Compliancy Group

This week features three high-impact developments: a sweeping CMS action that immediately halts new Medicare enrollment for hospices and home health agencies nationwide, a significant reorganization of HHS’s Office for Civil Rights that signals enhanced enforcement across HIPAA, conscience rights, and civil rights, and an unfavorable OIG advisory opinion that p...

What makes a great compliance professional? There’s no one clear path, but the right experience combined with a passion for perfection can make for a specialist who sees what others don’t. We sat down with Kenda Graham-Paulk, Compliance Program Advisor at Compliancy Group, to learn a bit about her approach to building successful compliance programs across a wid...

This week’s compliance landscape features three developments with significant operational implications: a CMS initiative accelerating the January 1, 2027 deadline for electronic prior authorization that requires immediate action from providers and EHR vendors alike, a sweeping OIG overhaul of Corporate Integrity Agreements that introduces AI oversight requireme...

An IT security assessment is an essential part of maintaining a secure and resilient technology environment. It involves taking a close, structured look at the systems, applications, and networks an organization depends on and identifying weaknesses before they can be exploited. Instead of waiting for an incident, teams use IT security assessment tools to surfa...

This week brings three developments with direct operational implications for compliance officers: a new OIG audit exposing over $2 million in potentially improper Medicare payments for virtual care services, an HHS action plan on psychiatric overprescribing that carries real billing compliance risk, and a pair of enforcement actions, from Purdue Pharma to a sma...