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- Publication Date: 2011
- Pub Code: BVRH-11WEB
- Pages: 55
- ISBN: 978-1-936230-08-2
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Vendor Relations in Health Care
Compliance Policies and Procedures for Hospitals, Health Systems and Other Providers
An overview of the laws, government interest and general climate surrounding vendor relations, with examples of effective approaches for addressing the risks these relationships present. The book includes detailed analysis of the rules, regulations and compliance hot spots when it comes to vendor relations, and is designed to help compliance officers address key compliance issues in communicating with their staff, hospital management and the Board of Directors.
Effective relationships between providers and industry are essential to the advancement of medical knowledge and the development of biomedical technology. But these relationships have come under increasing scrutiny through government audits, legislative initiatives and news stories highlighting potential medical decision making bias that can result from these interactions.
There are few resources that provide a detailed analysis of the rules, regulations and compliance hot spots when it comes to vendor relations. Written by a veteran hospital compliance officer, Vendor Relations in Health Care: Compliance Policies and Procedures for Hospitals, Health Systems and Other Providers is a single source that you can turn to for a complete picture of the laws and rules pertaining to vendor relations.
Vendor Relations in Health Care provides the tools you need to analyze where your organization’s compliance program stands when it comes to vendor relations, including a convenient comparison matrix and decision tree, along with sample policies, procedures, forms and letters you can customize to your organization.
The information in the book is designed to help compliance officers address the key compliance issues relating to vendor relations in communicating with their staff, hospital management and the Board of Directors so they can understand the implications of applicable rules and regulations.
If you already have vendor relations compliance procedures in place, the book will serve as an auditing tool to help you review and strengthen these policies. And if your organization has not yet established these policies and procedures, Vendor Relations in Health Care can help you put them in place. Order today!
Table of Contents
Section I: The Context for Vendor Gift Compliance
- Industry Settlements
- Medical Association Response
- The Federal Government’s Perspective
- Federal Anti-kickback Statute
- Federal False Claims Act Laws
- State Law FCA Provisions
- Deficit Reduction Act (DRA)
- Office of Inspector General Guidance
- Industry Guidance
- Guidance and Policies of Professional Associations
- Related Journal Articles and Studies
- State Legislative Actions
- Policies of Medical Colleges and Universities
- Research Results Related to Bias Caused by Gifts
Section II: How to Implement Change
Section III: Developing Policies and Procedures
- Industry Support of Educational Activities
- Conflicts of Interest
- Conflicts of Interest in Research
- NIH Guidance on Research Conflicts of Interest
- Communications and Employee Education
Written By
Nickie Braxton is the Compliance Officer and Privacy Officer for New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. She has worked in health care compliance as the Compliance Officer for several greater New York metropolitan and Connecticut hospitals and health systems since 2001. She received a B.A. in Psychology from Wesleyan University and a Masters in Public Health from the University of Massachusetts. She splits her time between New York City and Woodbridge, Connecticut.
Written For
- Hospital and Health System:
- Compliance officers and directors
- COOs
- General counsel/Legal Dept.
- CFOs
- Physician compliance staff
- Other providers
- Health care attorneys
- Health care consultants
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