What should CCO be able to do? (What skills should this person have?) Choose all that apply.
a. Leadership skills.
b. Oversee the coding department.
c. Skills to design and implement a compliance program.
d. Be able to anticipate new risk areas.
e. Practical experience with documenting medical necessity.
✔✔a. Leadership skills,
,c. Skills to design and implement a compliance program, and
d. Be able to anticipate new risk areas.
Which of the following is an absolute necessity in order to have a successful Compliance
Program?
a. continuous training and improvements
b. effective reporting path
c. non-retaliation for whistleblowers
d. reliable and equal discipline
✔✔c. non-retaliation for whistleblowers
A Compliance Program with well written policies and procedures:
a. can be successful if consistently reviewed and maintained
b. cannot be effective due to the sheer volume presented
c. will be effective if read by management
d. will not be successful without the proper oversight
✔✔d. will not be successful without the
proper oversight
A Compliance Officer can achieve a higher level of compliance and ethics engagement by:
a. ensuring leadership reads the policies
, b. increasing management involvement
c. responding to compliance hotline calls
d. monitoring the code of conduct
✔✔b. increasing management involvement
Which of the following requires providers to be permanently excluded from all federal health
care programs if found guilty of a healthcare related fraud a third time:
a. Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
b. False Claims Act
c. Balance Budget Act of 1997
d. Social Security Act section 1128
✔✔c. Balance Budget Act of 1997
Also known as a BBA "three strikes rule"
Which statement is TRUE regarding compliance programs?
a. Compliance programs are considered more dangerous if they are developed but not
implemented.
b. Compliance programs can detect but not prevent criminal conduct
c. Compliance programs are only required by law for healthcare entities that have more than
$500,000 in annual revenue.
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