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Jessica Zeff on Preparing for a Government Audit [Podcast]
By The Compliance & Ethics Blog on Tuesday, May 14, 2024.
Jessica Zeff loves government audits. I know, it's hard to believe, given the dread they inspire. But, the founder and lead consultant of Simply Compliance makes a very good case in this podcast that audits can be much better than people expect and actually helpful for the compliance program.
U.S. Departments of Health & Human Services and Justice Issue Letter of Findings to State of Rhode Island Over Improper Over-Hospitalizations of Children with Disabilities
By HHS News releases on Monday, May 13, 2024.
An investigation by the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights and the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Rhode Island and has found that the State of Rhode Island violated federal civil rights laws by routinely and unnecessarily segregating children with mental health and/or developmental disabilities at Bradley Hospital, an acute-care psychiatric hospital.
ACF Announces New Resources Focused on Behavioral Health Integration in Early Childhood Programs
By HHS News releases on Friday, May 10, 2024.
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced new policy guidance and resources to expand access to legal representation for children who are eligible for title IV-E foster care, their parents, kinship caregivers, Indian custodians and tribe by allowing state and tribal child welfare agencies to use federal funds to provide legal representation.
CEO Convicted for $28M Long-Running Investment Fraud Scheme
By U.S. Department of Justice on Friday, May 10, 2024.
A federal jury convicted a Hawaii man yesterday for his role in a more than a decade-long scheme to defraud investors of Semisub Inc. and Semisub LLC (collectively, "Semisub") of over $28 million.
Doctor Convicted of $6.3M Medicare Fraud Scheme
By U.S. Department of Justice on Friday, May 10, 2024.
A federal jury convicted a Michigan doctor today for causing the submission of over $6.3 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare for medically unnecessary orthotic braces ordered through a telemarketing scheme.
Paul Fiorelli on Establishing Workplace Integrity [Podcast]
By The Compliance & Ethics Blog on Thursday, May 09, 2024.
Integrity is like peace, love and brotherhood. We're all for it, but when it comes to practicing it, that's when the challenges start. Paul Fiorelli hopes to change that.
Meredith Hunt on Compliance Program Effectiveness [Podcast]
By The Compliance & Ethics Blog on Tuesday, May 07, 2024.
What makes for an effective compliance program, not just from a legal perspective but from a practical one? Getting that answer, and sharing it is the focus of the LRN 2024 Ethics & Compliance Program Effectiveness Report. To learn what it contains we sat down with Meredith Hunt, Ethics and Compliance Specialist at LRN.
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