Compliance programs were mostly designed to achieve readiness before a survey, not sustain it continuously across a workforce spanning multiple markets, departments, regions, and an increasingly complex mix of clinical positions. And they were rarely designed to start at hire. When compliance infrastructure doesn't extend to pre-hire screening and position-level complexity, gaps accumulate long before a survey ever arrives - and they're harder to close under continuous scrutiny.
Drawing on Propelus's work with more than 1,000 care delivery organizations and over 2.5 million licensed healthcare professionals — including UCLA Health — this session offers practical perspective on what perpetual survey-readiness actually requires operationally: building compliance in from the moment a candidate enters the pipeline, maintaining it across the full complexity of clinical roles, and sustaining it through every transition in between.

Attendees will leave with a framework for evaluating whether their current compliance program is built for the new standard & concrete steps to get ahead of a rule that rewards preparation and penalizes reaction.

Key Takeaways

• What the 2027 CMS rule change means in practice for HR and workforce compliance teams
• Why compliance has to start before day one — and how pre-hire workflows set the foundation for sustained readiness
• Why position complexity is the variable most compliance programs underestimate — and how to solve for it across a diverse clinical workforce
• How leading health systems, including UCLA Health, are building compliance infrastructure that spans the full employee lifecycle