By Jaimee McGuire, DNP, NP-C, CHPSE, CHC / VP, Deputy Compliance Officer, HIPAA Privacy Officer
The goal of the BHG Compliance Program is to keep our organization, patients, and team members safe. As part of our continued review of the Seven Elements of an Effective Compliance Program, we’re spotlighting this month the fourth element, Monitoring and Auditing.
While we understand that it might feel uncomfortable to have your work monitored and audited, this is done to ensure we identify opportunities for improvement and the reduction of risk. It may feel at times that Compliance is far removed from the day-to-day operations of our treatment centers, but the monitoring and auditing of programs allow us to regularly identify high-risk areas in the organization so that we can work quickly to determine where change and improvement are needed. It helps the Compliance team to actively engage with various roles throughout the organization by seeking your valuable input and feedback that may lead to the revision of organizational policy, training and education that helps us all.
Relevant, accurate policies and robust training programs serve as tools for our team members so that we remain in compliance with the state and federal regulations that govern our business as well as the bodies that provide accreditation for our treatment centers. Most importantly, auditing and monitoring make our teams and centers more effective so that we can provide the care our patients deserve.