Compliance & Integrity Corner: your guide to doing things right.
This weekly HSC Compliance & Integrity column is your source for insights into compliance hot topics, news and awareness activities that aim to guide you in doing the right things. Stay tuned each week for more news and information.
Here are some important news items to be aware of this week:
- Academics call for transparency in false data investigations: “Demand for transparency in research misconduct probes,” published Jan. 28, 2021, in University World News.
- U.S. universities seek grants outside of government – a Bloomberg News Opinion: “American Scientists Are Not a Threat to the U.S. – the FBI has accused an MIT professor of working for China. His colleagues say all universities now look for grants beyond the federal government which has cut funding,” published Feb. 1, 2021.
- Medicare to audit telehealth in 2021: “Audits of Medicare Part B Telehealth Services During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency,” U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General.
- Fun with Compliance – this short video “hits the high notes” on why HIPPA is so important: the HIPAA Confidentiality Song.
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