Compliance: Take OIG's 4 Steps On Your Path To Compliance

Why This Topic Matters

It helps healthcare organizations and their boards understand the general expectations for compliance oversight, communication, and risk management in a regulatory environment.

Article Sections

1. Does Your Organization Have a ‘Culture of Compliance’?

   Introduces the compliance oversight guidance and explains its relevance to healthcare organizations and their boards. It also frames the article’s focus on governance, oversight, and organizational compliance culture.

2. 1. Define Roles & Relationships

   Discusses how the guidance addresses the relationship among key organizational functions involved in compliance oversight. The section focuses on board-level expectations for defining responsibilities and coordination across departments.

3. 2. Institute Compliance Reporting to the Board

   Covers expectations for regular compliance-related reporting to the board and the use of structured communication channels. It also describes board oversight practices that support ongoing dialogue with management.

4. 3. Identify & Audit Potential Risk Areas

   Describes the general categories of compliance and operational risk highlighted in the guidance. The section also touches on internal and external sources used to identify issues for review.

5. 4. Encourage Accountability & Compliance

   Summarizes the guidance’s emphasis on organizational accountability and maintaining compliance as an ongoing practice. It addresses broad approaches to reinforcing compliance behavior and communication across the enterprise.