Homework: Treating Patients after Professional License
There are many compliance pitfalls an organization could fall into through the unscrupulous efforts of employees. For this homework, you will pick one common compliance issue and more fully examine the topic. In completing this homework, consider the information you gathered from your interview with the compliance officer interview. Review relevant information on the Health Care Compliance Association website.
Pick one compliance issue to further investigate for this class. You may choose one of the following topics:
• Treating patients after a professional license has lapsed
Write a two to three page paper detailing this compliance issue and how this type of compliance issue is identified. Discuss how a and what the outcome was following an investigation.
1) Begin the paper with an introduction. Introduce the compliance issue and an example of the issue.
2) Provide the background of the situation that you chose.
3) Describe what the compliance issue was and note any applicable laws that could apply to this case.
4) Describe the possible outcome for the situation that you chose.
5) Discuss what a compliance officer would need to do in such a situation.
6) Provide a solid conclusion wrapping up the details of the case.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
(1) The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
(2) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
(3) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.