New Rule in Reporting Transfers to Ombudsman

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The following letter was sent from the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality/Survey & Certification Group regarding how health care providers are to report the transfer of patients to the state Ombudsman. Ref: S&C: 17-27-NH DATE:     May 12, 2017 TO:    ...

Expectation of OIG Education and Training Program

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Education and Training: Today, we are going to discuss education and training as outlined in the OIG guidelines. Guidelines: Below, is the list that was outlined on January 17, 2017 by the OIG and team on what they believed was important in the education and training...

OIG Communication in the Organization: Compliance Element #4

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OIG Element #4: Communication, Education, and Training on Compliance Issues Communication: Today, we are going to discuss communication as outlined in the OIG guidelines. We will work on Education and Training in the next blog. Measures of Effectiveness in a...

OIG Screening Process Element #3 Part 2

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Background Information: On January 17, 2017, a group of compliance professionals and staff from the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) met to discuss ways to measure the effectiveness of compliance programs. The intent of this...

Compliance Element 3: Evaluations and Screening Part 1

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Background Information: On January 17, 2017, a group of compliance professionals and staff from the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) met to discuss ways to measure the effectiveness of compliance programs. The intent of this...

CoreQ Endorsed By National Quality Forum

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