Healthcare compliance: What’s trending now and how you can prepare

Healthcare compliance is an ever-evolving field, driven by regulatory changes, technological advancements, and advancing challenges. In recent years, several hot topics have emerged that are reshaping healthcare compliance landscape, including:

• Telehealth regulations
• Data privacy and cybersecurity
• Value-based care
• Private equity in healthcare
• Artificial intelligence

Keeping abreast of these topics allows healthcare organizations to successfully navigate the complex regulatory landscape and deliver high-quality compliance care to their patients.

Learn more about these key areas, their impact on healthcare compliance, and how your organization can proactively plan for change and increase its responsiveness.

Telehealth regulations

In 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) sent a warning letter to more than 100 hospitals alerting them of the privacy and security risks of their online tracking technology disclosing personal health information. The letter, combined with the recent string of fines levied against telehealth companies by the FTC, show a growing concern with the use and sharing of health data.

In addition to increased oversight by the FTC and OCR, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) has been closely monitoring telehealth billing practices.

The 2025 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed physician fee schedule, includes new payments and coverages for digital health services, telehealth, behavioral health, remote monitoring and more. As coverage expands, expect to see oversight from agencies increase.

How to prepare

Organizations can take proactive steps by performing a deep dive review of data structure to identify areas of potential risk for health information disclosure.