This tutorial gives a clinic the opportunity to review the compliance officer duties and confirm that all matters of compliance are being addressed. Some clinics will find that the compliance officer may have focused on only one portion of compliance and as a result overlooked other required components. Use this tutorial as a checklist for…
What It Takes to Be a Compliance Officer
Living Up to the Job Title The terms Compliance Officer (CO), Privacy Officer (Official), and Security Officer (Official) are terms referred to in the discussion of compliance. One or more workforce members may fill these roles. In a smaller practice, outside people may fulfill the roles while a large hospital might have more than one…
OIG Compliance Guidance from the Federal Government
Voluntary Compliance Program Guidance for Individuals and Small Group Physician Practices The history of the OIG compliance program began with a Federal Register notice released on October 5, 2000[1]. Under the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a notice titled OIG Compliance Program for Individual and Small…
Compliance Officer Duties
This tutorial gives a clinic the opportunity to review the compliance officer duties and confirm that all matters of compliance are being addressed. Some clinics will find that the compliance officer may have focused on only one portion of compliance and as a result overlooked other required components. Use this tutorial as a checklist for…
What It Takes to Be a Compliance Officer
The Role of a Compliance Officer The terms Compliance Officer (CO), Privacy Officer (Official), and Security Officer (Official) are terms referred to in the discussion of compliance. One or more workforce members may fill these roles. In a smaller practice, outside people may fulfill the roles while a large hospital might have more than one…
ABN Delivery Requirements
ABN Compliance Whether you are using the ABN form in a mandatory or voluntary fashion, Medicare has set forth specific rules about how it should be delivered to patients. The following details explain Medicare’s requirements that must be implemented by individual physician offices. When appropriate, an ABN should be delivered to beneficiaries and/or their representatives…