Follow the Money: Financial Management Series
Ethics and Corporate Compliance

2 CME Credits- (InterAct Express)

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InterAct Express

Follow the Money: Financial Management Series -
Ethics and Corporate Compliance

Course Description

Ethics and Corporate Compliance are terms that have been closely linked ever since the Enron scandal. The health care industry has had its own share of corporate compliance problems. This module focuses on how health care organizations can minimize the likelihood of unethical behavior within the organization.

• Ethics, Accountability, and Control
  This course considers issues related to ethics and control in health care organizations. The special need for ethical behavior in the management of health care organizations is discussed. Issues of accountability to assure ethical behavior are discussed. The lesson also considers the elements of a control system which protects the organization from the potential consequences of unethical behavior. Finally the course considers the implications for health care organizations of the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act, which was enacted to correct some of the weaknesses exposed by the Enron and other corporate scandals.
• Corporate Compliance
  This course focuses on complying with legal requirements affecting health care organizations. The course addresses issues of Medicare compliance including a discussion of fraud and abuse, and the False Claims Act. The anti-kickback statutes, and safe-harbors under those statutes is discussed. The course also considers the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) commonly referred to as the anti-dumping law, and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

release date: 09/08

Objectives

• Ethics, Accountability, and Control
  
  • Explain the essentials elements of ethical behavior
  • Discuss the principles of ethical behavior as they relate to patients, employees, records, conflict of interest, etc.
  • Discuss the elements of a control system designed to promote ethical behavior and to catch unethical behavior
  • Explain the basics of SOX
• Corporate Compliance
  
  • Compare and contrast fraud and abuse
  • Discuss the anti-kickback laws and safe harbors
  • Explain the key emphasis of EMTALA and itemize the steps needed to comply
  • Discuss some key aspects of HIPAA compliance

Faculty

Steve Finkler, PhD, CPA

Professor Emeritus of Public and Health Administration, Accounting, and Financial Management

CME

2 CME Credits

Delivery

Video online

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