UAMS Compliance Organization
http://intranet.uams.edu/institutional-compliance/default.htm
Vice Chancellor for Institutional Compliance
Robert Bishop, (501)-686-5699, Bishop@uams.edu
University Hospital Compliance Officer
Jane Hohn, (501) 603-1001, HohnKatherineJ@uams.edu
Research Compliance Officer
Darri Scalzo, (501) 686-8062, DLScalzo@uams.edu
Faculty Group Practice Compliance Officer
Terri Brame (501) 614-2182, TABrame@uams.edu
UAMS HIPAA Coordinator
Vera Chenault (501) 526-4817, VMChenault@uams.edu
Director of Conflict of Interest
Jennifer Smith (501) 686-6447, JLSmith3@uams.edu
Current Focus Areas:*
• Documentation criteria for inpatient status vs.
observation status.
• Obtaining Advance Beneficiary Notices (ABNs)
for Medicare patients when appropriate.
• Entering orders in accordance with FGP policy.
• Timely documentation of complete and accurate
discharge summaries.
• Appropriate documentation of services provided.
*Focus areas may change from year to year in response to new regulations and
guidelines or when opportunities for performance improvement are discovered.
UAMS Policies
Administrative Guide Policies
http://www.uams.edu/AdminGuide/index.html
UAMS Policies Page
http://intranet.uams.edu/policies.htm
Ethical Conduct/Gift Policy
A UAMS employee shall not solicit or accept a
gift:
• from a patient, visitor or a person or entity
that contracts with, does business with or
seeks to do business with UAMS; or
• from an entity in the healthcare industry; or
• given because of the employee’s official
position.
Ethical Conduct/Gift Policy
UAMS employees whose scope of
employment requires physical presence at
non-UAMS facilities may accept meals and
gifts of a value of $25 or less provided such
meals or gifts are given to similarly situated
employees of that facility. Meals and gifts may
not be accepted if provided by third parties.
Ethical Conduct/Gift Policy
Educational, marketing and other promotional
programs may not include meals for UAMS
employees.
Industry Interaction Policy