Office of Institutional Compliance Presentation to the CRAD October 16, 2008.

Office of Institutional Compliance

Presentation to the CRADOctober 16, 2008

Compliance Office – Four Components

• The Core Compliance Program• University Administrative Policies• Delegations Management• Conflict of Interest Program

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The University’s Core Compliance Program

• Modeled in large part after the Federal Sentencing Guidelines

• Approximately 30 different risk areas• Partnership with OGC and the University’s

Office of Internal Audit• Ensures a coordinated approach:– Identification and management of risk– Setting compliance-related priorities

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The University Core Compliance Program

• Compliance Partners are identified for each compliance area.

• Reporting process occurs twice annually.• Compliance Partners submit written summary

of identified risks, related risk management approaches, and the identification of trends.

• In person meetings are held.• Six Compliance Partner Education lunches are

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The University’s Core Compliance Program – Subject Matter Areas

• Athletics• Boynton Health Service• Community University Health Care Center• Conflict of Interest• Copyright• Dining Services• Disability Services• Environmental Health & Safety• Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action• Facilities Management• Fiscal Operations• Grants Management• HIPAA Compliance• Housing and Residential Life• Human Resources & Payroll Operations

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The University Core Compliance Program – Subject Matter Areas

• Information Technology• Internal Audit• International Programs• Occupational Health & Safety• Privacy• Public Safety• Research – Animal Subjects• Research – Human Subjects• Research – BioSafety• Research- Controlled Substances• School of Dentistry (billing compliance)• Student Finance• Tax Management• Technology Commercialization

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The University’s Core Compliance Program – Current Emphasis

• Occupational Health & Safety• AAALAC• Conflict of Interest Program

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The University Core Compliance Program

• Occupational Health & Safety (OHS)– A few years ago, President Bruininks asked VPs Carol

Carrier, Tim Mulcahy and Kathy O’Brien to form a Working Group charged with evaluating the then current status of the University’s OHS Programs.

– The working group:• Interviewed the University’s key stakeholders• Reviewed programs at other industry and academic institutions• Found that OHS programs across the University are many and

varied and are currently under the leadership of 8 different VPs• Prepared a comprehensive interim report in June 06

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The University’s Core Compliance Program – Current Emphasis - OHS

• Steering Committee Formed – Chaired by Sr. VP Frank Cerra• Kathy O’Brien, Gail Klatt, Carol Carrier, Terry Bock, Ross

Janssen, Patricia Franklin, Tim Mulcahy, Lynn Zentner

– Goals:• Develop an integrated and carefully coordinated program• Utilize the expertise that exists within the many

departments within the scope of OHS • Close gaps that exist in services and training• Reduce redundancies

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The University’s Core Compliance Program – Current Emphasis - OHS

• Efforts are currently underway to retain an outside consultant to review current programs and provide feedback re the most effective ways to:– Integrate the operations of our current programs;– Identify, evaluate and manage all related risks– Develop comprehensive standards, policies, and

procedures; and– Establish a leadership model.

• A national search will be initiated to select a Director

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The University Core Compliance Program –Emphasis – Animal Research

• The Association for Assessment & Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC) conducted accreditation site visits in early 2007 and again in February 2008.

• AAALAC identified problems the University is committed to resolving:– Strengthening the oversight, leadership and

expertise of the membership of the IACUC

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The University’s Core Compliance Program – Emphasis – Animal Research

– Developing greater consistency in the use of Personal Protective Equipment; and

– Ensuring that certain biohazard containment practices are sufficient to properly contain the hazard and minimize risk to personnel.

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The University’s Core Compliance Program - UReport

• UReport is a web-based and call center reporting service – To report violations or suspected violations of

local, state, and federal laws and University polices– Provides for anonymous reporting

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The University’s Core Compliance Program - UReport

2008 metrics:• 161 reports submitted• 139 were submitted on-line; 19 were received

via the call center, 2 were received via the mail and 1 was received “in person”

• 29% were anonymous• 20% were deemed to be credible reports of a

violation of law or policy

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The University Policy Office

• Merged with OIC in 2007• Michele Gross manages the process of policy

development, revision, maintenance and retirement.

• The Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) ensures that policies are needed and aligned with institutional mission, goals, and priorities.

• The President’s Policy Committee (PPC) provides final institutional review and approval.

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The University Delegations Management Program

BOR policy:• Reserved several authorities to itself.• Delegated general executive management and

administrative authority to the President and to further delegate that authority to other executive officers and employees.

• Formerly managed by OGC.• Currently reviewing the existing electronic

tracking system for possible modifications.16

The Conflict of Interest Program

• Effective September 1, 2008, the Conflict of Interest Program was transferred from OVPR to OIC.

• The University evaluates both individual and institutional COIs.

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The Conflict of Interest Program BOR Policies

• An individual business or financial COI:– A situation that compromises a covered

individual’s professional judgment in carrying out University teaching, research, outreach, or public service activities because of an external relationship that directly or indirectly affects a business or significant financial interest of the covered individual, an immediate family member, or an associated entity as defined in related administrative policy.

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The Conflict of Interest Program BOR Policies

• An institutional COI:– A situation in which the research, teaching,

outreach, or other activities of the University may be compromised because of an external financial or business relationship held at the institutional level that may bring financial gain to the institution, any of its units, or the individuals covered by this policy.

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Conflict of Interest – the Enforcement Landscape

Scrutiny by the Federal Government:

• The Pharmaceutical Industry – Serono - $567 million in part for kickbacks paid to physicians– TAP Pharmaceutical - $559 million in part for kickbacks paid to

physicians– Bristol Myers Squib- $515 million in part for kickbacks to

physicians– Smith Kline Beecham- $325 million in part for kickbacks to

physicians– AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals- $266 million in part for kickbacks

to physicians

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The Device Industry:• Settlement of claims against 5 orthopedic companies in

September 2007 for $311 (Stryker, DePuy, Zimmer, Smith & Nephew and Bionet)– Scrutinized consulting agreements for legitimacy and $$ paid– Deferred prosecution agreements– On-site monitors

• Fall 2005 Department of Justice subpoenas served on Medtronic, St. Jude and Guidant (now Boston Scientific).

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By Whistleblowers:• September 2008 whistleblower suit reported

in the local media regarding alleged receipt of kickbacks by local physicians for prescribing the off-label use of a biologic marketed and sold by Medtronic.

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By Congress: Re Alleged Inadequate Disclosures in Higher Education:• Harvard: Senator Charles Grassley (IA) alleged that two Harvard

faculty/physicians failed to report $1.6 million in consulting fees to their institution.

• Stanford: Senator Grassley alleged that the Chair of the Department of Psychiatry failed to report $6 million in ownership interest in stock in a company involved in a government-funded study that the physician oversees.

• Emory: One of the nation’s most influential psychiatrists is alleged to have earned more than $2.8 million in consulting arrangements with drug makers from 2000 to 2007, failed to report at least $1.2 million of that income to his university and violated federal research rules

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• In early August the media reported that Senator Grassley sent letters to several institutions of high education seeking information about the quality of the reporting system by which academic researchers report their outside income to their institutions.

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Senator Grassley’s concerns:– That colleges and universities often do not monitor or

audit the information the researchers report so the only person who knows if the reported income is accurate is the person who is receiving the money.

– Although he is not saying that there is something inherently wrong with accepting money from industry, for the sake of transparency and accountability, it is his view the American public should know who the physician is taking money from.

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Legislation• Federal: September 2007, Senators Grassley and Herb Kohl

(WI) introduced legislation requiring manufacturers of pharmaceutical drugs, devices and biologics to disclose the amount of money they give to physicians through payments, gifts, honoraria, travel and other means. – Senator Amy Klobuchar is a co-sponsor.

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– Senator Amy Klobuchar’s comments on the proposed legislation: “This is a common sense legislation that helps ensure the integrity of our health care system. It is important to shed light on the millions of dollars these companies spend on marketing – money that could be put into research or lowering the cost of prescriptions.”

– Letters of endorsement from the AMA, the Association of American Medical Colleges, AdvaMed, Pharma, Medtronic, and Merck.

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By States: • Several states and the District of Columbia have “sunshine

laws” - some that provide public disclosure and others that do not; some that require disclosure by only the pharmaceutical industry and some that require disclosure by both the pharmaceutical and device industries:– Minnesota (the first)– Vermont– Maine– District of Columbia– West Virginia– Massachusetts

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Conflict of Interest – the University’s Internal Disclosure & Review Process

Policies:• Three administrative Policies – one to address

individual conflicts and two to address institutional conflicts, and

• Several procedures to address conflicts of interest arising out of gifts, licensing & technology transfer, purchasing, investments and conflicts that arise in the context of human subjects research.

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Conflict of Interest – the University’s Internal Disclosure & Review Processes

Three Committees:• An Institutional COI Review Committee• Two Individual COI Committees:– AHC– Provost

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Conflict of Interest – the University's Internal Disclosure & Review Process

The Disclosure Process:• Annual Financial Disclosure forms completed

by University “officials” • Proposal Routing Forms • REPAs• ROCs

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Other avenues for disclosure:• When submitting new or continuing

applications to the IRB, the IACUC or the IBC;• When receiving a contribution or gift which

has the appearance of creating a conflict; and• When involved with technology transfer.

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Review and resolution:• First level staff review• Executive Committee review• Full Committee review• Development of a Management Plan

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Conflict of Interest – Recent and Current Activities

• Met with representatives of the Dean’s Council, CRAD and the FCC

• Efforts underway to conduct an external evaluation

• May result in the revision of current policies and procedures

• Efforts underway to create a COI database• Will develop a more comprehensive approach

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Office of Institutional Compliance Presentation to the CRAD October 16, 2008.

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