Original Release Date: 9/12/2024

Expires: 09/30/2024

Credit claim for this activity will end at 11:59 PM 09/30/2025

 

Overview:  Making the Right Choice: Physician and APP Compliance Education is designed to strengthen understanding of compliance policies and compliance reporting options.

To educate physicians and APPs on important issues, the course features three risk-based topics that include fraud, waste and abuse; conflicts of interest/outside professional activities; and gifts and business gratuities.

A Resources section provides the learner with access to key documents, such as the Code of Conduct, as well as key BSWH policies and key content on BSWconnect.

The course also provides learners with an overview of the seven essential elements of a Compliance Program and details on how the Office of Corporate Ethics & Compliance supports each of them.

Participants are also required to answer all post-test questions correctly before receiving completion credit.

 

Target Audience:  Physicians, Advanced Practice Providers, and Residents of the BSWH system.

 

Objectives: After participating in this activity, the learner should be able to:

  • Emphasize the importance of ethical behavior and compliance with policies as well as the importance of utilizing available resources when faced with an ethical/compliance issue
  • Recognize/support the non-retaliation and non-retribution policy
  • Describe Provider and APP responsibilities as they relate to the Medicare Shared Savings Program and Special Needs Plan

 

For further study:

  • Baylor Scott & White’s Code of Conduct and key policies – accessible via hyperlink within the Resources section of the training and on through BSWconnect (Baylor Scott & White’s intranet)

 

 

Planners/Authors:  This activity was planned, reviewed, edited, and approved for use as the curriculum for the Baylor Scott & White Health organization by:

 

Office Corporate Ethics & Compliance

Margaret von Sehrwald, Chief Corporate Ethics & Compliance Officer

Joanna Bennett, Vice President, Corporate Ethics & Compliance Risk

Amy Cornett, Vice President, Health Plan Compliance

Vlad Edmondson, Vice President, Compliance Operations

Michael Baumann, Director, Health Plan Compliance

Karen Carney, Director, Regional Compliance

John Gaetz, Director, Corporate Ethics & Compliance Training and Communications

Ann Liberator, Director, Compliance Operations

Alyssa Moore, Director, Value-Based Care Corporate Ethics & Compliance

Aimee O’Rourke, Manager, Conflicts of Interest

Gaby Serrano, Manager, Value-Based Care Corporate Ethics & Compliance

 

Legal and Risk Management

TBD

 

Clinical Leaders and Professionals

TBD




 

 

 

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships:

•This content is not related to products or business lines of an ACCME-defined commercial interest
 
•There are no relevant financial relationships with ACCME-defined commercial interests for anyone who was in control of the content of this activity.
 
 
Commercial Support:  No commercial support was received for this activity.
 
Method of Participation & Request for CME/MOC Credit:
•Read all instructions and activity information
•Participate in the scenario sessions and their interactive Q&A that offers additional attempts to achieve success and continue through the module
•Complete the post test with 100% accuracy (multiple attempts allowed)
•Post activity, Click on the button to be taken to evaluation and credit claim for the course or follow the link sent in an email from Trainer@BSWHealth.org  to complete all questions on the evaluation and claim credit.
•For those who wish to claim ABIM MOC, ABS CC or ABP MOC, you will be given the opportunity to agree to having your information transmitted to the appropriate board.  You must agree to this transmission in order to claim MOC credit
 
This CME activity type is an enduring material.  Physicians who complete the enduring material may claim the full amount of credit designated for the activity, regardless of the amount of time it took the physicians to complete the activity.

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Address:  A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education Of Baylor Scott & White Health

                Dallas, Texas 75246

                Phone:  Dallas – 214-820-2317                              Temple – 254-724-7609

                Website:  https://CE.BSWHealth.com

 

CME: The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health, designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of  0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Meets Texas Requirements for 0.5 Ethics/Professional Responsibility Credit

ABIM MOC: Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 0.5 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

ABP MOC:  Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn up to 0.5 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.

ABS CC: Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.