Compliance News
By HHS News releases on Friday, December 02, 2022.
Our nation faces an unprecedented behavioral health crisis among people of all ages.
By US Department of Justice, News on Thursday, December 01, 2022.
It's an honor to be with you all, and I am grateful for this opportunity to discuss the important work the Criminal Division is doing day in and day out to combat white collar crime and more specifically, foreign bribery and corruption.
By The Compliance & Ethics Blog on Thursday, December 01, 2022.
Harsh Kariwala, CEO of VComply, warns that traditional tools for managing compliance programs, such as spreadsheets, may be hurting your compliance program. They often are not scalable and can lead to inefficiencies and unnecessary complexities.
By HHS News releases on Thursday, December 01, 2022.
Today, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued a bulletin to highlight the obligations of HIPAA on covered entities and business associates under the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules when using online tracking technologies.
By US Department of Justice, News on Thursday, December 01, 2022.
The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a complaint and a proposed consent decree with the State of Iowa to resolve allegations that conditions at Glenwood Resource Center (Glenwood), an institution for individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities (IDD), violated the Constitution.
By US Department of Justice, News on Thursday, December 01, 2022.
Two New York diagnostic testing facility owners were sentenced today to three years in prison for their roles in a more than $18 million health care fraud scheme.
By US Department of Justice, News on Thursday, December 01, 2022.
The Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposed Clear Air Act settlement with Republic Steel, a steel manufacturer in Canton, Ohio, which will require the company to reduce its facility's lead emissions that have caused airborne lead levels in the surrounding area to exceed the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Lead.
By US Department of Justice, News on Wednesday, November 30, 2022.
Charges were unsealed today against eight individuals for conspiring to defraud the Georgia Department of Labor of tens of millions of dollars in federal funds intended for unemployment benefits.
By US Department of Justice, News on Wednesday, November 30, 2022.
A Texas married couple was sentenced today for a $1 million Medicare fraud scheme, including violations of the federal Anti-Kickback Statute.
By US Department of Justice, News on Wednesday, November 30, 2022.
Two Kentucky real estate professionals pleaded guilty today for their roles in a conspiracy to rig bids at an estate auction for farmland and timber rights.
By US Department of Justice, News on Wednesday, November 30, 2022.
The United States and State of Wisconsin announced a settlement with Container Life Cycle Management LLC (CLCM) today that addresses Clean Air Act (CAA) and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) violations at the company's container reconditioning facilities in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin, area. The company will pay a $1.6 million civil penalty to be split evenly between the United States and the State.
By Coalition For Healthcare Communication on Tuesday, November 29, 2022.
Nov. 29, 2022 - Americans are enrolling in Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces for 2023 at what appears to be a record-setting pace as healthcare becomes less of a political football.
By The Compliance & Ethics Blog on Tuesday, November 29, 2022.
A compliance budget is a lot more than the numbers in it, explains Betsy Wade (LinkedIn), Chief Compliance & Ethics Officer at Signature Healthcare. It should be a reflection of the organization's priorities and risk profile.
By CDC Online Newsroom on Tuesday, November 29, 2022.
Today, CDC is awarding $3.2 billion to help state, local, and territorial jurisdictions across the United States strengthen their public health workforce and infrastructure.
By US Department of Justice, News on Tuesday, November 29, 2022.
A Michigan business owner pleaded guilty today to willful failure to collect and pay over employment taxes on behalf of his employees.
By US Department of Justice, News on Tuesday, November 29, 2022.
The Department of Justice announced today that PowerSecure, Inc. (PowerSecure), located in Durham, North Carolina, has agreed to pay $8.4 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act arising from its failure to provide certified cost or pricing data when negotiating rates with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in connection with a sole source contract for the repair and restoration of Puerto Rico's power grid following the damage caused by Hurricane Maria in September 2017.
By US Department of Justice, News on Monday, November 28, 2022.
A San Francisco-area doctor pleaded guilty on Nov. 22 in connection with the use of unapproved products she sold as genuine Botox and Juvederm.
By HHS News releases on Monday, November 28, 2022.
Today's proposed rule increases coordination among providers in treatment for substance use challenges and increases protections for patients concerning records disclosure to avoid discrimination in treatment.
By CNN on Monday, November 28, 2022.
Meta has been fined roughly $275 million by Ireland's data privacy regulator for failing to prevent hackers from siphoning off personal information from more than 500 million Facebook users in a 2019 data leak.
By US Department of Justice, News on Monday, November 28, 2022.
A Kentucky man pleaded guilty today to a negligent violation of the Clean Water Act. The charge stems from a 2018 discharge of oil and brine water into a small creek near an oil tank battery and eventually into other downstream creeks.
By SEC Press Releases on Monday, November 28, 2022.
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an award of $20 million to a whistleblower who provided new and critical information that led to the success of an enforcement action.
