by Susan Walberg | Jan 23, 2020 | Healthcare, Leadership, Risks
The opioid epidemic is in the news every day. State and federal regulators and law enforcement regularly investigate cases of drug diversion, ‘pill mills’, opioid over-prescribing, and even deaths from overdoses. Although most of those cases involve...
by Susan Walberg | Jan 21, 2020 | Compliance, Healthcare, Leadership
Compliance has become part of the landscape, especially in highly regulated industries like healthcare. If you ask any leader in the field of healthcare why you must have a compliance program, they will likely reference government laws, such as the Affordable Care...
by Susan Walberg | Jan 17, 2020 | Compliance, Healthcare, Leadership
Retaliation is one of those things that everyone knows is prohibited. If you are a leader, you know it’s not acceptable to punish an employee for reporting a concern. If you are an employee, you may fear losing your job if you speak up or ’cause...
by Susan Walberg | Jan 14, 2020 | Compliance, Healthcare, Leadership
There are a number of occasions when an organization has the need to work on their compliance program; in many instances the first reaction is to start trying to hire someone to fill the role. Although ultimately the organization should have a full-time person...
by Susan Walberg | Jan 5, 2020 | Leadership
If you have ever been in a leadership role, or worked in the corporate office of a large organization, you have undoubtedly encountered resistance from various departments, divisions, or individuals, whether passive or overt. Keep in mind that the common perception of...
by Susan Walberg | Feb 2, 2019 | Compliance Blog
The word ‘whistleblower’ conjures up images of Enron or other head-line grabbing stories where an employee is awarded millions of dollars for reporting some egregious action by their employer, who callously ignores the reports of wrongdoing in the search...
by Susan Walberg | Apr 12, 2018 | Compliance Blog
As a compliance professional, conduct- ing investigations is an essential part of the job. We are tasked with pre- venting and detecting wrongdoing, whether it’s violations of laws, regulations, or internal policies and procedures. Sometimes, however, we come to the...
by Susan Walberg | Feb 26, 2018 | Compliance Blog
One question that often comes up when an internal compliance review or investigation is being planned is whether or not it should be conducted under attorney client privilege. Many factors should be considered when this question arises, and if the answer is yes, then...
