by Tamar Abell - Strategic Development Consultant | May 6, 2019 | Corporate Compliance
The OIG maintains a list of individuals or entities that cannot participate in any federally funded healthcare program. Are you checking your new employees before they’re hired? This post is one in a multi-part series on Compliance Program Success Factors. Start... 
by Tamar Abell - Strategic Development Consultant | Apr 23, 2019 | Corporate Compliance
I just returned from the Health Care Compliance Associations 23rd Annual Compliance Institute. It’s always the highlight of my year to spend 3 days immersed with over 3000 compliance professionals and representatives from the OIG and DOJ learning the next... 
by Tamar Abell - Strategic Development Consultant | Feb 20, 2019 | General Education
I just returned from 3 days at the eCap conference in Florida; for those who are unfamiliar, eCap is a new conference intended for midsize providers to engage in direct discussions with financial institutions and vendors in the long-term care (LTC) space. This year’s... 
by Tamar Abell - Strategic Development Consultant | Jan 30, 2019 | Corporate Compliance
[This article is Part 1 of a 7 Part Series on Compliance Programs for SNFs, for the rest of the articles in the series, go HERE] We’ve conquered the first four elements of a compliance program in earlier blogs. The next components of developing a compliance program... 
by Tamar Abell - Strategic Development Consultant | Jan 17, 2019 | Corporate Compliance
[This article is Part 3 of a 7 Part Series on Compliance Programs for SNFs, for the rest of the articles in the series, go HERE] We’ve covered the first three elements of developing a compliance plan: Corporate compliance officer/designee Compliance policy and... 
by Tamar Abell - Strategic Development Consultant | Jan 3, 2019 | Corporate Compliance
[This article is Part 2 of a 7 Part Series on Compliance Programs for SNFs, for the rest of the articles in the series, go HERE] The last blog reviewed the requirement for developing compliance policy and procedures; now we’ll tackle the next requirement:... 
by Tamar Abell - Strategic Development Consultant | Dec 19, 2018 | Corporate Compliance
[This article is Part 1 of a 7 Part Series on Compliance Programs for SNFs, for the rest of the articles in the series, go HERE] So, we chose our corporate compliance officer, we determined who’s on the compliance committee, and we’re all set to rock and roll with our... 
by Tamar Abell - Strategic Development Consultant | Dec 11, 2018 | Corporate Compliance
I call myself a “nursing home brat.” As a third-generation nursing home provider, I worked alongside my grandparents and parents and have been part of the evolution of long-term care. As an industry, we have grown and matured, gaining a better understanding of the... 
by Tamar Abell - Strategic Development Consultant | Dec 3, 2018 | Business Intelligence
We’ve heard terms like ‘business intelligence’ (BI) and ‘big data’ thrown around a lot lately. As a long-term care operator, I can’t lie – I only half listen. Don’t I have enough on my plate? With the new requirements of participation (RoP), focus on compliance, PDPM,... 
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