The expectations for healthcare organizations’ management compliance committees have changed, and compliance officers should take action.
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) Senior Counsels Laura E. Ellis, Adam Ribner, and Tamar Terzian discussed the new expectations for compliance committees during two presentations at the annual Health Care Compliance Association Compliance Institute in Anaheim, CA, in April.
First, Ellis discussed several changes that have been made to compliance committee responsibilities in corporate integrity agreements (CIAs).[1] Under current CIAs, the compliance committee shall be responsible for: