The Compliance Advantage

Send us Fan Mail Most healthcare operators hear "Corporate Integrity Agreement" and picture a punishment. Jillian Marcus, Chief Compliance Officer at Envision Healthcare, found the opposite. In this episode of The Compliance Advantage, she joins Ross Ronan to explain how a Corporate Integrity Agreement (CIA) turned her organization into a trusted, preferred partner with the Office of Ins...

Send us Fan Mail In the final part of The Compliance Advantage three-part series on compliance investment, host Ross Ronan turns benchmarking data into a growth plan. The question most healthcare leaders ask is simple: how much should we spend on compliance as we scale? Ross makes the case that a program built right scales with the business, so growth does not mean writing a much bigger check ever...

Send us Fan Mail Most CEOs ask Ross Ronan the same question: how much should we spend on compliance? In Part 2 of The Investment Deep Dive on The Compliance Advantage, Ross moves from the HCCA and SCCE benchmarking data into real boardroom scenarios and shows there is no magic number. There is a starting point, a budget you set, and a program you actually run. He walks through what the data says f...

Send us Fan Mail Most CEOs ask the wrong question about compliance. They ask what it should cost. The better question is what their peers are already spending, and where they stand against that benchmark. On this episode of The Compliance Advantage, host Ross Ronan walks through years of compliance program survey data from the Healthcare Compliance Association (HCCA) and the Society of Corporate C...

Send us Fan Mail Most healthcare executives treat compliance as a cost line. Jerry Chang, Managing Director and Partner at Stout, sees it differently from the valuation seat. On this episode of The Compliance Advantage, host Ross Ronan and Jerry walk through how a strong compliance program changes what a business is actually worth. Jerry has spent about 30 years valuing hospitals, health systems,...

Send us Fan Mail When a private equity firm closes a healthcare deal, the compliance and security bar rises the next morning, whether the new owner is ready or not. On this episode of The Compliance Advantage, host Ross Ronan talks with Baxter Lee, President of Clearwater, about why so many programs fall behind the moment growth speeds up. Baxter has spent his career on both sides of the table, in...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Compliance Advantage , Ross Ronan sits down with Dr. Adam Brown to explore the intersection of healthcare innovation, regulatory strategy, and business growth. Drawing from his experience as a former emergency medicine executive and founder of ABIG Health, Dr. Brown discusses the challenges healthcare startups face when navigating FDA requirements, reimburse...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Compliance Advantage , Ross Ronan welcomes healthcare attorney and strategic advisor Paul DeMuro for a wide-ranging discussion on healthcare compliance, leadership, mergers and acquisitions, and the rapidly evolving role of artificial intelligence in healthcare. Drawing on decades of experience as an attorney, CPA, MBA, and PhD, Paul shares insights on why c...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Compliance Advantage, Ross Ronan sits down with James Carey, a seasoned private equity and growth equity professional with deep experience in healthcare investing. James shares what investors are actually looking for when they evaluate healthcare companies, why transparency in the diligence process builds stronger deals, and how a well-run compliance program...

Send us Fan Mail In the final episode of the Healthcare Compliance for Startups series, Ross Ronan walks through the most common compliance oversights that early-stage healthcare organizations face, and what founders gain when they build their compliance program the right way from the start. Ross covers billing and coding accountability, why documentation matters more than most startups expect, th...

Send us Fan Mail What does it actually cost to build a compliance program from the ground up, and how do you phase it in without overextending a lean budget? In part two of a three-part series on The Compliance Advantage Podcast, Ross Ronan breaks down the practical side of compliance budgeting for healthcare startups. This episode gives growing organizations a clear framework for what to invest,...

Send us Fan Mail When should a healthcare startup build a compliance program? Ideally before the first patient. Realistically, right after launch.  In Part 1 of this compliance roadmap series, Ross Ronan, founder of Ronan Healthcare Compliance, walks healthcare founders through the five compliance essentials every startup needs, why compliance belongs in the top three or four priorities at launch,...

Send us Fan Mail Kristen Richards has spent decades leading cardiovascular programs across health systems, industry, and the ambulatory surgery center space. In this episode, she joins Ross to talk about what she's learned along the way and how the ASC space completely shifted her perspective on compliance as a strategic partner. In this episode, Ross and Kristen cover: How Kristen's car...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Compliance Advantage, Ross Ronan sits down with Gary Guidry, CEO of Centerline Health Partners, a post acute physician practice management company. Gary brings over 25 years of health care executive experience and a clinical background in cardiac surgery ICU nursing. His leadership journey from bedside nurse to CEO gives him a unique perspective on how compl...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when a former government attorney sits on the other side of the table? In this episode, Ross Ronan sits down with Marc Bonora, Chief Legal Officer at AccentCare, a home health and hospice provider operating across more than 30 states. Marc's career has taken him from big law to the DOJ and U.S. Attorney's Office, where he worked on healthcare enforcement, an...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Mitesh Amin, CEO and Co-Founder of AlignedCardio, joins Ross Ronan to share how building a structured compliance program became one of the smartest growth moves his cardiology organization has made.  From navigating acquisitions and earning ambulatory surgery center approval on the first pass to creating a compliance culture that empowers his team rather than restricts them, D...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, the final installment of our three-part series on compliance ROI, Ross Ronan explores how compliance becomes a strategic asset when healthcare leaders approach it with the right framework. He breaks down the essential elements: peace of mind, prevention, detection, and mitigation. Ross discusses practical budget considerations for compliance programs and shares in...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Compliance Advantage Podcast, Ross Ronan introduces the '3 Ps' framework: Profit Protection, Preferred Partner Status, and Patient Trust Equity, to help healthcare leaders measure the return on investment (ROI) of compliance programs.  Ross explains how to build and scale compliance on a budget, addressing issues unique to both lean and extensive p...

Send us Fan Mail In the first episode of the three-part series on the Compliance Advantage Podcast, host Ross Ronan tackles one of the most common objections from healthcare CEOs, budgeting for compliance.  Ross explains why viewing compliance solely as a cost center is a strategic mistake and reveals the hidden costs of ignoring compliance, including direct financial penalties, operational disrup...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Compliance Advantage Podcast, host Ross Ronan discusses transforming compliance into a strategic asset with healthcare compliance leader Jean Rush. They explore how robust compliance programs can protect profits and uncover hidden revenue opportunities through accurate coding.  They also touch on the importance of compliance readiness for private equity-back...

Send us Fan Mail Most healthcare startups ask "when do we need compliance?" Dr. Jasen Gundersen asked a better question: "how do we build with it from the start?" In this episode, Ross sits down with Jasen, CEO and co-founder of CardioOne, a practice enablement platform supporting independent cardiologists nationwide. Jasen shares how CardioOne grew from four people to 180 empl...

Send us Fan Mail In the premier episode of Season Five of the Compliance Advantage Podcast, host Ross Ronan delves into the transformation of compliance teams from perceived barriers to growth accelerators.  Ross reveals the common mistakes leaders make by treating compliance as a static, checklist-driven program and introduces a strategic approach to compliance that promotes organizational growth...

Send us Fan Mail In the season four finale of the Compliance Advantage Podcast, Ross Ronan, founder of Ronan Healthcare Compliance, unifies the five pillars of their Compliance Advantage framework.  Ross explains how these pillars interconnect to transform compliance from a cost center into a strategic asset. He likens the framework to building a house, emphasizing the investment mindset, essentia...

Send us Fan Mail Transforming Risk Assessments into Strategic Growth Tools In this episode of The Compliance Advantage, Ross Ronan redefines risk assessments as strategic radars crucial for growth and competitive positioning in the healthcare industry. Ross explains why successful healthcare CEOs treat risk assessments with the same importance as race car drivers do their pre-race inspections.  Us...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Compliance Advantage Podcast, host Ross Ronan, founder of Ronan Healthcare Compliance, interviews John Mizerany, president of Scribematic, with over 30 years of leadership in healthcare sectors such as urgent care, pediatrics, dialysis, and hospital systems. John discusses how stepping into the CEO role shifted his perspective on compliance from a mere opera...