Lexology June 3, 2021
Compliance Today
While 2020 will undoubtedly always be referred to as the 21st century’s annus horribilis, the world experienced a similarly devastating pandemic more than a century ago. The pandemic of 1918 infected more than 500 million people, killing at least 50 million people worldwide. While the pandemic of 1918 was fought and defeated with far fewer resources, healthcare providers were not tasked with navigating that pandemic with today’s overwhelming guidelines and laws set in place to defend against potential fraud, waste, and abuse. Today, the healthcare provider entities and systems combatting COVID-19 are burdened with federal and state regulations and a plethora of compliance standards, all while adapting to a new way to provide care and, in turn, ensuring...