Registration and Continental Breakfast

Welcome and Announcements

New/Hot Compliance Topics Andrea Merritt, Partner, Athena Compliance Partners Andrei Costantino, VP of Integrity & Compliance, Trinity Health

• Discuss the overall risk assessment process and how it can change based on the maturity of your compliance program
• Review how to be fluid in your risk assessment while integrating OIG and contractor audit activity
• Discuss how ongoing auditing and monitoring plays a role in your compliance program and its impact on the risk assessment

Break

Cybersecurity Melissa Crespo, Of Counsel, Morrison & Foerster LLP Andrew Sczygielski, Special Agent , Federal Bureau of Investigation

• Cybersecurity from the FBI's perspective
• Cyber threats targeting the healthcare sector
• Emerging cyber intrusion trends

Break

Price Transparency: Making the Most of the 2021 CMS Requirements Jackie Nussbaum, Director, BKD CPAs and Advisors Jennifer Goins, Managing Consultant, BKD CPAs and Advisors

• Identify the specific data elements required to be included in the public charge files and review examples of how the required files could look to achieve compliance
• Develop workplan and timeline for the multitude of tasks that need to be completed before the deadline
• Discuss key considerations for developing a transparent pricing strategy

Lunch (provided)

Opioid Crisis and Compliance Julia Russell, Associate Director, Protiviti

• Compliance requirements and beyond: Evaluating the effectiveness of your compliance program and remedial efforts to implement or improve one in the face of the opioid epidemic
• Digging into the common findings of Opioid Compliance Review and Drug Diversion Reviews
• Using analytics to target key risks related to prescribing, drug diversion, and compliance with system and regulatory policies

Break

New Proposed Changes to Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute Peter Domas, Attorney, Dickinson Wright PLLC

• Learn about recent proposed changes to the rules implementing the Stark Law and the AntiKickback Statute, including new safe harbors and impact on value based, coordinated care
• Understand how the proposed changes could affect compliance burdens under real world scenarios
• Discuss the next steps in the regulatory process and possible future regulatory initiatives after the coronavirus pandemic

Break

Avoiding Unnecessary Refunds David Glaser, Shareholder, Fredrikson & Byron PA

• Understand when a refund is truly required and why many lawyers mistakenly recommend them and give inaccurate advice on how far back you must go
• Understand why you are not required to refund based on provisions in Manuals/Guidance
• Recognize you can appeal to recover money you refunded