• When are nominations excepted?
• What can be nominated?
• How should nominations be prepared and presented?
• How are nominations judged?
• When are the awards presented?

Nominating a compliance practice for recognition at the Healthcare Best Compliance Practices Forum is a simple process. Answers to commonly asked questions about the process are given below.

When are nominations accepted?

Nominations are accepted in the period leading up to the Healthcare Best Compliance Practices Forum. The Forum is typically held in the third quarter each year, and nominations are accepted starting in January of that year.

For the 2007 Forum, nominations will be accepted until September 30, 2008.

What can be nominated?

In most cases, nominations are accepted for any part of a health care compliance program that a health care organization considers as worthy of recognition. There are, however, some specific areas of health care compliance programs where written criteria outlining best practices have been developed. Therefore, organizations may elect to either nominate in an area where criteria have been defined, or nominate another aspect of their compliance program or approach.

It is important to note that an organization can nominate for a component of a criteria area. It is not necessary to meet all the criteria in an area.