Compliance
The Iowa Health System (IHS) Board of Directors adopted a Corporate Compliance Program to help achieve excellence in the workplace and to help assure compliance with laws and regulations. An IHS Corporate Compliance Officer was appointed to oversee the development and implementation of the program including policies and procedures and guidelines designed to assist IHS and its employees and business partners in achieving compliance. Our program also provides high quality compliance and ethics training to its employees as a values driven program and is an integral part of our Clinical Ethics efforts, it focuses on the detection and prevention of violations of federal, state and local laws. It fosters an environment in which employees, affiliates and business partners are encouraged to report concerns about possible violations of law or policy. We maintain a Compliance HelpLine (1-800-548-8778) to receive reports of possible violations. This line is answered at all times. We are devoting significant resources in our Auditing Department and elsewhere in IHS to monitor performance in areas compliance risk to ensure that established policies and procedures are being followed and are effective. Our program is not yet fully implemented. Additional policies will be added to this Website as they are approved.
Disclaimer
The information contained in this Website regarding the Iowa Health System Corporate Compliance Program, Code of Conduct, Guide to Employee Conduct, Guide to Business Partners and policies and procedures is provided for general information only and does not constitute legal or regulatory advice. The Corporate Compliance Program has been tailored to the specific circumstance and requirements of the Iowa Health System and its implementation may not protect any other entity from enforcement action by any government entity. Iowa Health System , its officers, employees and agents do not intend that anyone should rely on any information contained on this Website and specifically disclaim any guarantee, warranty, or representation that implementation of the Corporate Compliance Program, Code of Conduct, Guide to Employee Conduct, Guide for Business Partners, or policies and procedures contained on this Website by any entity will protect it from government enforcement action. The Iowa Health System prohibits anyone from relaying the information contained on this Website to any third party without attribution or to sell or distribute for financial gain any portion of the Iowa Health System's Corporate Compliance Program.
