Using Technology to Meet OIG Education Requirements

An organization that fails to create and maintain an effective compliance program could be forced to return overpayments. And providers may face severe civil, criminal, and financial penalties. Penalties can total three times the amount of the claim, in addition to fines reaching $11,000, per claim, under the False Claims Act.

“Education is an important part of any compliance program,” stated the OIG. In fact, it’s so important that it’s one of the seven elements of an effective compliance program. Which means if you’re not nailing education, your program probably isn’t effective and that can spell trouble.

You might be wondering what it means to have a training and education program, what it might look like in practice and how to measure its effectiveness.

Luckily, the OIG has provided guidance on how to measure your compliance training program’s effectiveness. And, there’s even technology out there that can help you to easily achieve these OIG recommendations. Less headache for effective compliance means that everyone wins.

In our upcoming webinar, Using Technology to Meet OIG Education Requirements, yours truly, CJ Wolf, will be teaming up with software wizard and senior implementation analyst, Remo Peshkepia, to show you how to meet education requirements using technology. We’ll teach you how to quickly and easily use software to:

• Create developmental plans for compliance staff
• Use quizzes and analysis to measure the effectiveness of training
• Assign training by job category to address specific risks identified within a job family
• Show that your organization offers CEU’s for compliance education and training
  
  

An effective compliance program is essential for every healthcare organization. Compliance programs not only meet legal requirements but also help your organization to run efficiently and securely.