Assignment: Policies for compliance plans

Are you ready to present the policies for your two compliance plans in a way that all employees will understand at a large medical facility where you are the Compliance Officer?

1. Employee attacks patients while under the influence of narcotics
2. Employees are not knowledgeable about the use of fire of extinguishers

Your assignment is to write 2 page sections in a Word document describing the policies for each of two compliance plans. Remember to support your policies for the two plans with a total of three research sources, cited at the end in APA format. (That's 1-2 research sources per plan.)

Polices you should consider covering for each plan come under the key compliance elements: Compliance Standards, High-Level (personal) Responsibility, Education, Communication, Monitoring/Auditing (for Safety), Enforcement/Discipline, and Response/Prevention.

Look these over in your research and then select just two of these key elements and write your policies under them for each of your two compliance plans. (Your policies for each plan can zero in on different key elements.)

Example:

• A compliance plan about washing hands between patients might describe policies for High Level (personal) Responsibility and Monitoring/Auditing (for Safety)

• A compliance plan about charging patients for Diabetes Management Education as a Physician Visit might describe policies for Compliance Standards and Enforcement/Discipline.

Requirements

First section presents policies for first compliance plan based on two of the main compliance areas.

Second section presents policies for second compliance plan based on two of the main compliance areas. (Same two areas or two different ones.)

Policies for each compliance plan are written in a way that all employees will understand at a large medical facility.

Contains at least three research sources cited in APA format in a References page.

Follows standard mechanics in writing, spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Notes

Policies and Procedures

Companies are governed by policies and procedures.

Policies are the rules of the organization. The procedures are the steps used to fulfill those policies. During your orientation or training you will be informed of the organizations policies and procedures.

Example:

• Policy: Company policy prohibits personal use of the Internet. Failure of use this policy could result in suspension or termination.

• Procedure: All employees are required to complete the online Internet usage log. This log is to be updated every time the employee uses the internet. This log will be reviewed periodically by your supervisor. Failure to maintain this log can result in suspension or termination.