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UAMS Compliance Organization. http://intranet.uams.edu/institutional-compliance/default.htm Vice Chancellor for Institutional Compliance Robert Bishop, (501)-686-5699, Bishop@uams.edu University Hospital Compliance Officer Jane Hohn, (501) 603-1001, HohnKatherine J @uams.edu
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UAMS Compliance Organization http://intranet.uams.edu/institutional-compliance/default.htm Vice Chancellor for Institutional Compliance Robert Bishop, (501)-686-5699, Bishop@uams.edu University Hospital Compliance Officer Jane Hohn, (501) 603-1001, HohnKatherineJ@uams.edu Research Compliance Officer Darri Scalzo, (501) 686-8062, DLScalzo@uams.edu Faculty Group Practice Compliance Officer Terri Brame (501) 614-2182, TABrame@uams.edu UAMS HIPAA Coordinator Vera Chenault (501) 526-4817, VMChenault@uams.edu Director of Conflict of Interest Jennifer Smith (501) 686-6447, JLSmith3@uams.edu
Current Focus Areas:* • Documentation criteria for inpatient status vs. observation status. • Obtaining Advance Beneficiary Notices (ABNs) for Medicare patients when appropriate. • Entering orders in accordance with FGP policy. • Timely documentation of complete and accurate discharge summaries. • Appropriate documentation of services provided. *Focus areas may change from year to year in response to new regulations and guidelines or when opportunities for performance improvement are discovered.
UAMS Policies Administrative Guide Policies http://www.uams.edu/AdminGuide/index.html UAMS Policies Page http://intranet.uams.edu/policies.htm
Ethical Conduct/Gift Policy A UAMS employee shall not solicit or accept a gift: • from a patient, visitor or a person or entity that contracts with, does business with or seeks to do business with UAMS; or • from an entity in the healthcare industry; or • given because of the employee’s official position.
Ethical Conduct/Gift Policy UAMS employees whose scope of employment requires physical presence at non-UAMS facilities may accept meals and gifts of a value of $25 or less provided such meals or gifts are given to similarly situated employees of that facility. Meals and gifts may not be accepted if provided by third parties.
Ethical Conduct/Gift Policy Educational, marketing and other promotional programs may not include meals for UAMS employees.