by Susan Walberg | Aug 26, 2021 | Compliance Blog
By Susan Walberg, JD MPA CHC Healthcare apps have become increasingly prevalent, with people using them for counting steps, monitoring their calories, or linking to various medical devices, to name just a few examples. Since the COVID outbreak, however, and the...
by Susan Walberg | Jun 9, 2020 | Compliance Blog
By Susan Walberg, JD MPA CHC As Private Equity companies and healthcare organizations move to grow or consolidate practices and organizations, one area of due diligence that is often overlooked is the evaluation of the compliance program and the compliance risks that...
by Susan Walberg | Mar 18, 2020 | Compliance, Compliance Blog, Healthcare
By Susan Walberg The Coronavirus pandemic is all over the news, and is affecting us all, especially those in healthcare on the front lines. For those of us who are responsible for compliance, there are many new challenges, issues, and questions that arise as this...
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...
