About the Office of Compliance

The School of Medicine (SOM) has established an Office of Compliance under the Dean and Provost and SIU P&S have established a Compliance Office within the Administrative Office of SIU P&S. The SIU P&S Compliance Office shall work in close cooperation with the various academic and administrative offices throughout the SOM and SIU P&S in the development and enforcement of policies, procedures and guidelines related to compliance issues.

SOM Office of Compliance. The SOM Office of Compliance shall consist of the following personnel and committees:

• Chief Compliance Officer is responsible for the oversight of compliance for the SOM and SIU P&S. Reports directly to the Dean and Provost and serves as chairperson of the SOM Compliance Committee. 

• Health Care Compliance Officer oversees day-to-day activities of healthcare compliance at the SOM and SIU P&S. The Health Care Compliance Officer reports to the Chief Compliance Officer.

• Billing Compliance Committee comprised of faculty and staff representatives from each clinical area and business support unit. The primary function of the committee is to develop, review and disseminate policies, procedures and guidelines for the compliance department. 

SIU P&S Compliance Office. The SIU P&S Compliance Office shall be under the administrative direction of the SIU P&S Chief Financial Officer who reports to the Chief Executive Officer of SIU P&S. The Office works in close cooperation with the Office of Compliance on matters related to compliance. The SIU P&S CFO works with the SIU P&S Coding and Reimbursement Coordinator (Chairs the Coding User Group) and the Director of Patient Business Services (Chairs the Billing Office Users Group). The Clinical Departments shall maintain and have on file applicable policies and procedures regarding coding, billing and documentation practices, as prescribed by the Office of Compliance and SIU P&S Compliance Office.

Joint Executive Compliance Committee consists of Chief Compliance Officer, Health Care Compliance Officer, SIU P&S Coding and Reimbursement Coordinator, Director of Patient Business Services, and the SIU P&S Compliance Officer (SIU P&S CFO). Discusses day-to-day operations, current reviews, plans reviews and provides staff support to the full Compliance Committee. Meets monthly.