Most compliance programs fail not because no one understood the rules, but because no one built the architecture underneath them. Volume 1 lays that architecture bare - the seven elements framework, board governance, organizational culture, risk assessment, and the honest measurement of whether a program actually works.
Written for compliance officers and the attorneys who advise them, it treats compliance as a structural discipline worth understanding deeply, not a checklist to complete once and forget.
What's inside:
The historical evolution of healthcare complianceThe seven elements of an effective program, examined individually and as a connected systemGovernance, board oversight, and organizational cultureRisk assessment methodology and effectiveness measurement59 practical, adaptable appendices and ten extended case studiesVolume 1 is the foundational installment of a six-volume Healthcare Compliance & Quality Compendium, addressing the architecture every organization needs before turning to Volume 2's statutory detail.