July 21, 2020
COVID-19 Essentials for Healthcare Compliance Programs
Virtual, Central Daylight Time (CDT)Agenda
The virtual conference times are listed in Central Daylight Time (CDT)
Tuesday, July 21
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11:00 AM - 11:05 AMWelcome and Introduction
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11:05 AM - 11:35 AMWaivers, Telehealth, and The Latest Regulatory Changes from CMS Kimberly Brandt, Partner, Tarplin, Downs & Young
- Understand the full range of COVID flexibilities
- Differentiate between Blanket Waivers and Requested Wavers
- Recognize and understand how new Telehealth law changes impact your compliance program
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11:35 AM - 12:05 PMThe Enforcement Environment: The Constants and Latest Priorities Robert DeConti, Asst Inspector General for Legal Affairs, Office of Inspector General
- Learn OIG’s current enforcement priorities
- Understand ongoing government actions and their implications on your compliance program
- Apply the government’s expectations for behavior to your healthcare providers
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12:05 PM - 12:20 PMBreak
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12:20 PM - 01:20 PMManaging the New Day-to-Day Margaret Hambleton, President, Hambleton Compliance, LLC David Lane, Chief Compliance Officer, Providence St. Joseph Health
- How to adjust your program in light of the explosion of telehealth and new methods of serving patients
- Effectively audit/monitor your programs
- Revisiting your policies and procedures to meet the new reality
- Learn 5 tactics for maintaining lines of communication with remote workers
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01:20 PM - 01:50 PMMid-Conference Break
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01:50 PM - 02:50 PMHIPAA, Data Security, and the Remote Workforce Catie Heindel, Managing Senior Consultant, Strategic Management Ashley Huntington, Privacy Officer, Cook County Health Mark Lanterman, Chief Technology Officer, Computer Forensic Services, Inc.
- Assess HIPAA considerations in the new environment
- Discover how to ensure remote workers are maintaining adequate security
- Explore strategies for defending your organization from cyber breaches and attacks
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02:50 PM - 03:05 PMBreak
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03:05 PM - 04:05 PMThe New World of Billing and Coding Kimberly Huey, President, KGG Coding & Reimbursement Consulting Sandra Giangreco Brown, Director of Coding & Revenue Integrity, CliftonLarsonAllen, LLC
- Understand how to navigate the emergence of state-by-state rules that limit collections
- Implement changes to Diagnostic Coding (pre-4/1/20 and post-4/1/20)
- Coding for new services
- Cost sharing modifier CS
- Recognize when Provider Based Department billing (including patient home) could be claimed under a Medicare program