Source: Medicare Advantage Plans: Rarely Penalized For Overcharging : Shots – Health News ... Read more »

Ohio Supreme Courts Says Physical Location Doesn’t Determine Medical Record Contents

11 Apr

Tom Brewer

Source: Ohio Supreme Courts Says Physical Location Doesn’t Determine Medical Record ... Read more »

U.S. Court in Pennsylvania Allows Some Off-Label Promotion Claims Against Pfizer to Proceed

11 Apr

Tom Brewer

Source: U.S. Court in Pennsylvania Allows Some Off-Label Promotion Claims Against Pfizer to ... Read more »

Individuals’ Right under HIPAA to Access their Health Information | HHS.gov

14 Jan

Tom Brewer

Providing individuals with easy access to their health information empowers them to be more in control of decisions regarding their health and well-being. Source: Individuals’ Right under HIPAA to Access their Health Information | ... Read more »

The lurking risks of hospital-employed physicians: Stark, Anti-Kickback and False Claims Act compliance | Healthcare Finance News

14 Oct

Tom Brewer

The federal laws prohibiting hospitals from paying physicians for referrals are not new, but hospitals need to be on notice: Examine physician compensation structure because enforcement actions are becoming more frequent. Source: The lurking risks of hospital-employed physicians: Stark, Anti-Kickback ... Read more »

Whistleblower Doctor Warns About Hospitals Hiring Physicians | Kaiser Health News

14 Oct

Tom Brewer

Orthopedist Michael Reilly believes the surge of doctors going to work for hospitals is not a healthy trend. He had a firsthand view of what can happen. Source: Whistleblower Doctor Warns About Hospitals Hiring Physicians | Kaiser Health ... Read more »