What activity in the insurance industry is influencing the governance and ethics environment for nonprofit healthcare organizations?
Timoni: Certain state insurance departments that oversee the financial stability of managed healthcare organizations – many of which are nonprofit organizations have taken an active role in the arena of corporate governance and ethics. More disclosure, ethics, corporate governance and oversight requirements, like those under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, can be anticipated. Editor: Where can general counsel for a nonprofit healthcare organization find guidance for navigating today’s governance and ethics environment? Timoni: One excellent place to begin is the collaborative resource developed by the OIG and the American Health Lawyers Association called An Integrated Approach to Corporate Compliance: A Resource for Health Care Boards of Directors. Published July 1, it supplements the April 2003 publication Corporate Responsibility and Corporate Compliance: A Resource for Health Care Boards of Directors. Focused on the unique context of healthcare compliance and healthcare law, this helpful g
