Summary
In this episode, Sean and Terry discuss the critical importance of compliance in healthcare, focusing on the need for consequences for non-compliance, the implementation of financial penalties, and the role of documentation in ensuring patient safety. They emphasize the necessity of creating a culture of compliance within medical practices and the importance of having a living, breathing compliance program that is actively enforced.
Takeaways
<ul>
 <li>Consequences are essential in compliance programs.</li>
 <li>Financial penalties can deter non-compliance behavior.</li>
 <li>A culture of compliance must be established in organizations.</li>
 <li>Documentation quality directly impacts patient safety.</li>
 <li>Auditing and monitoring are crucial for compliance effectiveness.</li>
 <li>Compliance programs should be flexible yet strict.</li>
 <li>Education is key to improving compliance among providers.</li>
 <li>Non-compliance can lead to serious patient safety issues.</li>
 <li>Providers must adhere to compliance policies universally.</li>
 <li>Regular updates to compliance programs are necessary.</li>
</ul>

Summary In this episode, Sean and Terry discuss the critical importance of compliance in healthcare, focusing on the need for consequences for non-compliance, the implementation of financial penalties, and the role of documentation in ensuring patient safety. They emphasize the necessity of creating a culture of compliance within medical practices and the importance of having a living, breathing compliance program that is actively enforced. Takeaways Consequences are essential in compliance programs. Financial penalties can deter non-compliance behavior. A culture of compliance must be established in organizations. Documentation quality directly impacts patient safety. Auditing and monitoring are crucial for compliance effectiveness. Compliance programs should be flexible yet strict. Education is key to improving compliance among providers. Non-compliance can lead to serious patient safety issues. Providers must adhere to compliance policies universally. Regular updates to compliance programs are necessary.

Season 8 - Episode 10 - #TerryTuesday - Demystifying Compliance

Sean is the host of “The Compliance Guy” a live production dedicated to the intersection of regulatory compliance and the business of medicine. The show provides timely, accurate, and easy to digest information to healthcare professionals.
The show features interviews of industry leaders, government officials, and others helping to shape the healthcare landscape.
Sean M. Weiss (AKA – The Compliance Guy) has been an industry respected name for more than 25-years. A physician and health system advocate, Sean engages with clients to ensure a “level-playing-field” and due process when allegations and/or accusations of impropriety are leveled by a payor or government investigation agency.


When Sean is not engaging in administrative, civil and criminal matters on behalf of more than 30 nationally recognized law firms and clients, he is serving as a third-party compliance officer for a dozen organization across the country ranging in size and specialty to ensure a “Culture of Compliance”!


Sean is a proud member in good-standing with the National Society of Certified Healthcare Business Consultants (NSCHBC), American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA), National Alliance of Medical Auditing Specialists (NAMAS), and the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC). Sean holds (CHC, CEMA, CMCO, CPMA, CPC-P, CMPE, CPC, CMC, CMIS, CMOM) national certifications from the Health Care Compliance Association, The National Alliance of Medical Auditing Specialists, The American Academy of Professional Coders and Practice Management Institute.

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Sean is the host of “The Compliance Guy” a live production dedicated to the intersection of regulatory compliance and the business of medicine. The show provides timely, accurate, and easy to digest information to healthcare professionals. The show features interviews of industry leaders, government officials, and others helping to shape the healthcare landscape. Sean M. Weiss (AKA – The Compliance Guy) has been an industry respected name for more than 25-years. A physician and health system advocate, Sean engages with clients to ensure a “level-playing-field” and due process when allegations and/or accusations of impropriety are leveled by a payor or government investigation agency. When Sean is not engaging in administrative, civil and criminal matters on behalf of more than 30 nationally recognized law firms and clients, he is serving as a third-party compliance officer for a dozen organization across the country ranging in size and specialty to ensure a “Culture of Compliance”! Sean is a proud member in good-standing with the National Society of Certified Healthcare Business Consultants (NSCHBC), American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA), National Alliance of Medical Auditing Specialists (NAMAS), and the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC). Sean holds (CHC, CEMA, CMCO, CPMA, CPC-P, CMPE, CPC, CMC, CMIS, CMOM) national certifications from the Health Care Compliance Association, The National Alliance of Medical Auditing Specialists, The American Academy of Professional Coders and Practice Management Institute.

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