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IS YOUR HEALTHCARE COMPLIANCE PROGRAM COMPLIANT?

HEALTHCARE COMPLIANCE

10 RED FLAGS

Under current law, physicians are required to maintain an effective, comprehensive compliance program to detect, correct and prevent incidences of non-compliance with state and federal regulatory law.  Goals of a comprehensive compliance program is to prevent the significant criminal and civil penalties that might come with a violation of the False Claims Act, Stark, the Anti-Kickback Statutes, HIPAA and state law equivalents. Failure to comply might lead to exclusion from health payments. Here is a summary of the core components of a complete compliance plan:

#1  MISSING OR INCOMPLETE WRITTTEN POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND STANDARDS OF CONDUCT

#2  PEOPLE:   NO COMPLIANCE OFFICER OR COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE

#3  TRAINING:  THE FACILITY LACKS EFFECTIVE TRAINING AND EDUCATION

#4.  COMMUNICATION:  THE FACILITY LACKS

#5.  PERSONEL:  FAILURE TO PUBLISH DISCIPLINARY STANDARDS & TO EFFECTIVELY DISCIPLINE VIOLATORS

#6.  NO SYSTEM TO AUDIT AND MONITOR ORGANIZATION COMPLIANCE AND COMPLIANCE RISKS

 #7  FAILURE TO CREATE PROCEDURES TO PROMPTLY RESPOND TO IDENTIFIED ISSUES AND SELF DISCLOSURE OBLIGATIONS

#8.  LACK OF SUPPORT FROM PHYSICIANS AND LEADERSHIP OF THE ORGANIZATION

#9.  FAILURE TO INSTITUTE PRIVATE HEALTH INFORMATION POLICIES

#10. FAILURE TO MONITOR NEW LAW AND UPDATE COMPLIANCE ACCORDINGLY

By Matt Kinley,Esq., LLM, CHC

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