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Plan Now for Compliance & Ethics Week!

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Compliance & Ethics Week  will be here before you know it. It’s the perfect opportunity to shine a spotlight on your compliance program, reinforce the right behaviors, and remind employees that compliance isn’t just a department—it’s everyone’s responsibility. The challenge, of course, is finding ways to make compliance memorable, engaging, and maybe even a little fun. If you’re looking for fresh ideas this year, NXLevel Compliance can help you create experiences that capture attention, spark conversation, and raise awareness of the importance of making ethical decisions every day.

Want employees to put on their detective hats? Our Compliance Reality Challenge places learners in the middle of a realistic compliance scenario where they uncover clues, identify red flags, and decide what actions to take.

Or challenge employees with our Compliance Escape Room, where compliance traps and hidden clues are woven into an immersive virtual environment. And for something brand new, check out The Amazing Compliance Race, an interactive game that sends employees on a compliance-themed journey filled with real-world scenarios and opportunities to demonstrate their knowledge.

We can also help spread the compliance message through eye-catching posters, banners, digital signage, GIFs, intranet graphics, and other creative communications that keep compliance top of mind before, during, and after Compliance & Ethics Week. Whether you want to reinforce a speak-up culture, highlight reporting resources, promote policy awareness, or simply remind employees to pause and think before acting, we can help bring your vision to life.

Or do you have a homegrown activity in mind but could use some help with content creation, graphics, or programming? Reach out to us, tell us what you have in mind, and ask us how we can help.

The best Compliance & Ethics Week programs don’t happen at the last minute. Now is the perfect time to start planning so you can focus on your strategy while we handle the creative heavy lifting.

Let’s make compliance impossible to ignore—in the best possible way. Contact NXLevel Compliance today to explore ideas and create a customized campaign for Compliance & Ethics Week.

Thanks for reading!

NXLevel Compliance

Former HHS Counsel Discuss Enforcement Trends at PCC

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Welcome! I’m poring through notes from last month’s Pharmaceutical Compliance Congress, and am going to share some recaps of the sessions in this blog. So make sure to follow!

I’ll start with Pharmaceutical Enforcement Trends, a panel discussion where former HHS OIG counsel Kate Matos and Meredith Williams shared their views on what they described as a proactive, data-driven enforcement climate for pharmaceutical manufacturers.

The big takeaway is pretty simple: enforcement is getting smarter, faster, and more connected. DOJ, HHS, CMS, and OIG are increasingly using data to spot patterns earlier, and they expect companies to be doing the same. That means compliance programs can’t just rely on policies sitting on a shelf—they need real monitoring, sharper analytics, and quicker escalation when something looks off.

Speaker programs remain a live issue, especially where the same physicians show up again and again or events start to look more like marketing than education. The same goes for free diagnostic testing and patient support services: the question regulators keep asking is whether the program genuinely helps get the right treatment to the right patient, or whether it’s really a disguised sales tool.

Another important theme is that federal guidance may not be enough anymore. State enforcers, especially in places like Texas, are taking more aggressive positions that don’t always line up neatly with OIG’s approach, so national companies need to think beyond federal standards.

Digital health and cybersecurity are also moving up the risk list, with recent settlements showing that regulators care not just about data privacy, but also about software integrity and algorithm oversight. On the pricing side, the Inflation Reduction Act adds another layer of pressure with complex reporting, certifications, and little room for error. And finally, self-disclosure keeps looking more attractive—both financially and strategically—than waiting for a whistleblower or government inquiry.

Bottom line: this is a more proactive enforcement environment, and the companies that do best will be the ones that treat compliance as an operational capability, not just a legal requirement.

It was a fun conference and we learned lots! I’ll share more as I continue to dig out. If you have anything to add, I’d love to hear it in the comments below or feel free to drop me an email: pnash@nxlevelsolutions.com.

Thanks for reading!

Paul Nash