Improving Health and Well-Being in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities Through Compliance

Training for Health Care Providers

The courses we offer are intended for all audiences, but the following trainings are specifically for health care providers and staff of health care organizations such as IHS, Tribal, and Urban Indian Health Program facilities.

Compliance 101

This course gives a basic overview of compliance—what it is, why it is important, who handles it, where and when it happens, and how to get started with compliance in HHS programs. This training is intended for all audiences, specifically those new to basic compliance concepts.

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Compliance 201 for Health Care Providers

This course gives an overview of compliance programs to help health care providers and organizations monitor adherence to applicable statutes, regulations, and program requirements. This training is intended for all audiences, specifically compliance officers and staff of health care organizations such as IHS, Tribal, and Urban Indian Health Program facilities.

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Compliance for Governing Boards

This course describes the critical oversight role that governing boards play in ensuring compliance in HHS programs. This training is intended for all audiences, specifically compliance officers and governing board members.

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Fraud, Waste, and Abuse for Health Care Providers

This course describes fraud, waste, and abuse as well as health care providers' responsibilities for preventing and reporting fraud. The course also covers Federal laws, such as the False Claims Act, the Civil Monetary Penalty Law, and the Federal anti-kickback statute, that apply to health care providers. This training is intended for all audiences, specifically compliance officers, compliance staff, and health care providers of health care organizations such as IHS, Tribal, and Urban Indian Health Program facilities.

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Using Internal Controls

This course explains what internal controls are, why they are important, and introduces key internal control components to help you apply a system in your organization and program. This training is intended for all audiences, specifically compliance officers and their staff. Take Using Internal Controls Training

Emergency Preparedness and Response

This five-part video series covers the four Federal agencies that play key roles in emergency preparedness and response, the all-hazards approach to emergency preparedness planning, and a speaker from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services goes over Emergency Preparedness Conditions of Participation. OIG speakers detail key emergency preparedness and response insights and lessons learned from past OIG reports about health care facilities and communities, and the actions hospitals took to improve their preparedness following the Ebola outbreak, as well as the challenges hospitals faced during COVID-19 and the strategies that hospitals used to respond to those challenges. This series is intended for all audiences, specifically compliance officers and all staff who have a role in emergency planning and response, such as front-line staff, executives, and community members.

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Combating the Opioid Epidemic in Indian Country

This four-part video series highlights OIG efforts to combat the opioid epidemic and help ensure quality care and treatment for those in need of services. This series includes an explanation of OIG's Opioid Analysis Toolkit as well as OIG's studies examining the management, prescribing, and dispensing of opioids to patients receiving care from IHS pharmacies and hospitals and Tribal health clinics. Additionally, an IHS representative details the IHS Opioid Strategy and each of its five aims, including the specific steps IHS is taking to address the opioid crisis. This series is intended for all audiences. The video that covers the analysis toolkit is targeted toward those with advanced data skills related to prescription drug claims data.

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Protecting Patients in AI/AN Communities

This three-part video series details OIG's work that examined IHS patient protection policies and implementation of those policies, OIG's investigations, and how to report abuse should you suspect it. An IHS speaker covers IHS's commitment to, and policies for, protecting patients. This series is intended for all audiences, including those who work in settings that provide direct health care services to patients.

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Quality of Care in IHS

This three-part video series highlights OIG's examination of challenges IHS faces in providing quality health care and also covers OIG studies that determined the rate of adverse events in IHS hospitals and assessed hospitals' adherence to national clinical guidelines and best practices for labor and delivery care. An IHS speaker also details the IHS Strategic Plan and quality of care initiatives. This series is intended for all audiences, including compliance officers of health care organizations such as IHS, Tribal, and Urban Indian Health Program facilities and health care providers.

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