The U.S. Department of Justice and Department of Health and Human Services continue to signal a focus on healthcare fraud and compliance lapses. On a more helpful note, the American Health Lawyers Association, HHS' Office of Inspector General, and the Health Care Compliance Association recently collaborated on new guidance for healthcare compliance plans and processes.

In our latest podcast, we talk to Michael Peregrine, a partner with  McDermott Will & Emery who helped launch the law firm's new online Healthcare Compliance and Defense Resource Center, about this guidance, takeaways for compliance officers and internal auditors, what it says about board responsibility and oversight, and the risks healthcare entities face.

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