Agenda

Friday, October 2

  • 08:25 AM - 08:30 AM
    Welcome and Announcements
  • 08:30 AM - 09:30 AM
    Effective Communications in Compliance Bret Bissey, Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer, Gateway Health
    • The OIG in its’ compliance guidance expects healthcare providers to provide compliance education and use multiple techniques or approaches to convey your compliance message. Learn of techniques and resources to utilize to engage and gain the interest of your audience during your compliance education
    • What’s the best way to provide compliance education to different audiences? Is it in-person or via computerized training or maybe a combination of both? What is the objective of your compliance education program? “AIDA”
    • Don’t forget about your Leadership and Board Learn techniques to constantly sell your education to this audience
  • 09:30 AM - 09:45 AM
    Break
  • 09:45 AM - 10:45 AM
    Telehealth in the Time of Pandemic William Maruca, Attorney at Law, Fox Rothschild LLP
    • Learn the latest changes to telehealth regulatory oversight
    • Discuss waivers, enforcement discretion and reimbursement approaches that encourage patient focused care in the time of the pandemic
  • 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
    Break
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    State and Federal Legislative and Policy Update in an Era of Covid Tracy Lawless , Government Affairs Advisor , K&L Gates LLP Victoria Hamscho, Associate, K&L Gates LLP
    • Learn about emerging health policy issues and relief and recovery for health plans, physician practices and hospitals being considered in Congress and by the Pennsylvania general assembly
    • Discussion of how these issues will play out among policymakers and their impact to compliance regulations and healthcare providers
    • Update on post-CARES Act policy, Telehealth and Medicaid
  • 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
    Lunch Break
  • 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
    Government Healthcare Fraud Enforcement and Whistleblower Actions Rachael Mamula, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania Darth Newman, Founder, Law Offices of Darth M. Newman LLC Karen Gal-Or, Assistant U.S. Attorney - Civil Division , Western District of Pennsylvania
  • Learn the anatomy of government healthcare fraud investigations - both in criminal and civil matters
  • Discuss the role of whistleblowers and how to minimize whistleblower risk
  • Overview of hot topics - including the Department of Justice’s Elder Justice and National Nursing Home Initiatives
  • 02:00 PM - 02:15 PM
    Break
  • 02:15 PM - 03:15 PM
    Value Based Contracting Jeffrey Park, Senior Director of Provider Contacting, Gateway Health
  • 03:15 PM - 03:30 PM
    Break
  • 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
    2025 Future OIG Audits
  • 04:30 PM - 04:30 PM
    Conference Adjourns
  • 04:45 PM - 04:50 PM
    Closing Remarks
  • 04:50 PM - 04:55 PM
    Overall Evaluation