What Every Compliance Officer Should Know About Healthcare Audits

What Every Compliance Officer Should Know About Healthcare Audits

Governmental agencies and certain private entities are authorized to conduct healthcare audits of healthcare entities. Broadly speaking, an audit is a review or investigation of an entity’s compliance with external requirements (e.g., laws and regulations) and/or internal requirements (e.g., its own policies, procedures, and processes). Audits may be conducted internally—that is, by the healthcare entity itself—or by an outside auditor. Two exam…