Corporate Compliance Manual For Physician Practices

The Physician Practice Compliance Resource Manual is a comprehensive, practical resource designed specifically for the medical group practice environment. This manual will not only review the legislation governing compliance issues in group practices, it will provide practical instruction and tools for implementing a physician practice compliance program, as well as sample forms, policies and procedures to help practices get started. The material will include checklists to guide physicians in meeting Federal compliance guidelines; a suggested schedule and work plan for developing a compliance program; audit plans, including information on working with attorneys and consultants; sample discipline, waiver, billing and reporting policies, and much more. An indispensable resource, the manual will be updated annually.

Now more than ever, doctors are being targeted by government prosecutors and whistleblowers challenging the legality of their relationships with drug and device companies. With reputations at stake and the risk of civil and criminal liability, it is incumbent upon doctors to protect themselves. Managing Relationships with Industry: A Physician’s Compliance Manual is an indispensable resource for doctors, professional societies, academic medical centers, community hospitals, and group practices struggling to understand the ever changing law and ethical standards on interactions with pharmaceutical and device companies. It is the first comprehensive summary of the law and ethics on physician relationships with industry written for the physician. Authored by a former state Attorney General, Harvard Medical School Professor, health care lawyer and professor of ethics, Managing Relationships approaches the topic from a balanced and reasoned perspective adding to the on-going national dialogue and debate on the proper limits to medicine’s relationship with industry. The first complete and up-to-date summary and analysis of the law and ethics on physician-industry relationships Focuses on major enforcement actions and whistleblower lawsuits and the lessons learned for physicians Provides options and guidance for maintaining compliant relationships and avoiding traps for the unwary Covers both drug and device company relationships Summarizes the types of industry relationships that are necessary and productive and those that are harmful and abusive Details the law and ethics for each type of relationship including gifts, off-label uses and marketing, CME, speaker’s bureaus, free samples, grants, consulting arrangements, etc. Includes sample contracts for permissible consulting and CME speaker engagements

Design and operate a solid compliance program.

The Health Care Compliance Professional's Manual is one of the most vital, long-standing, and best known resources in the world of health care compliance. It has all the tools you and your compliance team need to plan and execute a customized compliance program. This new edition is filled with industry best practices, sample forms, policies, procedures, and much more to save you time and comply with federal standards. The Health Care Compliance Professional's Manual will help you to: Use OIG publications and Federal Sentencing Guidelines to plan and execute a customized compliance strategy that meets tough federal standards and minimizes enforcement risks Oversee physician compensation and referrals Perform risk assessments using matrixes with step-by-step instructions to pinpoint areas that pose compliance and operational risks Draft compliance policies that form the foundation for a strong compliance program Build a strong infrastructure reinforced by industry best practices Create an effective education and training program that instills in employees the importance of legal compliance Implement a privacy and security plan that ensures patient information is protected Stay up-to-date on the latest legal and state and federal regulatory requirements affecting your facility, in areas such as HIPAA, EMTALA, fraud and abuse, reimbursement, privacy, security, patient safety, and clinical research Study for CCB(R) Certification in Healthcare Compliance (CHC) Packed with tools to make your job easier and more efficient, The Health Care Compliance Professional's Manual will provide: Practical coverage of federal and state laws governing your facility Insight into helpful federal standards on effective compliance programs Step-by-step guidance on implementing a sound compliance program Examples of common risk areas and how to handle them Time savings and peace of mind from sample policies, checklists and forms from members of the American Health Law Association (AHLA) The Health Care Compliance Professional's Manual will help you protect your company if violations do occur: Learn how to apply auditing, monitoring, and self-assessment techniques for conducting internal investigations Discover how to successfully follow the OIG's voluntary disclosure program to resolve overpayment problems and avoid exclusion from Medicare Find out how to enter into a corporate integrity agreement to settle with the federal government and mitigate FCA-related penalties Document your compliance efforts so you leave a protective paper trail that shields you from liability And much more Previous Edition: Health Care Compliance Professional's Manual, Second Edition ISBN: 9781543813265 SKU: 10071961-7777

"Information and advice on creating a compliance program for a medical practice that safeguards the practice from financial and legal risk"--Provided by publisher.

This popular bestseller is an easy-to-use manual complete with customizable medical office policies. Covering more than 100 of todays most pressing events, this manual helps practice administrators and managers set procedures and policies for managing operational, financial, and risk issues, as well as personnel, disaster planning, and exposure control.