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CANDOR webinar

Medical Error, CANDOR/candor, and Patient Advocacy

First Healthcare Compliance hosts Kathleen W. McNicholas, MD, JD, CHC, CCEP, Consultant and Patient Advocate with Medical Legal Patient Advocacy Inc., for an interactive discussion on “Medical Error, CANDOR/candor, and Patient Advocacy.” Dr. McNicholas will review medical error and provide an approach to harmed patients. The CANDOR program of Communication and Optimal Resolution will be explained. CANDOR is well established and has been successfully adopted by many medical centers. With CANDOR in place, patients may benefit from the use of the principles and the help of a board-certified patient advocate.

Catherine Short
Company Culture, Education, Employee Training, Ethics, Patient Advocacy, Patient Safety, Patient Satisfaction, Physician-patient Relationship, Podcasts, Training, Uncategorized, Wrongdoing
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HIPAA Privacy Rule Changes Address Gun Control

On January 4, 2016, the Obama administration rolled out a number of executive actions addressing gun control, one of which impacts the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). To…
Sheba Vine, JD, CPCO
1st Healthcare Compliance, Blog, FBI, Gun Control, HHS, HIPAA, HIPAA Privacy Rule, HIPAA Zone, National Instant Criminal Background Check System, NICS, Physician-patient Relationship, Protected health information, Uncategorized
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Healthcare Regulatory Compliance Solutions

Jumpstart Your Compliance Program

The beginning of the New Year is a popular time for new initiatives. Many healthcare organizations are looking for ways to improve quality and reduce risk. A compliance program is…
Julie Sheppard, BSN, JD, CHC
1st Healthcare Compliance, ACA, Anti-Kickback Statute, Audit Zone, Blog, Breach, Business Associate, compliance program, Covered Entity, Dashboard Zone, effective compliance program, FCA, Fraud, LEIE, OIG, OIG Work Plan, Stark Law, Uncategorized, Waste, Whistleblower
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Performance Improvement Plan

Is Your Compliance Program Effective?

Having a compliance program in place is a start but having an effective compliance program is the goal. Proactively assessing the effectiveness of one’s own compliance program is better than…
First Healthcare Compliance Staff
1st Healthcare Compliance, Abuse, ACA, Anti-Kickback Statute, Audit Zone, Blog, Breach, compliance program, Corporate Integrity Agreement, Dashboard Zone, DOJ, effective compliance program, Employee Zone, FCA, Fraud, Healthcare, HIPAA, HIPAA Zone, ICD-10, Individual Accountability, LEIE, OSHA, OSHA Zone, physician self-referral law, Quarterly Zone, Stark Law, Uncategorized, Whistleblower, Wrongdoing
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Beware of Individual Liability: Yates Memo

On September 9, 2015, the Department of Justice (DOJ) Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates released a policy memorandum, titled “Individual Accountability for Corporate Wrongdoing,” also known as the “Yates Memo.”…
Sheba Vine, JD, CPCO
1st Healthcare Compliance, Abuse, Anti-Kickback Statute, Audit Zone, Blog, Corporate Integrity Agreement, DOJ, Fraud, Individual Accountability, OIG, Overutilizaton, physician self-referral law, Quarterly Zone, Uncategorized, Waste, Whistleblower, Wrongdoing, Yates Memo
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Healthcare Compliance Solutions and News

Overview of a Corporate Integrity Agreement (CIA)

Health care fraud recoveries for fiscal years 2009- 2014 exceeded previous records with five straight years of more than $2 billion in annual recovery from cases involving fraud and false…
Julie Sheppard, BSN, JD, CHC
1st Healthcare Compliance, Abuse, ACA, Affordable Care Act, Anti-Kickback Statute, Audit Zone, Blog, Breach, Business Associate, CIA, CMS, compliance program, Corporate Integrity Agreement, Covered Entity, Dashboard Zone, false claims act, FCA, Fraud, HHS, LEIE, Medicare Rules, OCR, Offshore contractors, OIG, OIG Work Plan, Overutilizaton, PHI, physician self-referral law, Quarterly Zone, security breach, Stark Law, Uncategorized, Vendor Zone, Waste, Whistleblower
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Testimonials

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    Healthcare Management System

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