HEALTH INFORMATION COMPLIANCE OFFICER

Health Information Compliance Officer

Health Information Compliance Officer

Job description

The health information compliance officer will apply the written rules and regulations. The health information compliance officer ensures compliance committee to develop a useful communication strategy through the execution of advertising rules and disciplinary guiding principle and policies, unlike those of persons sentenced to perform episodic risk evaluation and plans for an answer. The health information compliance officer is accountable to carry out internal control and audit responding quickly to notice offenses, developing remedial actions and convey the results to the government through recognized channel (Bang, 1997).

The health information compliance officer should be of high reliability, who serves as a focal point for social control activities. The health information compliance officer manages and observes the performance of compliance programs, reporting organization's governing body. The health information compliance officer is accountable for improving competence and quality of services. The health information compliance officer is also accountable for dropping vulnerability to fraud, abuse and misuse of resources. The health information compliance officer will analyze the program to meet changing requirements of the organization, as well as law and policy procedures for public and private contributor to the organization (Bang, 1997).

Overview of responsibilities

The main responsibility of compliance officer's job is to avoid bad attitude, illegal or offensive behavior in a group. They should be able to communicate with individuals from different areas and to talk efficiently with them about the problems associated with compliance. Health information compliance officer can also help to research and solve problems using available resources. Health information compliance officer may also seek authorized advice from corporate counsel organization when it comes to complex issues (Bang, 2000).

Health information compliance officer may have other roles and responsibilities besides the fact that adherence to the position of privacy officer. Since the rules of conduct are updated constantly, there should be a regular review of the compliance officer of health information to control compliance and accuracy. Health information officer would begin the research process, when there is a breach or suspected violation of a law, policy, rule or regulation. If a health information officer watches any kind of vulnerability or possibility of risk under the program, he or she needs to establish a curative action plan. In addition, it is the job of health information compliance officer to assist committee members to prevent risks in the future (Bang, 2000).

The health information compliance officer supervises all other departments to discover potential trends both good and bad. They also conduct an assessment of law enforcement across the enterprise or organization and provide feedback. This prevents the procedures under control and running efficiently. Health information compliance officer has the task to report disobedience, abuse and violence of regulations to the proper law agency officials, including those who supposed to be happening in the future. For a compliance officer, the majority of positions need a minimum degree. Additional post-graduate education is an advantage. Real educational needs may vary from one institution to ...