Grants and Contracts, first of six courses for all staff involved
in research activity
- Intranet, Internet or CD-ROM, simple browser-based interface
- Video scenarios and interactive exercises, automatically updated
http://www.hccs.com
October 16, 2003 (Jericho, NY) - Health Care Compliance Strategies,
Inc.
(hccs) is pleased to announce the release of "Grants and Contracts",
the first of six new multimedia educational courses in the new hccs
Research Compliance Suite. "Grants and Contracts" is available immediately for Intranet, Internet or CD-ROM rollout for any size organization. Created by leading compliance specialists, attorneys, research
directors and interactive education experts, the hccs Research Compliance Suite explains clinical research compliance regulations through a series of
entertaining, concise and easy to follow courses.
These courses are designed to address the issues raised in the 2004 OIG Work Plan and
the increased scrutiny that research programs are receiving across the
country.
Major content contributors include the Children's Hospital of
Philadelphia, PA, SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY and the City of
Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, CA.
Other courses in the Research Compliance Suite will include:
- Human Subjects Research
- Conflicts of Interest and Scientific Misconduct
- Animal Research
- Professional Relationships and Data Issues
- Laboratory Research and Special Research Issues.
The Research Compliance Suite will contain over eight hours of
educational courseware.
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
The OIG 2004 Work Plan specifically focuses on research activity
including the granting and contracting process. "These critical regulations
must be understood by all staff to prevent a breakdown in procedures that can jeopardize an entire organization or program and put critical
research funding at risk, says Mitchell Diamond, President of hccs."
The Grants and Contracts Course educates staff members on:
* The Regulatory Framework, including OMB Circulars, Federal
Acquisition Regulation, implementing regulations, A133 audits, etc.
* Pre-Award Roles and Responsibilities, including a general overview
with flowchart, proposal preparation, budgeting, routing for review, etc.
* Post-Award Financial Management, including budget restrictions,
time and effort reporting, financial reporting requirements, etc.
* Ongoing Programmatic Management, including annual and periodic
reporting, record retention
The hccs Research Compliance Suite is designed to educate research
staff on the compliance regulations they must understand to properly protect
their organization, themselves and patients from breaches of ethics and the
public trust. Non-compliance with regulations can result in costly
government fines, investigations, audits, exclusions and the loss of valuable
and important research grants and sponsorship.
The online software uses video scenarios, audio, text and interactive exercises to create an engaging and cost effective method of
educating healthcare employees on their compliance requirements. Each employee
can select a viewing mode that will match the capabilities of their
computer and Internet/intranet connection. The available modes are Full Multimedia (video/audio), Slideshow with Audio, or Text and Graphics. Curriculum content can easily be tailored to meet the needs of different job
functions.
Courses can be customized to include internal policies and procedures
and to meet the specific needs of an organization. hccs' compliance courseware is currently in use at hundreds of well
known hospitals, academic medical centers and health care facilities. The combination of authoritative content, multimedia presentation,
detailed management reporting and ease of delivery provides for a highly
effective solution to the difficult training task required of administrators
that need to train large staffs.
Other features of the hccs courseware include:
- Simple browser-based interface
- Job-function specific learning
- Interactive exercises which increase retention
- Automatically updated research library of compliance documents.
- Inclusion of institution specific policies & procedure documents
with an optional "Electronic Signature" feature to capture employee acknowledgement
- Learners can input questions at any time which get passed to the compliance office
- Detailed management reports available 24 hours a day
- Completion certificates and CME/CEU credits available
- Short quizzes at the end of each module test comprehension
hccs courseware is currently in use at hundreds of hospitals and
health care facilities with over 500,000 registered users. Prestigious organizations including The Greater New York Hospital Association,
The TexasHospital Association, The Oregon Medical Association, The American
Academy of Ophthalmic Executives and The American Gastroenterological
Association have endorsed hccs courseware and represent it to their members.
Other hccs courseware titles include "Fraud Awareness: Professional Compliance", "Fraud Awareness: Corporate Compliance" and "HIPAA
Compliance".
Courseware on Joint Commission compliance is under development.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
For additional information about hccs or to request a demonstration,
visit its website at:
http://www.hccs.com/
or phone: 877-933-4227
David M. Rosenthal
Health Care Compliance Strategies, Inc.
30 Executive Plaza, Suite 400C
Jericho NY USA 11753
(516)
478-4100 phone
(516) 478-6773 fax
info@hccs.com
http://www.hccs.com
