Course Code: REL-PAC-0-HHCCS
Hours: 0.75
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2026
Learning Objectives:
Explain at least two reasons for having a corporate compliance program.
Define waste, abuse, and fraud in home health care.
Name at least five components of a corporate compliance program for home health care.
Describe the manager’s role in supporting an effective corporate compliance program.
Summarize the federal laws that govern Medicare fraud and abuse.
List at least three guiding principles for conducting business in home health care.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Why Corporate Compliance?
Corporate Compliance Programs
Your Corporate Compliance Program
Waste, Abuse, and Fraud
A Continuum
High Risk Areas
Components of a Corporate Compliance Program
Compliance Officer
Manager’s Role
Review
Summary
Section 3: Fraud and Abuse Laws
Home Health Care and the Law
False Claims Act
Anti-Kickback Statute
Physician Self-Referral Law (Stark Law)
Exclusion Statute
Civil Monetary Penalties Law (CMPL)
Criminal Health Care Fraud Statute
The Deficit Reduction Act
Review
Summary
Section 4: Guiding Principles and Ethics
Your Commitment to Quality
Pre-Employment Screening
Training and Education
Auditing and Monitoring
Code of Ethics
Business Ethics
Confidentiality and Records
Policies and Procedures
Review
Summary
Section 5: Conclusion
Summary
Course Contributor
Resources
References
Congratulations!
Instructor: Jennifer W. Burks, M.S.N., R.N.
Jennifer has over 30 years of clinical and teaching experience, and her areas of expertise are critical care and home health. She is certified as an OASIS Specialist- Clinical (COS-C) and is a Curriculum Designer in post-acute care for Relias. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from The University of Virginia in 1993 and her Master of Science in Nursing from The University of North Carolina, Greensboro in 1996. Her professional practice in education is guided by a philosophy borrowed from Florence Nightingale’s Notes on Nursing, “I do not pretend to teach her how, I ask her to teach herself, and for this purpose, I venture to give her some hints.”
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Administration; All Staff; in the following settings: Home Health Agencies.
Relias Learning will be transparent in disclosing if any commercial support, sponsorship or co-providership is present prior to the learner completing the course.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.