Compliance Corner: Compliance - Live It, Own It, Do It

Published January 28, 2019

Compliance at The Centers is spearheaded by Compliance Officer Renita Bean, with the support of the committee co-chair Diane Friel, and the compliance committee, made up of a group of diverse, hard -working and dedicated staff from across the organization. Many thanks to the committee for their ongoing efforts:

  • Korey Cobb - Mid-Maryland Musculoskeletal Institute
  • Lauren Sundergill, RN - Mid-Maryland Musculoskeletal Institute
  • Peggy Ochranek - Orthopaedic Associates of Central Maryland
  • Martha Giles - OrthoMaryland
  • Kim Hose - Parkway
  • Pam McCarl - Robinwood
  • Joseph Holobinko, MD - Robinwood

A lot of activity in the area of compliance took place in 2018. Some highlights are:

  • Compliance Week activities provided in November
  • Assigned Division Champions for Compliance, IT and Safety
  • Conducted live active shooter drills and table top exercises in June
  • Participated in the Annual Great Shake Out – Earthquake Drill in October

Online tools such as Healthicity Compliance Manager and Learning Center help to keep everyone up-to-date on important compliance education. Check out this video and summary page that give information and highlights of the updated Healthicity platform.

Additionally, tools like Language Line for Interpretation and Translation help us provide important communication support in-office for patients and staff. Another important tool is the anonymous Compliance Hotline through Lighthouse as noted below: