November 12, 2020

Using the Seven Elements as a Common Framework for Effective Compliance and Quality Programs

What is the "special sauce" that forms effective healthcare quality programs and can they thrive through the application of the Officer of Inspector General's (OIG) seven elements to a quality program?

This article explores the OIG's seven elements and how the implementation of a common framework based on these seven elements can unlock key programmatic interdependencies that strengthen compliance and quality programs individually and creates new synergies to strengthen healthcare organizations as a whole.

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This article was written by A&M Healthcare Industry Group Managing Director Kathleen Murphy and Senior Director Mary Findley, with Jennifer Rabaglia, M.D., Chief Quality and Safety Officer and Associate CMO/SVP at Parkland Health and Hospital System.

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