The Healthcare Compliance Step-By-Step Podcast

In this live demo webinar, we introduce EPICompliance Incident Tracking & Whistleblower Reporting and show how healthcare organizations and business associates can run a repeatable, audit-ready workflow without relying on spreadsheets, email threads, or disconnected systems. You'll see how to capture incidents quickly, assign ownership and deadlines, document findings, attach supporting ev...

Most compliance programs don't fail because of a single scandal. They fail because of the small stuff: a patient complaint that wasn't logged, a staff concern that got handled "verbally," a privacy incident that never had a documented report, or a near-miss that wasn't followed through. When regulators ask for your evidence trail, "we talked about it" isn't a sy...

The OSHA + HIPAA training rules are not "nice to have." They're an area where regulators expect clarity, consistency, and proof. And the biggest compliance time-waster in healthcare is debating who is "exempt" from training: front desk, billing, remote staff, contractors, and even owners. Regulators don't evaluate training by job title. They evaluate whether you identif...

The HIPAA Security 2025 Proposed Changes are not just "regulatory noise." They signal a major reset in what regulators will expect to see when it comes to protecting ePHI. Annual asset inventories, updated risk analyses, required multi-factor authentication, stronger encryption expectations, tighter vendor oversight, and real incident response testing all point to one thing: "good enough" security...

When healthcare compliance is treated as a "department problem" rather than a shared responsibility, gaps emerge in policies, workflows, and day-to-day decisions, putting patients and organizations at risk. This webinar explores what true compliance accountability looks like across leadership, providers, staff, and vendors, and how to connect regulations to real roles and behaviors. You&...

When a major internet provider like Cloudflare has an outage, many healthcare organizations discover the hard way that their "mission-critical" systems are only as reliable as the invisible vendors behind them. This webinar uses the recent Cloudflare incident as a real-world case study to show how availability fits into the HIPAA Security Rule, why third-party and "fourth-party" dependencies belon...

When your compliance program lives inside EPICompliance, every form you complete becomes part of your evidence trail. In this practical session, we focus on some of the more complex EPICompliance forms and walk you through completing them step-by-step. You'll see what each field is really asking, how to avoid common mistakes, and how to make sure your entries match what is actually happening i...

When AI enters clinical and administrative workflows, privacy rules and safety expectations come with it. In this practical session, we translate HIPAA requirements into plain English and apply an "AI-assisted, not AI-controlled" model to real-world scenarios. You'll see how to use AI tools without disclosing more PHI than necessary, how to apply Minimum Necessary and de-identificati...

When AI enters clinical and administrative workflows, benefits and risks arrive together. This practical session, we translate HIPAA and safety expectations into plain English and apply an "AI-assisted, not AI-controlled" model to everyday use cases. You will see where AI delivers real gains, what can go wrong without human review, and the simple guardrails that keep care safe and liabil...

When leases end, copier/MFP hard drives can walk out the door with ePHI. In this practical session, we translate HIPAA device/media controls into plain English and apply NIST SP 800-88 (Clear, Purge, Destroy) to everyday returns, swaps, and disposals. You'll see what to require from vendors, how to verify sanitization, how to document chain of custody, and where to file proof so you're audit-ready...

Every October, some compliance stories are just too haunting to forget. This session reveals recent HIPAA breach cases to show exactly where controls failed and what would have prevented the incident. We'll cover phishing and access control gaps, missing or weak audit trails, vendor and copier/MFP risks, and documentation shortfalls. Key Topics: Real breach case reviews and what failed at each...

This session is designed to cut through the noise on three major forces shaping healthcare in 2026. We'll translate heightened noncompete scrutiny into actionable talent and contracting strategies, unpack the Medicare prior authorization pilots and their operational ripple effects, and clarify how the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule may affect access, documentation, and margins. You'l...

The 2026 HIPAA Security Rule introduces significant updates to Business Associate Agreements (BAAs), raising the bar for compliance and security. In this session, we'll break down the critical changes, including the mandatory encryption, multi-factor authentication (MFA) requirements, stricter risk analysis, and enhanced oversight of business associates. You'll learn how to revise your BAAs to mee...

This session translates shutdown mechanics into clear operational steps for providers, payers, and life science teams. We'll map what typically continues under "excepted" operations, what slows or pauses, and how to maintain stability in revenue, compliance, and patient care until complete government services resume. Walk away with a practical checklist to safeguard cash flow, protec...

This session explores what a HIPAA Security Risk Analysis (SRA) truly requires, and what it doesn't. We'll unpack the Top 10 myths (like "my EHR vendor handles it" or "we did one year ago, so we're covered") and show how those misconceptions lead to fines, audit exposure, and real security gaps. You'll leave with a clear view of your legal obligations under the...

This session explores how healthcare practices can capture revenue from lifestyle medicine services, highlighting practical strategies for billing, documentation, and compliance. Many practices recognize the value of nutrition, exercise, stress management, and behavioral interventions but struggle to translate these visits into sustainable revenue streams. When lifestyle medicine isn’t properly do...

This session explores the high cost of delayed care for underserved populations, highlighting how systemic barriers, such as limited transportation, inadequate coverage, and low health literacy, contribute to higher costs and unpaid services for healthcare providers. When care is delayed, patient outcomes suffer, but financial impacts on providers and health systems can be just as severe. This epi...

How to Keep Coding Mistakes from Becoming Compliance Nightmares. This session explains how a $25 million overbilling allegation tied to "coding errors" at The Villages Health turned into a cautionary tale for providers. Employers, payers, and regulators don't see mistakes the same way you do; coding slips can escalate into compliance risks or even fraud accusations. This webinar brea...

Degrees vs. Certification: Which Opens More Doors in Healthcare? This session explains how employers actually weigh degrees and certifications - and what that means for your next role, raise, or promotion. Degrees establish baseline competency, regulatory eligibility (licensure), and credibility; certifications signal current, job-ready skills that differentiate candidates once they're in the work...

Future Proofing Your Practice – Strategic Business Planning for 2026 is designed to equip healthcare leaders with the foresight and tools to balance growth, compliance, and sustainability. In this session, our expert speakers outline a roadmap to anticipate regulatory changes, strengthen revenue strategies, and build resilient teams that can adapt to evolving industry demands. Healthcare organizat...

Maximizing Your Collections: Inside MedXPrime’s Proven Recovery Process brings you expert strategies to reclaim lost revenue and strengthen financial performance in healthcare organizations. In this episode, our speakers—joined by Sunil Wadhwa, Founder & CEO of MedXPrime Revenue Recovery—share how providers and administrators can recover old and denied claims, streamline billing, and reduce ad...

Inside the Recipe: How EPICompliance Built a Program That Works takes you behind the scenes to explore the essential “ingredients” of a sustainable compliance program. In this episode, our expert speakers—joined by Julie Riga, ICF-ACC Certified Leadership Coach and former Pharmaceutical Executive—share proven strategies healthcare organizations can use to safeguard patient data, reduce risk, and s...

The U.S. Department of Justice’s investigation into UnitedHealth and the Medicare Advantage program has sent shockwaves through the healthcare industry. In this episode, The DOJ vs. Medicare Advantage: What the UnitedHealth Investigation Means for You, our expert speakers break down allegations of upcoding and overdiagnosing that artificially inflate patient risk scores and federal reimbursements....

Healthcare providers know that diagnostics are the backbone of patient outcomes, but how can smarter lab access drive both efficiency and compliance? In this episode, Revolutionizing Diagnostics: Better Patient Outcomes Through Smarter Lab Access, our expert speakers—joined by Mr. Ryan Obemeier, Chief Commercial Officer for Evexia Diagnostics and former VP of Mergers & Acquisitions for Forum H...

Healthcare organizations face a growing challenge: where does compliance stop and true cybersecurity begin? In this episode, Bridging the Gap: Where Compliance Ends and Cybersecurity Begins, our expert speakers—joined by special guest Mr. Nicholas Saucier, Director of Cybersecurity for OneAxiom and former U.S. Army Sniper—examine recent healthcare breaches to reveal the gaps compliance alone can’t...