It is the policy of Prowers Medical Center to provide services in compliance with all state and federal laws governing its operations, and consistent with the highest standards of business and professional ethics. This policy is a solemn commitment to our patients, to our community, to those government agencies that regulate the Hospital and to ourselves.

Deficit Reduction Act and False Claims Acts

Prowers Medical Center is subject to both federal and Colorado state laws designed to prevent fraud and abuse in government programs including Medicare and Medicaid. One of the primary purposes of false claims laws is to combat fraud and abuse in government health care programs. False claims laws do this by making it possible for the government to bring civil actions to recover damages and penalties when healthcare providers submit false claims. These laws often permit qui tam suits as well, which are lawsuits brought by laypeople, typically employees or former employees of healthcare facilities that submit false claims. There is a federal False Claims Act. Colorado has adopted a similar false claims act that contains qui tam and whistleblower protection provisions that are similar to those found in the federal False Claims Act.

See our policy here.

Ethics and Compliance Hotline

855-252-7606

Report here for Ethics and Compliance concern

Report directly to the Compliance Officer: Karl.nieschburg@prowersmedical.com

If you believe that Prowers Medical Center is doing something that may possibly be in violation of federal or state laws or regulations or you are being asked to do something which you believe may be a violation, please call the hotline number above, or click the link to report online. You may choose to remain anonymous.

You may also report your concerns about fraud regarding Medicare and other federal programs by clicking here.

For information about how to report your concerns about fraud regarding Health First Colorado (Colorado Medicaid) please click here.

Accessibility Statement

The Prowers Medical Center website uses UserWay Accessibility Widget as a tool for accessibility for those in our community with disabilities. The UserWay widget is powered by a dedicated accessibility server. Review our Accessibility Statement and learn more about UserWay at the link below.

Accessibility Statement

Prowers Medical Center Social Media Community Guidelines

The Prowers Medical Center Social Media Community Guidelines provide guidance to anyone posting to or responding on Prowers Medical Center social media profiles. Before posting on any of our social media profiles, please understand that all visitors are bound by the following policies.

Please read our Social Media Policy carefully.

Our policies are in compliance with state and federal regulations. In case of confusion or a missing detail, we defer to the Facebook Community Standards. If you have any questions, please call (719) 336-4343.

Policy

1. Prowers Medical Center welcomes you to share your comments, thoughts and experiences on its social media profiles. We encourage visitors who post on any Prowers Medical Center social media sites to be respectful, fair and courteous to others. We ask visitors to avoid making comments which are offensive to others.

2. The replies and comments posted on Prowers Medical Center social media profiles are those of individual visitors to Prowers Medical Center social media platforms and do not necessarily represent those of the medical center, clinics, affiliates, or any employees or directors related to Prowers Medical Center.

3. Use of the Prowers Medical Center social media profiles does not create a physician-patient relationship and should not be interpreted as such. Information posted on any of our social media profiles should not be considered medical advice, and should not replace consultation with a qualified medical professional. We do not offer medical advice in response to any comment posted on an Prowers Medical Center social media profile, and would encourage any visitors seeking medical help to consult a health professional.

4. Prowers Medical Center reserves the right to review, edit or delete any comments considered to be abusive, personal/defamatory, spam, inaccurate, use profanity, concern HR matters, advertise commercial products, involve solicitation, are off-topic, violate the privacy of patients and/or their families, use “hate” speech (making comments that are offensive to another person’s race, gender, disability, religion or any other status protected by law). Further, Prowers Medical Center reserves the right to block access to its social media profiles by any visitor who violates this policy.

5. Prowers Medical Center logos and trademarks may not be used without written consent from a representative of Prowers Medical Center with authority to give that permission.

6. Links to external sites from any Prowers Medical Center social media profiles are provided as a reference and service to visitors, and do not represent endorsement of the sites to which they link.

7. By submitting content to any of the Prowers Medical Center social media profiles, you understand and acknowledge that this content is visible to the public, and may be used by Prowers Medical Center both for internal and external purposes, including promotional or marketing functions. You understand and acknowledge that other visitors to Prowers Medical Center social media profiles may use any information posted by you in ways beyond the control of Prowers Medical Center. If you are not willing to acknowledge this, please do not post on any social media profiles owned by Prowers Medical Center. We suggest you consider carefully before disclosing any medical information or personal details.

8. Prowers Medical Center employees should, in addition to the guidelines above, refer also to the section of the Employee Handbook regarding social media usage by employees.

9. We make a reasonable effort to monitor visitor participation on the Prowers Medical Center social media profiles and we reserve the right to delete comments that are abusive, defamatory, violate patient privacy or impact their access to care, spam, use profanity or advertise commercial products.