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Effective Compliance Program Elements - #5 Enforcing Standards, Incentives, and Consequences

In this podcast, we sit down with David Traskey, former Senior Counsel at HHS-OIG and current co-head of Garfunkel Wild’s D.C. office, to talk about what makes for an effective compliance program.  In the fifth of seven episodes exploring this topic, we discuss the importance of establishing appropriate incentives for compliance and disciplinary actions for violations.

Effective Compliance Program Elements - #4 Effective Lines of Communications

In this podcast, we sit down with David Traskey, former Senior Counsel at HHS-OIG and current co-head of Garfunkel Wild’s D.C. office, to talk about what makes for an effective compliance program.  In the fourth of seven episodes exploring this topic, we discuss the importance of having effective lines of communication, and how having these lines can create a sense of ally-ship between an organization and its compliance team.      

Effective Compliance Program Elements - #3 Training and Education

In this podcast, we sit down with David Traskey, former Senior Counsel at HHS-OIG and current co-head of Garfunkel Wild’s DC Office, to talk about what makes for an effective compliance program.  In the third of seven episodes exploring this topic, we discuss the pivotal role that compliance training and education have within an organization as well as key considerations when formulating such training and education programs.

Effective Compliance Program Elements - #2 Compliance, Leadership, and Oversight

In this week’s podcast, we sit down with David Traskey, former Senior Counsel at HHS-OIG and current co-head of Garfunkel Wild’s DC Office, to talk about what makes for an effective compliance program.  In the second of seven episodes exploring this topic, we discuss the importance of compliance leadership and oversight, and the key functions of the Compliance Officer, the Compliance Committee, and the Board of Directors.  

Effective Compliance Program Elements - #1 Policies and Procedures

In the first of seven episodes exploring what makes for an effective compliance program, we discuss the importance of having compliance policies and procedures, and how those policies and procedures serve as the foundation upon which effective compliance programs are built. 

Change Healthcare Cyberattack: Avoid, Safeguard, and Mitigate

On February 21, 2024, Change Healthcare (a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group), one of the largest health care technology companies in the United States, was hit with a cyberattack that disabled operations and hampered billing and payment operations and other processes across the health care industry. In this podcast, Zachary Cohen and Philip Hammarberg discuss the Change Healthcare cyberattack and the steps that a medical provider can take to attempt to mitigate their risk from future cyberattacks.

Garfunkel Wild Health Care IT Podcast - Ransomware Attack and Hospital Downtime Issues: Interview with an Impacted Physician.

This episode of the Garfunkel Wild Health Care IT Podcast features an interview with a physician who was impacted by a hospital ransomware attack. The discussion explores the realities faced by hospital physicians during such attacks, with a focus on identifying critical challenges and pain points.

The FTC’s Proposed Ban on Non-Competes - What Does It Mean?

The Federal Trade Commission  ("FTC") has proposed a rule to ban non-compete agreements. The proposed rule is the one issued on January 5th, 2023 by the FTC that would prohibit employers from entering into non-competes with workers, including independent contractors. 

Health Information Technology Podcast - Termination and Transition Periods

In this Health IT podcast we discuss contract termination and transition periods for healthcare related contracts.

What to do if you receive a trademark infringement cease and desist letter.

This podcast discusses, at a high level, what a company should do if it receives a cease and desist letter alleging trademark infringement.