title: Compliance and the perioperative nurse.
abstract: While compliance efforts often occur "behind the scenes," there is much more to compliance than many people believe. This article will provide a brief glimpse at the components of a compliance program and some of the Office of Inspector General-targeted areas that may affect those in the perioperative area.
authors.affiliation: Healthcare Consulting, Perot Systems, Plano, TX 75075, USA. kathleen.catalano@ps.net
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Catalano
mesh_terms: D005161:Facility Regulation and Control; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D007603:Jurisprudence; D013527:Perioperative Nursing; D014481:United States