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Understanding Compliance for Healthcare Vendors

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In this post, we’ll break down the definition of healthcare vendors and summarize the most important and impactful laws and regulations that apply to vendors and the healthcare organizations that contract with them. So what does that mean for your healthcare organization’s compliance program? How to ensure vendor compliance.

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How HHS-OIG, Regulators Enforce Vendor Compliance

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As referenced in our recent post on definitions and regulations for healthcare vendors, the HHS Office of Inspector General Exclusions Program mandates that healthcare organizations refrain from doing business with “excluded or sanctioned” individuals or entities, which includes your organization’s network of vendors.

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Updated Compliance Tool for Developers of Mobile Health Apps

Hall Render

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic (“FD&C”) Act – If an app includes a software function that meets the definition of a medical device under section 201(h) of the FD&C Act, the app may be subject to regulatory oversight by the FDA. For instance, many states have privacy and data protection laws that apply to mobile health apps.