Publications

The Cost of Compliance: A look at How HIPAA Will Impact the Dialysis Provider's Bottom Line, Contemporary Dialysis & Nephrology, Jack Ahern, March 2003

This article addresses the financial impact of the recently implemented Health Information Portability and Accountability Act. It focuses on an understanding of both the obvious and not so apparent costs incurred by a clinic as well as suggests methods of cost containment and reduction.

Using the OIG Model Compliance Programs to Fight Fraud,
Healthcare Financial Management, Jeffery A. Lovitky, JD, and Jack Ahern, March 2002

The Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) is the premier trade association for health care financial professionals. The above article was co-authored with a legal expert and published in HFMA’s national journal. The article illustrated how the compliance plan laid out by the federal Office of Inspector General (OIG) could be implemented in the corporate health care setting.

Practical Tips on Implementing a Compliance Program,
Healthcare Financial Management, Jeffery A. Lovitky, JD, and Jack Ahern, March 1999

The focus of this article is on the translation of legal requirements of a compliance program into a functional reality. Ethical challenges are laid out with how-to-do-it advice on building credibility with both staff and government review agencies while maintaining effectiveness. Practical tips are provided on strengthening the compliance aspect of Medicare cost report preparation, creating a chain of accountability so that cost report will better stand up to external challenges.