Time for a compliance pop quiz for your staff
Now that the OIG has unveiled its compliance guidance for solo and small practices, it’s time to get serious implementing these guidelines. Here’s a short set of questions developed by Roy Snell, a health care consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers, to gauge the familiarity of your employees and physicians with your compliance efforts.
• Are you aware of the compliance program and its function within the organization?
• What are the basic elements of our code of conduct?
• Do you know how to report a compliance problems?
• Do you trust the reporting mechanism?
• What are the principal risk areas or compliance problems in your department?
• Can you give any examples of actions the office has taken over the past six months to promote compliance?
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