Due Diligence for Acquisitions
Pre-acquisition compliance and regulatory due diligence to identify risks, quantify exposure, and protect your investment. Don't inherit someone else's compliance problems.
Why Compliance Due Diligence Is Critical
Healthcare acquisitions carry unique regulatory risks. What you don't know can become your most expensive liability.
Inherited Liability
Acquiring an organization means acquiring its compliance problems. Undiscovered violations, pending investigations, and historical billing issues become your responsibility.
Successor Liability
Under federal healthcare law, successor liability can attach to the acquiring organization for the target's prior compliance failures and fraud exposure.
Integration Risk
Without proper due diligence, integrating two organizations' compliance programs, billing practices, and privacy frameworks can create new compliance gaps.
What We Review
Our due diligence covers every critical compliance dimension of the target organization.
Compliance Program Review
Assess the target's compliance program structure, policies, training, auditing practices, and reporting mechanisms against OIG guidance.
Regulatory History
Investigate the target's history of regulatory actions, investigations, settlements, corporate integrity agreements, and enforcement actions.
HIPAA & Privacy
Evaluate HIPAA compliance posture, breach history, privacy policies, security controls, and business associate agreements.
Billing & Coding Practices
Review billing practices, coding accuracy, payer contracts, and any history of overpayment issues or False Claims Act exposure.
Exclusion & Sanctions Screening
Verify that the target screens employees, contractors, and vendors against OIG, SAM, and state Medicaid exclusion lists.
Licensure & Credentialing
Confirm proper licensure, accreditation status, provider credentialing, and any pending or past disciplinary actions.
What You Receive
Our due diligence report gives your deal team and legal counsel the compliance intelligence needed to make informed acquisition decisions.
Protect Your Investment
Compliance due diligence isn't just a checkbox — it's how you avoid acquiring problems that can cost millions in penalties, settlements, and operational disruption.
- Identify deal-breakers before closing
- Negotiate pricing based on real compliance risk
- Plan integration with full risk awareness
- Build appropriate reps, warranties, and indemnities
Our Process
Scope Definition
We work with your legal and business teams to define the scope, timeline, and priority areas for the compliance due diligence review.
Document Request
We issue a comprehensive document request covering compliance program materials, regulatory history, policies, and operational records.
Analysis & Interviews
We analyze documentation, interview key compliance and operational personnel, and investigate areas of concern.
Risk Assessment
We identify and quantify compliance risks, regulatory exposure, and potential liabilities with severity ratings for each finding.
Due Diligence Report
We deliver a comprehensive report with findings, risk ratings, financial exposure estimates, and integration recommendations.
Acquiring a Healthcare Organization?
Make sure you know exactly what you're buying. Our compliance due diligence gives you the full picture before you commit.
Discuss Your AcquisitionReady to Strengthen Your Compliance Program?
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