Review distribution of compliance communications
Healthcare Auditing Weekly, January 20, 2004
Many organizations have trouble demonstrating that they have educated staff and physicians on Office of Inspector General (OIG) fraud alerts, work plans, and other important agency-issued documents. Examine whether your compliance education process is up to snuff by asking the compliance office the following questions:
This excerpt from the book and CD Rom set "Hospital Compliance Program Assessment: Your Tool for Measuring Effectiveness," an HCPro publication. It will help your facility conduct thorough compliance program assessments. It provides standards based on the OIG Compliance Program Guidance for Hospitals and a rating system for determining your level of compliance with each standard, both developed by the author. There's also an explanation of how to meet the standard, and a list of documents you need to prove that you meet each standard.
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