Summary: <a href="https://www.complianceandethics.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/turteltaub-adam-200x200.jpg"></a>Post By: Adam Turteltaub<br> <br> At the 2022 HCCA <a href="https://www.hcca-info.org/conferences/national/26th-annual-compliance-institute">Compliance Institute</a>, <a href="mailto:Tonja%20Wise%20%3ctonjawise@gmail.com%3e">Tonja Wise</a> (<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/healthcarecompliancetoday/">LinkedIn</a>), Corporate Director of Compliance, Sharp HealthCare will be leading a session “Your Audit Plan is on Point…but How is Your Moderating Game?” It’s a very good question, and in this podcast she offers very helpful advice on how to improve your monitoring efforts.<br> <br> First, since monitoring and auditing are often referred to together as if they are the same thing, she defines the difference between the two. Monitoring, she explains, tend to come after a problem, or potential one, is identified and there is a need to ensure that the remediation in place is working.<br> <br> Like other areas of compliance she advises a risk-based approach. Health care entities should focus on areas of recent government audits or any place they already have a correction plan in place. Avoid focusing on areas where the risk is low of either an incident or having to pay a substantial penalty.<br> <br> To have a strong monitoring program in place, Tonja explains, you need an experienced staff and the right software. An Excel spreadsheet to track things is probably not enough.<br> <br> Listen in to learn more about how to effectively monitor your healthcare compliance program, and then join us for the 2022 HCCA <a href="https://www.hcca-info.org/conferences/national/26th-annual-compliance-institute">Compliance Institute</a>.
