By Tizgel High
It has been several years since I have attended the HCCA Compliance Institute. I spoke but did not attend the conference in 2014. The last conference attended was in 2009. I have truly missed out on a great conference. I am glad to reconnect with this great organization.
The content is spot on to the compliance challenges health systems are facing today. As a lawyer, we can often get sucked into the regulatory weeds and focus on the letter of the law. Lawyers tend to gravitate towards warnings of the grave danger of non-compliance in our industry. We solve the issues and mitigate potentially disastrous missteps. However, the compliance professional gets to go beyond the resolution, they get to work on the building blocks of developing and implementing the programs that help our organizations learn from mistakes.
Mistakes are made, learning how to avoid them and making those compliance strategies a part of the culture sets the tone for healthy organizations. Today’s session have been informative. The practical nature of the advice will help me to relate better with my operations partners and support of compliance teams better. I will not stay away as long. A dose of practical information is a good practice for the in house lawyer.
Today’s highlights include some great insight from the many government speakers. Understanding their view of what compliance should look like is eye opening. I enjoy the connection that HCCA brings its members to those in the government that enforce the rules. This is a great time to be in compliance.