Welcome and Introduction

Waivers, Telehealth, and The Latest Regulatory Changes from CMS Kimberly Brandt, Principal Deputy Administrator for Operations and Policy, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

• 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

The 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

Break

Managing 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

Mid-Conference Break

HIPAA, 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

Break

The 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