A compliance professional has been working with a department director to implement a new policy regarding timely completion of medical records. Which of
... [Show More] the following should be completed by the department manager to promote compliance with the new policy?
a. Statistically valid sampling audit
b. Monitoring
c. Discovery Audit
d. Retrospective Audit - Answer b. Monitoring
For monitoring activities, OIG uses the term regularly to describe the frequency of review. Which factors should an organization consider when establishing a frequency schedule for monitoring:
a. Timing of staff job performance evaluations, how often compliance training is provided, whenever computer upgrades occur, and how many new employees were hired in the target department.
b. Size of organization, frequency of the activity being monitored, past incidences of misconduct, and current/future investigations.
c. Whether organization used internal or external counsel, timing of the annual financial audit, and number of hotline calls received. - Answer b. Size of organization, frequency of the activity being monitored, past incidences of misconduct, and current/future investigations.
Ref. Healthcare Compliance Professional's Manual
What is an important first step in creating a compliance team or improving the effectiveness of an existing one?
a) Making sure senior management has the time and other resources necessary to promote and carry out compliance improvements
b) Give the CCO the authority to reconcile, standardize, and modify policies where appropriate.
c) Place the organization's CCO on the senior management team
d) None of the above - Answer c) Place the organization's CCO on the senior management team.
Explanation: This comes straight form Chapter 1 of the Auditing and Monitoring book 2nd ed. Without being placed on the senior management team, the CCO is unable to effectively carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office.
An employee has violated the non-retaliation policy, he has spread rumors about employee who reported him. The compliance professional's first action is to:
a. Create formal hearing for the violator
b. Pursue legal consequence against violator before pursuing work consequences [Show Less]