Prepare to pass the CHC with healthcare compliance practice for working compliance professionals

A hospital updates its privacy policies after a regulatory change. Which action best satisfies the Privacy Rule's requirement that policies and procedures be maintained in written form?

Tap an answer to reveal the correct answer, rationale and source.

• A. Document the revised policies in writing, implement them, and retain them for the required period.
• B. Announce the change at the next staff huddle and ask supervisors to relay the new steps to their teams.
• C. Store a draft revision on the privacy officer's laptop and treat that file as the official version.
• D. Wait to document the change until a regulator or accreditation surveyor requests written evidence.

Prosecutors ask how the organization knows its compliance program works in practice, not only on paper. Which federal evaluation document focuses on whether the program is tested and reviewed?

Tap an answer to reveal the correct answer, rationale and source.

• A. The OIG Compliance Program Guidance for hospitals.
• B. The United States Sentencing Guidelines section 8B2.1.
• C. The Department of Justice Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs.
• D. The OIG Work Plan, listing annually updated audit targets and healthcare fraud priorities.

Before privileging a new physician, compliance is asked which federal list must be checked to determine whether the individual is excluded from federal healthcare programs.

Tap an answer to reveal the correct answer, rationale and source.

• A. The System for Award Management debarment list of suspended and excluded federal contractors.
• B. The HHS OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities maintained under the exclusion statute.
• C. The state medical board license-verification database confirming a practitioner's licensure.
• D. A commercial credentialing service that aggregates public records on the individual screened.