Professor Name: Dr. Nigel Basta Title: Week1- Assignment2 In the table below, identify compliance laws that are applicable to a large public health care organization. In the second column, include a description of each law. In the third column, justify your rationale for including the law by indicating why it applies to a large public health care organization Answer: Compliance Law | Description of the Compliance Law | Rationale for Including this Law | Title1 Health Care Access, Portability,
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simplification requirements of HIPAA? • Electronic transactions and code sets standards requirements • Privacy requirements • Security requirements • National identifier requirements 2. Name 3 factors used to determine whether you need to comply with HIPAA. a. Whether the health plan is self-insured or fully insured b. Whether the plan sponsor receives PHI or SHI c. How the plan sponsor utilizes SHI. 3. What are the three categories of entities affected by HIPAA Medical Privacy Regulations
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A. Compliance Status The following executive summary focuses not only on the identified gaps in the current process, but also the corrective action plan to support compliance in the noted areas of the Communications Standards as provided by The Joint Commission, (National Patient Safety Goals, 2013). The high risk associated with surgical procedures performed on the wrong site has driven a risk mitigating approach to the processes involved for these procedures. The goal is to prevent harm to patients
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Evaluation Of A Business Code Of Ethics YourFirstName YourLastName University title Introduction A chief executive officer cannot simply make the decision that is best for her without considering the interests of other employees, stockholders, customers, suppliers, creditors, and so forth. Integrity is the cornerstone of ethical business practices. Failure to build a business on integrity carries costs. For example, deceptive business practices may harm a company's standing in
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Ethics and Compliance David Livingston, Raul Lopez, Robert Morrison, Tyler Norwood FIN/370 Finance for Business University of Phoenix May 7, 2011 Joe Brennan Ethics and Compliance Even though there are federal rules and regulations governing work place behavior, what if there were no boundaries for ethics and compliance, would Amazon continue to follow the same procedures set by the federal laws to ensure ethical behavior within the work place. How does Amazon differ from other organizations
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CODE OF ETHICS Compliance is the responsibility of all the Company’s directors, officers, managers, and employees.(Capital One,2011). One is responsible for learning the details of the policies, procedures, laws and regulations applicable to one's job and for seeking guidance when needed. It is important to avoid misconduct that violates the law, this Code, or Company policies, but also the appearance of impropriety. The point, which a subject is not explicitly explained in this
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The U.S. Sentencing Commission (the “Commission) has amended the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations (“FSGO”) whereby an effective compliance and ethics program must “exercise due diligence to prevent, detect, and report criminal conduct and otherwise promote an organizational culture that encourages ethical conduct and a commitment to compliance with all applicable law." The Commission noted there are seven minimum requirements of an effective ethics program, standards and procedures to
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Compliance Interview and Report Assignment BA 3301 Legal Environment of Business Associate Professor Lee Usnick, JD I. ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW Virtually all business activities conducted in the United States are highly regulated, not only by governmental entities, but by professional entities as well. Compliance with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations is a prerequisite to the long term health and survival of a business. Also important is compliance with standards issued by the
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Measuring the Effectiveness of Compliance Programs Pradeep Parakh, Mumbai, India Why to have a Compliance Plan • Heightened scrutiny by regulators • Avoid problems before they occur • Improved effectiveness of organization The Importance of Compliance • Compliance provides stability in revenue • Compliance uncovers inadvertent errors which can be corrected before they create huge problems for the entity • Compliance allows continued service to consumers because paybacks and penalties can impact
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Secretary & Compliance Officer In Accenture’s ethics and compliance program, the company uses six “core values” of stewardship, best people, client value creation, one global network, respect for the individual and integrity. Douglas Scrivner, General Counsel at Accenture, says that ethics and compliance can’t be effective if they’re only seen as “bolt-ons,” or something that is only done at the end of the day after the “regular work” is complete. “We aim to put ethics and compliance into the way
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