Corporate Governance and Compliance for Health Care: A Practical Guide

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Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S.

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Overview

Corporate Governance and Compliance for Health Care: A Practical Guide keeps you completely current with compliance requirements and responsibilities for Boards of Directors at health care organizations.

Written by experts in the field, this manual is THE how-to resource covering in depth the key, day-to-day corporate responsibility issues most vital to health care professionals, including:

Establishing the proper role for the Board of Directors in corporate governance
Creating effective compliance programs
Assessing Sarbanes-Oxley implications for health care organizations
Anticipating and avoiding government investigations
Identifying and eliminating false claims, self-referrals, and conflicts of interest
Implementing effective risk-assessment tools

Corporate Governance and Compliance for Health Care includes all the practical forms and guidelines you need to establish effective guidelines and keep your Board of Directors aware of, and included in compliance program processes and issues. There are over 50 forms that guide boards through crucial responsibilities and requirements.

Table Of Contents

Corporate Governance: The Board of Directors

The Current Governance Crisis
Creating the Effective Board
Responsibilities of the Board
Fiduciary Duties
Special Duties of Directors of Nonprofit Healthcare Organizations
Audit Committee
Compensation Committee
Nominating/Governance Committee
Regulatory and Compliance Committee
Board Assessment
U.S. Sentencing Commission Guidelines

Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Implications for Private and Nonprofit Health Organizations

Corporate Accountability
Certification of Periodic Reports
Board's Duty of Oversight
Disclosure and Control Procedures
Audit Committee Oversight
Auditor Independence
Whistleblower Protection
Attorney Privileges
Corporate and Criminal Fraud Accountability
Guarding Against Illegal Kickbacks
Report from the Panel on the Nonprofit Sector
State Nonprofit Developments

Government Investigations

Government Investigators
Internal Investigations
Provider Self-Disclosures
Privileges, Especially in the Context of Self-Disclosures
Waiving Privileges: Part of the Government's Design
Understanding Attorney-Client Privilege
The Attorney-Client Privilege and Internal Investigations
Waiver of the Attorney-Client Privilege
The Common Interest Privilege
The Work Product Doctrine
The Doctrine of Selective Waiver
Corporate Integrity Agreements

Establishing an Effective Compliance Program

Governing Body and Senior Leadership Commitment
Guidance
Elements of an Effective Compliance Program
Practical Efforts Aimed at Effectiveness
Document Creation and Retention
Measuring Program Effectiveness

Frank Sheeder

Alston & Bird
Partner

Frank Sheeder focuses his practice on health care enforcement defense and compliance. He has defended clients against civil and criminal fraud allegations

Corporate Governance and Compliance for Health Care: A Practical Guide

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