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class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-name-field-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Healthcare is a complex and heavily regulated industry. Failure to meet these stringent regulatory mandates may cause harm to our patients, the financial integrity of the health enterprise, and the reputation of the organization. Furthermore, the聽Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General聽strongly encourage all healthcare providers to implement effective compliance programs as outlined in the United States Sentencing Guidelines.</p> <p>The Healthcare Compliance Program was established to help promote a culture of compliance and support the UCSF Health workforce in their efforts to advance our organization鈥檚 mission in an ethical and compliant manner. In addition, the Program helps the UCSF Health community navigate the healthcare regulatory environment and avoid the fines, penalties, or negative publicity that can distract us from achieving our mission.</p> <p>Please share the聽<a href="/sites/g/files/tkssra4246/f/wysiwyg/UCSF_Deficit_Reduction_Act_Notice_rev_2015-10-16.pdf" target="_blank">Deficit Reduction Act</a>聽notice with all of your employees and your billing and coding contractors and/or vendors.</p> <h2>Program Scope</h2> <p>The Compliance Program has been endorsed by聽the UC Board of Regents and the UCSF Chancellor.聽The specific elements of the Healthcare Compliance Program are outlined in the <a href="https://www.ucop.edu/ethics-compliance-audit-services/_files/compliance/Health-Sciences-Compliance-Program-Policy.pdf">UC Health Sciences Compliance Program</a>聽(PDF) policy.</p> <p>The Program covers all personnel and entities that are responsible for: direct patient care services, clinical support services, or ensuring that members of the clinical enterprise carry out their responsibilities in a legal manner,聽consistent with federal, state and local laws and regulations. This list includes vendors, contractors, and UCSF representatives, such as administrative management and staff, faculty, clinical staff, house staff, and other health care personnel, including non-salaried faculty and volunteers.</p> <h2>Examples of Our Activities</h2> <ul> <li>Educating the UCSF workforce聽on key compliance topics such as preventing fraud, waste and abuse</li> <li>Providing聽guidance and clarification to UCSF workforce on applicable laws, regulations, and policies聽</li> <li>Performing special projects to improve compliance in identified areas of risk</li> <li>Conducting periodic risk assessments to inform the聽OHCP work plan</li> </ul> </div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="sidebar" class="column"> <div class="sidebar_top"> <div class="region region-sidebar-top"> <div id="block-menu-block-2" class="block block-menu-block"> <h3><a href="/general-compliance" class="active-trail active">General Compliance</a></h3> <div class="content"> <div class="menu-block-wrapper menu-block-2 menu-name-main-menu parent-mlid-0 menu-level-2"> <ul class="menu"><li class="first leaf active-trail active menu-mlid-7636"><a href="/general-compliance" title="" class="active-trail active">Overview</a></li> <li class="leaf menu-mlid-3986"><a href="/code-of-conduct" title="Code of Conduct">Code of Conduct</a></li> <li class="last leaf menu-mlid-6581"><a href="/report">Report a Concern</a></li> </ul></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sidebar"> <div class="section"> <div class="region region-sidebar"> <div id="block-block-16" class="block block-block"> <h3>Patient Resources</h3> <div class="content"> <p><a href="https://ohcp.ucsf.edu/contact-us">Ask a Question</a></p> <p><a href="http://manuals.ucsfmedicalcenter.org/AdminManual/IndividualPolicies/CodeofConductPrinciplesofCompliance.pdf" target="_blank">UCSF Health Code of Conduct聽</a></p> <p><a href="https://hims.ucsfmedicalcenter.org/HIPAA_Forms/Notice_Of_Privacy_Practice.pdf" target="_blank">Notice of Privacy Practices</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.ucsfhealth.org/billing-and-insurance/medical-records" target="_blank">Medical Record Request</a></p> <p>聽</p> </div> </div> <div id="block-block-6" class="block block-block"> <h3>Report a Concern</h3> <div class="content"> <p><a class="btn--small btn--more--reverse btn--full-width" href="https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/hotline">UC Whistleblower Hotline</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div id="footer"> <div class="section"> <div class="region region-footer"> <div id="block-block-36" class="block block-block"> <div class="content"> <div class="wysiwyg_threecols layout--33-33-33"> <div class="wysiwyg_threecols--first bg--undefined bg--transparent"> <p style="text-align: right;"><a href="https://www.ucsfhealth.org/about/" target="_blank">Our Organization</a></p> </div> <div class="wysiwyg_threecols--second bg--undefined bg--transparent"> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://ohcp.ucsf.edu/about-us">About Us</a></p> </div> <div class="wysiwyg_threecols--third bg--undefined bg--transparent"> <p><a href="https://ohcp.ucsf.edu/contact-us">Contact Us</a></p> </div> </div> <p>聽</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="footer-bottom"> <nav aria-label="Footer Navigation" class="footer--navigation"> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.ucsf.edu/accessibility-resources">Accessibility</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ucsf.edu/website-privacy-policy">Privacy Policy</a></li> <li><a href="https://websites.ucsf.edu/website-terms-use">Terms of Use </a></li> <li><a href="https://websites.ucsf.edu/azlist">A-Z Website List</a></li> </ul> </nav> <div class="footer--copyright"> <p>© 2025 The Regents of the University of California</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> /*<![CDATA[*/ (function() { var sz = document.createElement('script'); sz.type = 'text/javascript'; sz.async = true; sz.src = '//siteimproveanalytics.com/js/siteanalyze_8343.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(sz, s); })(); /*]]>*/ </script> </body> </html>