Compliance Blog - R.J. Hedges & Associates

For some reason, it seems independent pharmacies think fraud, waste, and abuse prevention compliance is difficult.  While it is boring, and it clearly has some scary ramifications when not followed, it’s actually very simple and easy to implement.  In this article, we will discuss why having a Fraud, Waste, and Abuse or FWA compliance program is important, things you can do to get started, examples of other people who thought they didn’t need to have all their FWA items in place, the issues they got into and, some solutions to keep you from getting into hot water with Medicare and OIG.

Fraud, Waste and Abuse Compliance

For some reason, it seems people think fraud, waste and abuse prevention compliance is difficult.  While it is boring and it clearly has some scary ramifications when not followed, it’s actually very simple and fairly easy to implement.  In this article, we will discuss why having a FWA prevention compliance program is important, things you can do to get started, examples of other people who thought they didn’t need to have all their FWA items in place and the issues they got into and some solutions to keep you from getting into hot water with Medicare and OIG.