Case Study: High Point Regional Hospital

High Point Regional Hospital
Mary Carnahan
HA 301 Legal Aspects Legislation in Health Care
March 10, 2016

Introduction In this paper I’m going to go on the internet to do a research on a large organization in my area, I’ve chosen High Point Regional Hospital. In my brief research on High Point Regional Hospital I’m going to see if they address each of the seven essential compliance program elements, which are; compliance standards, high-level responsibility, education, communication, monitoring and auditing, enforcement and discipline, and response and prevention. I’m going to see if there are any missing elements or elements that should be improved by High Point Regional Hospital. What changes should be implemented to fix these missing elements? How might the absence of inadequacy of these

Communication: “The organization shall take reasonable steps to have and publicize a system, which may include mechanisms that allow for anonymity or confidentiality” (Kazmier 125). Monitoring and auditing: “The organization shall take reasonable steps to ensure that the organization’s compliance and ethics program is followed, including monitoring and auditing to detect criminal conduct” (Kazmier 126). Enforcement and discipline: “The organization’s compliance and ethics program shall be promoted and enforced consistently throughout the organization through (A) appropriate incentives and (B) appropriate disciplinary measures” (Kazmier 127). Response and prevention: “After criminal conduct has been detected, the organization shall take reasonable steps to respond appropriately to the criminal conduct and to prevent further similar conduct, including making any necessary modifications to the organization’s compliance and ethics program “(Kazmier