Unit 1 Assignment 1: Corporate Compliance In Healthcare

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Azemobho Imaku
Western Governors University
Healthcare Compliance
December 22nd 2015
Corporate compliance plans are designed to guide staff on performing their day to day activities in a legal and ethical manner. According to Safian, S. (2009), a corporate compliance program must be rationally planned, completely implemented and fully enforced. For a corporate compliance plan to be rationally planned, regardless of the size of the organization the rules and regulations for the staff and associates need to be clear and logical because having complex or difficult policies contributes to non compliance due to misunderstanding and sometimes staff productivity. A corporate compliance program must be completely implemented by putting into action its policies and procedures throughout the organization. A corporate compliance program must be fully enforced by making sure every member
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