By Adam TurteltaubIf you’re thinking about attending an HCCA Research Compliance Academy, take a few minutes to l to this podcast featuring Kelly Willenberg (LinkedIn), one of the faculty members and founder of Kelly Willenberg & Associates.Listen in as she explains: Who the Academy is for. Basically anyone working in or with oversight of research …

By Adam TurteltaubCorruption is a well-known risk in Latin America, but how great the risk is on a country-by-country basis is less well understood. To fill in those blanks and many more, the law firm Miller & Chevalier just released its 2024 Latin America Corruption Survey.The firm has been fielding this survey every four years since 2008, reports…

By Adam TurteltaubHow do you tell someone something that they don’t want to hear in a way that they will listen? How do you overcome your own desire to avoid the conversation?To better understand why people hesitate to have difficult talks and how to communicate more effectively, especially when the conversation is going to be a tough one, we spoke…

By Adam TurteltaubISO 27001 is the leading standard for information security management systems. As Mel Blackmore, CEO of UK-based Blackmores explains, it is a framework that applies and is of value regardless of an organization’s size, sector or country.Organizations seek ISO 27001 certification to ensure that their IT security reflects best pract…

By Adam TurteltaubWhat do we do with ESG? Is it a part of compliance? Something different? How do we handle it?Renee Murphy, Distinguished Evangelist at Diligent argues in this podcast that while there are compliance aspects to ESG, it is best to quickly make it a part of operations and under the general risk management structure.Of the three eleme…

By Adam TurteltaubHealthcare enforcement is never quiet. There’s always something, or many things, going on, and compliance teams need to stay on top of the trends to ensure that their programs are staying ahead of the risks.To find out where things are today, we spoke with Ronald Chapman II, author of the book Unraveling Federal Investigations, de…

By Adam TurteltaubCreating the right corporate culture is an idea that’s sacrosanct in the field of compliance and ethics. The folks at Gartner, though, are challenging that belief.In this podcast Chris Audet, Vice President and Chief of Research for General Counsels and Chief Compliance Officers, tells us that their newly released report finds tha…

By Adam TurteltaubThere’s no General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the US. Absent a comprehensive, national privacy law, states have stepped in to fill the gap.As Adam Greene (LinkedIn), Partner at Davis Wright Tremaine explains in this podcast, that’s creating some complications. The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) already differs fr…

By Adam TurteltaubFor as much as there is talk about the force of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), the impact of the OECD’s anticorruption efforts deserves a great deal of credit. By encouraging laws against foreign bribery, anticorruption compliance efforts, and grading the work of the countries who are parties to their Antibribery Con…

By Adam TurteltaubBest known as The FCPA Professor, Mike Koehler argues that that many people have it all wrong when it comes to enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Citing historical data he argues that there is not, contrary to popular opinion, a slow down in enforcement of the FCPA. The pace of roughly 12-13 resolutions per y…

By Adam TurteltaubJessica Zeff (LinkedIn) loves government audits. I know, it’s hard to believe, given the dread they inspire. But, the founder and lead consultant of Simply Compliance makes a very good case in this podcast that audits can be much better than people expect and actually helpful for the compliance program.How is this possible? She ar…

By Adam TurteltaubIntegrity is like peace, love and brotherhood. We’re all for it, but when it comes to practicing it, that’s when the challenges start.Paul Fiorelli hopes to change that. The Director, Cintas Institute for Business Ethics at Xavier University has just written a new book: Establishing Workplace Integrity. In it, Paul addresses six l…

By Adam TurteltaubWhat makes for an effective compliance program, not just from a legal perspective but from a practical one? Getting that answer, and sharing it is the focus of the LRN 2024 Ethics & Compliance Program Effectiveness ReportTo learn what it contains we sat down with Meredith Hunt (LinkedIn), Ethics and Compliance Specialist at LRN. I…

By Adam TurteltaubThe 340B Drug Pricing Program was created to protect safety net hospitals from rising drug prices. It allows them to purchase outpatient drugs, and pharma companies to sell those drugs, at a discount.In this podcast, Jason Reddish (LinkedIn), Principal and Mark Ogunsusi (LinkedIn), Associate, at Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville prov…

By Adam TurteltaubCurrently on hold due to pending court challenges, the SEC’s rules to standardize climate-related disclosures created a fire storm of controversy and comments when first proposed.The final rules (assuming the courts sides with the SEC), explains Laura Ann Smith and Judy Mayo of the communications firm Labrador (LinkedIn), reflecte…

By Adam TurteltaubIt used to be that tracking email usage was considered tough. These days the workforce is also communicating via text, WeChat, Slack and countless other channels both internally and externally. That can be a total nightmare since prosecutors want access to all those conversations.What makes things harder is that employees may be r…

By Adam TurteltaubIn January 2024 the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) set a shockwave through the business world by announcing a new whistleblower pilot program. To understand what the policy says and what it likely means for compliance programs, we spoke with Todd Haugh (LinkedIn), Associate Professor of Business …

By Adam TurteltaubIn late 2023, The Office of Inspector General (OIG) at the Department of Health and Human Services issued its new General Compliance Program Guidance. In this podcast, David Schumacher, Partner and Co-Chair of the Fraud & Abuse Practice at Hooper Lundy & Bookman explains that this document is both evolutionary and revolutionary.Fo…

By Adam TurteltaubTired of being last to the party and then perceived as a party pooper?There’s a solution to that problem embraced by Dana McMahon, Global Chief Compliance Officer, Head, Privacy & Enterprise Risk at Stryker. She works to have her team embedded in the business unit.It’s a process that begins with getting a seat at the table and bei…

By Adam TurteltaubAt the center of managing cyber risk in healthcare sits the Health Sector Coordinating Council Cybersecurity Working Group (LinkedIn). In this podcast, Executive Director Greg Garcia explains that healthcare has been designated as a part of the critical infrastructure, and the council has as its mission to: “identify systemic cybe…

By Adam TurteltaubThe FCPA sure isn’t what it used to be, or is it?While the headline grabbing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act cases are much less frequent than they once were, there is still substantial risk both for individuals and companies, as recent dispositions have shown.To understand where things are we sat down with Markus Funk, partner at P…

By Adam TurteltaubKrista Muszak is organized. More importantly, the longtime compliance professional and Senior Manager, Regional Process & Optimization Lead for Pfizer knows how to keep others organized as well.She will be sharing some of this wisdom in Nashville at the 2024 HCCA Compliance Institute in the session “Muda, Mura, Muri to Veni Vidi V…

By Adam TurteltaubWhen it comes to compliance technology, there are two challenges. First is finding the right solutions to increase your programs effectiveness. Second is securing the resources to acquire and deploy the technology.Parth Chanda, Founder and CEO of Lextegrity, covers both topics in this podcast.When it comes to tech, he explains, yo…

By Adam TurteltaubImagine you are at a large company with thousands of suppliers. As a part of the compliance team you need to understand the risk of working with each and every one of them. To do that you may need to understand the ownership structure, where they source materials, where and how they manufacture, and a host of other data about each…

By Adam TurteltaubTraditionally, explains, Tanya Ganguli (LinkedIn), Principal Associate, Law Offices of Panag & Babu, India’s criminal law framework revolved around the Indian Penal Code, The Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence Act, two of which dated back to the 19th century. That changed with the passage of three new laws: the Bha…

By Adam TurteltaubAs of January 2024, there’s a new Code of Conduct of the Volkswagen Group, replacing one developed in 2017.To understand what led to the latest iteration of the code and the vision behind it we spoke with Silke Becker and Sarah Specht (LinkedIn) of Volkswagen Group Integrity & Compliance. They are part of a team lead by Tina Lands…

By Adam TurteltaubOn January 5, 2023 the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive went into force. The directive broadens the scope of companies report on sustainability issues, adds to the amount of information that needs to be reported, and even requires external assurance, reports Elena Sychenko (LinkedIn), Adjunct Professor at the Depart…

By Adam TurteltaubThe No Surprises Act is a significant change to how healthcare coverage is handled and billed. In general, it eliminates balance billing in three typical areas: A patient is brought to an emergency room in an out of network hospital A patient is transported by air ambulance A patient is being cared for at an in-network hospital bu…

By Adam TurteltaubWhen it comes to risk assessments, the word “annual” comes up a lot. But, Kelly Alwin, Regional Compliance Officer North America for SAP America, believes that once a year may be more than a bit too long.To her, a risk assessment is more than a periodic assessment and an annual chore. It is critical to the program’s success and le…

By Adam TurteltaubBehavioral health shares many of the same compliance challenges as the rest of healthcare, but it also has several of its own.To understand the risks, we sat down with Community Counseling Solutions’ Executive Director Kimberly Lindsay and Compliance & Privacy Officer Tim Timmons. They will be leading the session “Developing an Et…

By Adam TurteltaubWhile Ericsson is best known for its mobile phones, the company’s reach in wireless is far greater. It is the creator of Bluetooth technology, owns patents on much of the critical IP that wireless systems depend on, and is active in more than 180 countries providing much of the hardware, and even cellphone towers, that enables all…

By Adam TurteltaubJulie Janeway (LinkedIn), General Counsel and principal owner, Principled Healthcare Consulting will be speaking about internal and parallel investigations at the 2024 HCCA Compliance Institute. In this podcast she slices off a bit of that expertise.A thorough investigation is needed, she advises whenever there is an issue that co…

By Adam TurteltaubIn 1984 I went to my friend Chris’s wedding, and one of the other groomsmen, Drew Neisser (LinkedIn), his then boss, talked me into pursuing a career in advertising. Just a few months shy of 40 years later, I caught a video on LinkedIn of him with chief marketing officers discussing the struggles of managing remote workers. It did…

By Adam TurteltaubSome people have a gift for invisibly attending a conference, and no one knows that they were even there. That’s great for a conference of spies, but most people at compliance conferences like to meet at least some of the other attendees.For many, though, connecting with strangers is difficult, whether they know no one or they are…

By Adam TurteltaubCompliance programs have come far over the last few decades, but there is still more that they could do to elevate their performance. In this podcast, Alison Taylor, Clinical Associate Professor at NYU Stern School of Business and author of the book Higher Ground shares some intriguing and provocative ideas for improvement.She is …

By Adam TurteltaubClara Becerra Campos, Senior Compliance Analyst-Europe for TD SYNNEX, and Dr. Tobias Kruis, Head of Corporate Compliance, Giesecke+Devrient, will be addressing the new EU whistleblowing requirements at the 2024 SCCE European Compliance & Ethics Institute, which takes place in Amsterdam March 18-20.In this podcast, they delve into …

By Adam TurteltaubAt the 2024 SCCE European Compliance & Ethics Institute, Segev Shani, Chief Compliance & Regulatory Officer at Neopharm Group will be leading the session “Corporate Use of Third-Party Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools.”In this podcast he shares that a great deal of risk comes from the headlong pursuit of AI technology. Businesses…

By Adam TurteltaubA good employee survey on compliance and ethics can yield a wealth of data on how your program is and isn’t working, where the risks are, and how to move forward. The challenge is getting the survey right and getting employees to respond.Klaus Moosmayer, Member of the Executive Committee and Chief Ethics, Risk and Compliance Offic…

By Adam TurteltaubWhen it comes to AI, there is little agreement. Some see great potential, while others see great nightmares. Some see opportunities, and many see nothing but risks. In the EU, though, there is agreement on one thing, a new EU AI Law. In December 2023 the EU Parliament and Council agreed to a bill “…to ensure AI in Europe is safe, …

By Adam TurteltaubHaving a compliance champions or ambassadors program can be a great boon for the compliance program, if you keep the champions engaged. Unfortunately, that doesn’t always happen. If not managed properly your champions may end up sleep walking through the job.In this podcast, Matt Silverman, author of the book The Champions Network…

By Adam TurteltaubMergers and acquisitions create stress, opportunity and risk both for the organization and the compliance team. In this podcast, Sergio Leal, who until recently was head of M&A compliance at Ericsson along with Jan Sprafke, the company’s chief compliance officer, share their advice for compliance professionals in the midst of a tr…

By Adam TurteltaubTo quote CMS, “The Open Payments program is a national disclosure program that promotes a more transparent and accountable health care system. Open Payments houses a publicly accessible database of payments that reporting entities, including drug and medical device companies, make to covered recipients like physicians.”For this tr…

By Adam TurteltaubThe 2024 CMS Medicare Physician Fee Schedule extends no less than ten different pandemic flexibilities related to telehealth. In this podcast, Randi Seigel, partner and Jared Augenstein, managing director, at Manatt take us through all of them, including in-person visit requirements, audio-only services, physician supervision and …

By Adam TurteltaubEffective investigative interviews are both important and sensitive. To get some pointers about how to conduct them properly, we turn in this podcast to Wendy Evans, Senior Corporate Ethics Investigator at Lockheed Martin. Wendy is also an instructor for the SCCE Fundamentals of Compliance Investigations workshops.She recommends s…

By Adam TurteltaubMatt Kelly (LinkedIn), Editor and CEO at Radical Compliance is a close watcher of all things compliance, and in this podcast he shares his take on both the top stories of 2023 and what he sees in the cards for 2024.FCPAOn the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act front, he noted a change in enforcement. While the volume of resolutions dec…

By Adam TurteltaubWe all want the compliance team to be approachable. It would be ideal if, when people thought of compliance, they had positive, maybe even warm and fuzzy, associations in their mind.But, how do we get there? For BroadPath, a friendly blue koala was the answer.In this podcast, Jaime Watkins, the compliance officer there, explains t…

By Adam TurteltaubDecades ago, while at a bit of a career crossroads, I was thinking of making a dramatic change and moving halfway around the world. I was talking it through with a friend who said that one day he asked himself whether he wanted to have a successful career or an interesting one. He realized that interesting was more important to hi…

By Adam TurteltaubCompliance professionals can face a lot of resistance in the course of their work: leaders who don’t have the time, budget limits, managerial indifference, and even outright hostility. But, sometimes the impediments are inside us.In this podcast, Kristy Grant-Hart, CEO of Spark Compliance Consulting and author of the new book Your…

By Adam TurteltaubWe are starting a new year of Compliance Perspectives podcasts by going back to basics with an episode designed for those who are charged with starting a compliance program. While the conversation is directed to this audience, there are some good reminders even for established programs.Providing guidance are Pam Cleveland, Complia…

By Adam TurteltaubWhen compliance professionals discuss AI most of the conversation tends to focus on the risk. Frank Orlowski (LinkedIn), Founder and President of Ation Advisory Group, though, is far from all gloom and doom on the topic. In fact, he believes AI can be an asset to compliance programs.AI, he explains, can be of great value for compl…