MCRA Launches Compliance and Business Ethics Hotline

WASHINGTON, June 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Musculoskeletal Clinical Regulatory Advisers, LLC (MCRA), an independent medical technology consulting firm focusing on regulatory, clinical, intellectual property, quality assurance, healthcare compliance and reimbursement strategy execution, is pleased to announce the launch of its Compliance and Business Ethics Hotline.  MCRA's Compliance Hotline is just one of the variety of services provided by the Company's Healthcare Compliance division that aims at helping its clients maintain a corporate culture committed to ethical behavior.  

As defined by the United States Sentencing Commission and the Department of Health & Human Service Office of Inspector General, an effective compliance program includes a process to receive complaints or questions anonymously. MCRA's Compliance Hotline allows employees, contractors, suppliers or other key stakeholders of MCRA's Healthcare Compliance clients to raise issues which could adversely affect employees, customers or the organization.  The Hotline is a timely reporting option that provides a confidential way for MCRA's clients to obtain information about compliance issues and report instances of suspected non-compliance outside the normal chain of command. The Hotline preserves confidentiality and assures non-retaliation. MCRA's Compliance Hotline is implemented via a secure, customized web based reporting solution. Trained support staff manage the Hotline and are available during normal business hours through a provided toll free phone number.

Christopher Gingras, Vice President of Healthcare Compliance: "I am pleased to see that MCRA is now offering the Compliance Hotline service to its clients. The availability of a confidential reporting system is an essential part of an effective compliance program. The Hotline provides additional comfort to employees seeking to do the right thing by raising an issue. "

MCRA's General Manager, David Lown, added: "Our goal with this service is simple: to create systems and processes to help our clients reduce compliance risks by identifying and responding to issues in a timely manner."

For more information, please visit MCRA's Healthcare Compliance Services website: www.mcra.com/services_comp.html or call 202-552-5800 to schedule a complimentary WebEx demonstration of the hotline reporting system and to learn more about the service.

About MCRA, LLC

MCRA was founded in 2004 and is the leading neuro-musculoskeletal consulting firm assisting companies at all stages of development, whether they are single-product companies or companies with several thousand technologies. MCRA provides "first-in-class" service to its clients through its superior knowledge base, global surgeon relationships and deeply experienced management team. The true value of MCRA is the integration of six business value creators—regulatory, reimbursement, clinical, intellectual property, quality assurance and healthcare compliance. MCRA's integration of these key value creating initiatives, as well as its focused specialization, creates unparalleled expertise to its clientele.  

SOURCE Musculoskeletal Clinical Regulatory Advisers, LLC