Compliance in Healthcare

An archive of all posts categorized under “Compliance in Healthcare” in the Ludi blog.

Physician signing a contract

Once a Year, Twice a Year, Never… How Often Should You Audit Your Physician Contracts?

“You can’t manage what you don’t measure.” This is not a new business axiom. And, it rings particularly true for hospitals when it comes to physician administrative contracts. Getting the data you need to manage these contracts can be a cumbersome task, one many people simply want to avoid, especially if the contracts are still […]

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Prisoner in an orange suit illustrating Stark Law Violations

Orange is Not Your Color: Recent Uptick of Stark Law Violations

I worked for a large non-for-profit system “papering” physician employment, loans, and other physician alignment strategies. I regarded compliance as a necessary evil. It’s actually smart to conduct your organization’s business within in the bounds of federal regulations. The Department of Justice (DOJ) hasn’t taken 2018 off and when they hit an organization, the fine

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Desktop items illustrating Hospital Compliance

5 Steps to Lower Your Physician Agreements’ Compliance Risk

The four top areas for regulatory risk for hospitals include: Patient privacy, coding, quality, and physician agreements. Physician agreements tend to have the most opportunity for points of failure due to the process, structure, and people involved in making sure agreements are appropriately written and managed over time. Read through the following five tips and

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