Healthcare Compliance and Employee Accountability
How a compliance program works and your part in it: the seven elements of an effective program, the code of conduct and conflicts of interest, reporting suspected misconduct, whistleblower protections, cooperating with investigations, and what it means to sign a policy or training acknowledgment.
Online, self-paced · about 30 minutes · graded exam and certificate
Who should take it
All employees, contractors and leaders. Leaders and supervisors have added responsibilities noted throughout.
National course on compliance program principles from OIG's General Compliance Program Guidance. State requirements, payer contracts and your organization's code of conduct may add obligations.
What employees will learn
- ✓Describe the seven elements of an effective compliance program.
- ✓Apply the code of conduct and recognize conflicts of interest.
- ✓Report suspected misconduct through available channels.
- ✓Explain whistleblower and non-retaliation protections.
- ✓Cooperate appropriately with compliance reviews and investigations.
- ✓Explain what a policy or training acknowledgment means.
Topics covered
- •Organizational compliance programs
- •Code of conduct
- •Reporting suspected misconduct
- •Whistleblower protections
- •Staff accountability
- •Compliance investigations
- •Organizational policies
- •Training acknowledgments
Sources this course is based on
- General Compliance Program Guidance (November 2023) · OIG
- Health Care Fraud Self-Disclosure Protocol · OIG
- False Claims Act: relief from retaliatory actions (31 U.S.C. 3730(h)) · Other
- HIPAA: refraining from intimidating or retaliatory acts (45 CFR 164.530(g)) · eCFR
- Deficit Reduction Act section 6032: employee education about false claims recovery (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(68)) · Other
- OSHA Whistleblower Protection Program · OSHA
This course is not accredited for continuing education credit and is not approved by a government agency. Training supports, but does not guarantee, your organization's compliance. Course content explains federal rules and accepted practice; state requirements may differ.