Senior Compliance Coordinator - Conflict of Interest

Position Responsibilities

• Investigation, Remediation and Reporting of Complaints and Reviews
• Review reports of potential conflicts of interest, communicate with person for needed clarifications, determine potential management plan based on policy and historical precedence, route for review by supervisor and employee.
• Disputes CMS Open Payments annual data set for UI Health Care and when requested, individual providers.
• Reviews UI Health Care providers reported on CMS Open Payments and brings discrepancies to supervisor.
• Collaborate with partners to ensure complaints and reviews are mitigated and meet regulatory, legal, and policy requirements.
• Completes additional responsibilities in accordance with direction from the Policy and Privacy teams.
• Consultation, Risk Assessment and Interpretation / Research of Regulations
• Identifies potential risk areas in conflict of interest and presents recommendations on future general mitigation strategies to supervisor and governance committee periodically.
• Develops FAQs to assist in interpretation of regulation and policy related to conflict of interest.
• Provide guidance to faculty and staff to ensure compliance with institutional policies on disclosure reporting and personal consulting agreements with industry.
• Management of External Standards Review Processes
• Reviews information published by CMS, HHS OIG, and the Office of Civil Rights including the Federal Register, fraud alerts, OIG advisory opinions and other publications relative to conflict of interest.
• Reviews and analyzes CMS Open Payments annual data set for UI Health Care and individual data.
• Policy Development
• Make recommendations with respect to Conflict of Interest policy improvement.
• Maintain up-to-date management plan templates.
• Participate in writing and amending Conflict of Interest policies and procedures.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to develop guidance and mitigation strategies when potential conflicts of interest arise.
• Training and Educational Programs
• Create and deliver training content related to Conflict of Interest.
• Liaison with other UI Conflict of Interest Offices and provide education on various policies.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, or related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
• 3 years of related experience
• Demonstrated knowledge of healthcare conflict of interest.
• Working knowledge of and ability to use office support tools available on desktop (e.g. calendar, word processing, email, database, presentation and spreadsheets).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with others.
• Demonstrated ability to manage work independently and meet deadlines.
• Demonstrated experience working effectively in a welcoming and respectful workplace environment.

Desired

• Knowledge of state and federal laws and regulations related to health care operations.
• Knowledge of University of Iowa Health Care policies and procedures.
• Experience in project management, quality improvement or regulatory compliance.