1. Since 1998, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has been strongly recommending that all health care organizations adopt 7-part compliance programs. The enactment of the 2010 health reform law (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) changed that in a very significant way. What was the change?
2. There are numerous benefits to an organization that adopts a compliance program. Name three of them.
3. Is every health care-related organization required by law to appoint a Compliance Officer? Explain your answer
4. There are three motivations for carrying out some sort of internal investigation. List and briefly explain
5. There are numerous entities to which a health care organization might choose to voluntarily disclose Medicare or Medicaid billing errors. Name four of them.
6. What is the major difference in the way that the Stark Law Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol and the OIG Self-Disclosure Protocol must be used?