As a compliance professional, you need a hands-on partner-whether you are new to the compliance profession or you're a seasoned compliance officer who wants to incorporate the latest strategies.
This is it-an instructional guide that includes everything you need to take charge of your organization's compliance program and lead the organization to success.
The Compliance Officer's Handbook provides
- one-stop guidance for new compliance officers
- tools and forms you can use right away to strengthen your program
- comprehensive education and training instruction to help other departments understand their role in compliance
Learn to lead your organization's compliance team...
Your organization's compliance team has never played such a vital role in the organization's overall success-or failure. The Department of Justice and the Office of Inspector General are closely scrutinizing hospital compliance programs. Fines and penalties are more common than ever before. It takes a concerted effort, in harmony with every other department, to ensure your organization stays above scrutiny and above the law.
This book covers everything you need to take the next step in your compliance career. Author Bret Bissey presents key concepts in a user-friendly style and tone that takes the edge out of the complexities.
Loaded with tools you'll use every day...
Here is a partial list of tools you'll find in the Compliance Officer's Handbook. You'll find the forms on the accompanying CD-ROM, so you can easily download them, customize them, and start using them right away:
Tools for Risk Assessments:
exit interview questionnaire audit risk assessment worksheet organizational risk questionnaire quarterly report to the board of trustees audit and compliance work plans work plan grid Tools for Internal Investigations:
disclosure letter to fiscal intermediary engagement letter for using outside counsel letter to notify employees of an ongoing investigation board resolution to memorialize that legal action is being sought through an internal investigation Tools for Auditing
auditing program to use for auditing various areas of the hospitals Tools for ABNs
ABN tools to comply with Medicare rules when dealing with patients You'll also get a compliance quiz that will help the compliance team demonstrate understanding and application of the material in this book.
Take a look at the Table of Contents
- Chapter 1 History and Evolution of Compliance
- Chapter 2 OIG Guidance for Compliance Program
- Chapter 3 Key Regulations for Compliance
- Chapter 4 Internal Strategies and Best Practices
- Chapter 5 Strategies to Train and Educate Staff
- Chapter 6 Risk Assessment Process
- Chapter 7 Auditing and Monitoring Strategies
- Chapter 8 Effective Internal Investigations
Meet the Author
Bret Bissey, MBA, CHE, CMPA, is chief compliance and privacy officer at Deborah Heart and Lung Center in Browns Mills, NJ, where he is responsible for the institutions' compliance with the HIPAA privacy and security regulations.
Under his direction the compliance activities at Deborah Heart and Lung Center were recognized as "Best Practice" in 1999 by the Health Care Compliance Association.
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