Inland Northwest
Health Services (“INHS”) is dedicated to maintaining excellence and integrity
in our operations and professional and business conduct. INHS is
committed to maintaining the highest ethical standards and complying with all
governing laws and regulations not only in the delivery of our health care, health
IT, insurance and education services, but in our dealings with employees,
administrative staff, physicians, agents, members, payers and the communities
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Integrity and
Compliance Program
INHS Integrity and Compliance Program (“Program”) applies
to all of INHS. The Code of Conduct and the Integrity and
Compliance Program policies provides steps INHS has implemented to incorporate
recommended compliance program guidance from the Department of Health and Human
Services Office of the Inspector General. Our Program serves as the
foundation for our commitment to an ethical organizational culture and
compliance with laws and regulations.
Our Program
provides support to our health care, health IT, insurance and educational
operations through a collaborative partnership with those we serve. This
program is intended to provide reasonable assurance that INHS:
- Establishes, monitors, and supports
high professional and ethical standards;
- Supports initial and continuing
compliance education and training;
- Complies in all material respects
with federal, state and local laws and regulations that are applicable in our
operations;
- Maintains a mechanism (through the
Integrity Line at 888-294-8455) for reporting integrity, compliance or legal
concerns;
- Satisfies the conditions of
participation in health care programs funded by the federal and state governments;
- Promotes self-monitoring and
provides for, in appropriate circumstances, voluntary disclosure of violations
of laws and regulations;
- Reviews, investigates, and acts on
allegations of violations and misconduct.
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