Monitoring Tools for Compliance Plans

COMPLIANCE PLANS 8

Policies for Compliance Plans

Author Note

This paper is being submitted on January 17, 2017, for

Policies for Compliance Plans Introduction

Nazareth medical facility has a lot of pride for the values that have driven our success. These values have shaped a setting and culture that nurtures the highest standards, ethics, and personal integrity in the institution. Also, they are depicted in the in services that are provided at Nazareth hospital. Thereby reaching an exemplary level in corporate citizenship that is a benchmark within the healthcare. As a result, it is imperative for the organization to adhere to the following noted guidelines. One, the clinical officers, as well as some of the staff members are not washing their hands when visiting patients and most employees have no knowledge of how to use fire extinguishers.

To commence with, the hand hygiene is a significant aspect in every healthcare setting. The main purpose of this compliance plan is to show the significance of hygiene in medical personnel. Washing hands before attending patients prevent the spread of bacteria between patients. This can be prevented by the health personnel's washing their hands anytime they are visiting the patients. This practice is not only imperative to the patients, but to the personnel's health too.

There is necessity for all employees to subject the compliance function to an independent evaluation. The terms in this paper should be incorporated with respect to the following. The health infection control practice advisory committee (HICPAC) guidelines on the patients and the facility hygiene At all times, all of the employees should uphold highly the principles that guide the hygienic standards of the health facility.

The priority of the organizational employees should be to faithful and with great discipline ensure that they respect the various rules and regulations regarding the organization hygiene and that of the various health facilities across the hospital. Both internal and external auditors do the auditing in Nazareth hospital. Further, it is expected that their work will be done with the greatest of transparency possible and to ensure that the financial department works in great integrity. Further, there should be correspondence between the works done by the two auditors.

Those responsible for given processes do monitoring of the compliance. New employees will receive education about compliance in laws and regulation, which is done through new employees’ first days of orientation. The hospital highly values intellectuality and access to important information. This is one of the major reasons as to why it advocates for training of its new employees on the necessity of compliance with the necessity of adhering to the hygiene of the both the hospital and its patients.

This will also be completed by hands on training in the proper techniques of hand washing, along with visuals aids. There will also be frequents campaigns involving posters and numerous other items posted across the hospital to help with educating the employees and patients alike on the advantages associated with washing of hands. In terms of discipline, any employee irrespective of the position held is a subject to Nazareth discipline including termination. All employees have the sole mandate to report perceived misconduct in hygiene (Wayani, 2014).

At the same time, the compliance department wishes to sensitize the Nazareth hospital employees on the use of a fire extinguisher. This compliance program aims at enhancing sound practices to ensure the protection of our facility. It is imperative for employees to have knowledge in use of an extinguisher. This is because the risk of fire outbreak can be anywhere in the facility.

The last few years have seen some of the worst fire accidents in the history of the business world hence the necessity of having the organizational employees possessing technical know-how of dealing with this menace. Fire can strike at any time and can be caused with the slightest of incidences like power surge in the electrical systems in the hospital. Therefore, there is an urgency of having all of the employees conversant with the way of handling the most readily available tools in the fire extinguisher.

Therefore, this compliance program overview is vital for the management to ensure the enactment of the program. This is because, the program will not only help with ensuring the safety of the organizational employees, and the premises, but it will save the hospital of millions of dollars in terms of potential damages in case of a fire breakout. All employees should subject the compliance function to an independent evaluation.

This implies that, regardless of whether the employee has just been newly brought into the organization or has been with it for years, there is a needed urgency for all to adhere to the requirements of the compliance plan. The terms in this paper should be incorporated with respect to the following. The OSHA statue, 29CFR1910.57 requires the employees within an organization, to be exclusively trained on the use of fire extinguishers (Quinn, Bureau of National Affairs (Arlington, Va.), & Bloomberg BNA, 2014). The employees to the hospital should be sober and known that none of the compliance policies were made just for the sake but in accordance with the state, local, and federal governmental laws.

The hospital has one of the greatest workable financial institutions and departments. The internal auditors and the external auditors do auditing in Nazareth hospital. This is to ensure accountability of the functions in the facility. The work of the auditors is expected to be carried out with the greatest transparency possible and to ensure that integrity is upheld with all of the holders of various office posts across the financial departments of the hospitals.

Designated individuals who will ensure the compliance of the extinguishers training will do the monitoring of the compliance. At the same time, the new employees will receive the extinguishers training in an orientation in their first days through hands on training, along with power points detailing the proper techniques. The new employees will be taught on the locations of the fire extinguishers and how they can easily access them in the case of an emergency. In conclusion, all of the employees at Nazareth hospital are urged on the necessity of adhering to the compliance plans and policies and should put to use all of the techniques they are taught during orientation.

References

Quinn, J. M., Bureau of National Affairs (Arlington, Va.), & Bloomberg BNA. (2014). Corporate compliance: Building a world-class borderless ethics compliance program. Arlington, VA: Bureau of National Affairs. Retrieved from, http://www.worldcat.org/title/corporate-compliance-building-a-world-class-borderless-ethics-compliance-program/oclc/887206956

Wayani, R. (2014). Microsoft System Center 2012 R2: IT GRC Compliance Program Key Concepts. Retrieved from, https://www.knowledgenet.com/online-training/courses/microsoft-system-center-2012-r2-%C2%96-monitor-and-operate-compliance/