27 Ungated Resources for Compliance Leaders and Teams

Compliance professionals sometimes feel undervalued in comparison to other functions in their organization. They think leaders and colleagues don’t really understand what they do.

It’s sad but true. In a world where many think of Compliance as the “department of no,” or “where good ideas go to die,” these phrases tend to become self-fulfilling prophecies. 

Of course, anyone who really understands Compliance knows these statements couldn’t be further from the truth. So how do we reverse this thinking, and elevate the level of understanding and credit that Compliance receives for the valuable work you do? 

These resources will help. Packed with ideas, tips and recommendations, these pieces were written by professionals with many years of compliance experience.

To save time, each resource has a short overview of the contents, plus the author with a link to their credentials. You can quickly skim for articles that relate to your needs and interests. Bookmark this page as a reference for future questions or projects.

Four Ways to Integrate Compliance with Safety/Quality Efforts

Author - CJ Wolf, MD, M.Ed.

Traditionally, many healthcare compliance programs have left the work of patient safety and quality to other departments. However, the call for compliance to become more involved in quality efforts is getting louder from agencies such as the OIG. It’s also smart business practice. This blog covers four ways to integrate safety/quality concerns into compliance practices:

Considerations for your compliance committee
Ensuring confidentiality of incident reports
Involving the governing board
Grow knowledge of what safety/quality leaders do

Beyond the Checklist: Integrate Compliance into Everyday Operations

Author – Amy Laufmann, MBA

Integrating compliance into daily operations and not treating it as a siloed function strengthens organizational performance. This blog outlines practical steps for embedding compliance into core workflows and highlights how collaboration across departments and smart use of technology can improve accountability, visibility and efficiency. Compliance teams should collaborate with department managers to map out how compliance requirements intersect with day-to-day operations.

Three Strategies to Align Compliance with Revenue Cycle

Author - CJ Wolf, MD, M.Ed.

Revenue cycle operations are a major source of compliance risk in healthcare. To mitigate fraud and abuse, compliance must be tightly aligned with revenue processes. This blog explores how compliance leaders can reduce risk by improving cross-team collaboration, strengthening claims auditing and monitoring, and delivering role-specific training to revenue cycle staff. Learn where to focus efforts to better protect your organization’s financial integrity.

5 Strategies for Compliance Accountability Across the Organization

Author - Jay P. Anstine, JD

Compliance officers are routinely asked to find solutions to a variety of operational requirements. For example, a regulatory change requires adjusting a process to bill for a particular service. The solution must be compliant and operationally friendly, but who’s responsible for making that happen? With these five strategies, you empower operational leaders to manage their own compliance risks.

Revenue Cycle Management Compliance: Ensuring Financial Health in Healthcare

Author - Maya Turner, CPMA, CPCO, CFPC, CPC, CPC-I, AAPC,

A critical aspect of RCM is compliance with regulatory standards, which creates financial integrity and reduces legal repercussions. This packed tip sheet explores the importance of compliance in revenue cycle management, challenges involved, and best practices for maintaining compliance. Without such practices in place, revenue integrity would inadvertently become compromised.

How to Sell Compliance without “Selling” Compliance

Author – Jay P. Anstine, JD

Compliance has unique challenges when it comes to others’ perception of our role in our organizations. Before we even have a chance to utter a single word, healthcare leaders often see us as an obstacle. To improve compliance perception and culture, we need to interact with healthcare leaders and department heads in a way that sells compliance without “selling” compliance. So how do you do that? These five strategies will help.

10 Tips for Building a Compliance Culture in Healthcare

Author – Jerry Shafran, CEO & Founder

Compliance leaders are responsible for nurturing a culture of compliance, but earning recognition as a value creator and establishing a healthy environment can be daunting. Use these tips to convince leaders that a strong compliance culture adds value to the organization. These best practices will build a healthy compliance culture through training and measurement and, in turn, empower your organization to safely manage risk.

How Compliance Delivers Value with Regulatory Change Management

Author – Jerry Shafran, CEO & Founder

Healthcare compliance teams create value by how well they manage regulatory changes. The organization is at higher risk if regulatory change isn’t controlled, and patient care and financial returns often suffer. However, because Compliance doesn’t generate revenue, it’s hard to quantify what’s saved by avoiding fines and mitigating risk. This thoughtful piece offers ways to show that you deliver value through regulatory change management.

Next Jen: The Value of Compliance Programs and Teams

Author - Jenny O'Brien, JD, MS, CHC

Truly effective compliance programs have a strategic vision supported by a business plan that’s communicated to C-suite leaders. This piece looks at how to keep your vision relevant to the goals and priorities of the organization. Instead of limiting the scope of your compliance practice to basic requirements, imagine what it should be at full potential. Build relationships with business partners to understand their priorities and think strategically about solutions that are proactive rather than reactive. Now that’s a quantifiable value proposition.

Ditch the “Department of No” & Embrace the Business of Compliance

Author - Editor

How do you become a more valuable compliance professional? By becoming a more knowledgeable business professional! Read this piece and take a dive into the hot topic of the “Business of Compliance.” It covers a lot of ground.

Regulatory Lifecycle Management & Change Management
Business & Compliance Leadership
Financial & Revenue Cycle Impact
Quality & Patient Safety
Regulatory Trends & Emerging Healthcare Issues

Four Ways to Build Trust in Healthcare Compliance Programs

Author – Jay P. Anstine, JD

Get valuable practices to create an environment where others see you and your team as colleagues they can trust. Help clinical and operational colleagues understand why compliance is foundational to the organization. Prove that you’re functioning with the best interests of patients and the organization in mind. When you establish relationships and build trust, you deliver more value. Get started with this piece.

When Compliance is the Problem: “Us” Versus “Them” 

Author – Amy Laufmann, MBA

This blog looks at why compliance teams should critically evaluate how they are perceived and how their teams are integrated into the organization. How can compliance teams overcome the “us” versus “them” dynamic? By bridging the perception gap, you can influence views of compliance and go from being seen as an obstacle to being a collaborative partner. Get first-hand stories of dealing with the challenge.

Integrate Self-Awareness into Healthcare Compliance Programs: 18 Tips

Author – Jay P. Anstine, JD

As compliance leaders, we spend a lot of time focused on how others perform their jobs. However, incorporating self-awareness into your program can significantly enhance your impact. For example, it improves your ability to empathize with their challenges when operational leaders adjust a process to meet a regulatory requirement. To build greater self-awareness, try these 18 actionable tips for compliance leaders.

Compliance Officer Effectiveness Takes Special Blend Of Skills

Author - Sharon Parsley, JD, MBA, CHC, CHRC

No matter how many processes or checklists you have, soft skills still matter in compliance management. If the person responsible for implementation and management lacks good interpersonal skills, that program will struggle. It takes work to develop the right mix of skills, experience and talent. Technical, clinical and legal skills provide context, but they aren’t enough. This piece explores the “soft skills” found in the most impressive compliance leaders, including five powerful skills for influence.

How to Build Compliance Competence, Credibility, and Collaboration

Author – Amy Laufmann, MBA

Compliance isn’t just about enforcing rules. It’s also about guiding your organization towards a culture of integrity and excellence by demonstrating competence, building credibility, and fostering collaboration. These qualities position you as a valuable and trusted partner. Use these tips to demonstrate your competence as a compliance partner and help your organization thrive in a turbulent, complex healthcare environment.

YouCompli Brings Unique Value-Creating Compliance Technology to Healthcare Payers

Author - Editor

Despite often having limited resources, payer-side compliance teams play a major role in mitigating risk of audits, fines, disruptions and reputational damage. Compliance functions on the payer side remain challenged by rulemaking and regulations from state and federal regulators. These changes demand new and innovative ways to proactively and efficiently support managing risk for their organization. Read to learn how from one platform, payer-side users can monitor new or revised regulations, determine their applicability, implement legally validated workflows, assign tasks to colleagues, and verify everything.

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