Welcome and Announcements

A View From the Inside: a Discussion with an OCR Investigator John Haskell, Investigator, DHHS, Office for Civil Rights, Mid-Atlantic Region

• What Privacy Officers and Compliance Professionals should know about OCR investigations
• Centering the Patient
• The Necessity of Documentation

Break

ONC Update: 21st Century Cures Act Final Rule Elise Sweeney Anthony, Executive Director, HHS ONC Office of Policy

• Join this session for an overview of ONC’s 21st Century Cures Act Final Rule
• Gain a greater understanding of what constitutes information blocking and the eight exceptions to information blocking
• Learn more about the compliance timeline for organizations

Break

Moving Forward Compliance with the New Stark and AKS Regulations Gregg Wallander, Shareholder, Hall Render

• Understand Construct of the new regulations to spot issues
• Understand key definitions, exceptions, and safe harbors for effecting proper compliance
• Practical take-away actions for a health care organization

Mid-Conference Break

Networking and Discussion (optional) Connect with your fellow attendees and enjoy a free-flowing conversation about what stood out during the am sessions or a compliance challenge you want feedback on. The objective here is to enable conference participants to network with and learn from each other and help overcome the isolation of the past months. This optional networking event will be held on Zoom and participants may choose to be on camera.

2021 E/M Guidelines and Coding Leveling Changes, Is the Compliance Office Prepared Cornelia Dorfschmid, Executive Vice President, Strategic Management Services

• Understand recent changes in outpatient E/M coding
• Implications for Compliance Auditing and Monitoring strategies
• Documentation risk and training needs in light of E/M changes

Break

OIG’s 2020 Special Fraud Alert on Speaker Programs and Monitoring Compliance with the Anti-Kickback Statute Madeline Bainer, Senior Counsel, HHS-OIG Amanda Copsey, ACRB Senior Counsel, Office of the Inspector General, US Department of Health and Human Services

• Overview of the Office of Inspector General, the Federal anti-kickback statute (AKS), and recent enforcement actions
• Discussion of OIG’s 2020 Special Fraud Alert on Speaker Programs and other OIG guidance materials
• Tips from monitoring AKS compliance through OIG Corporate Integrity Agreements

Break

Lessons Learned from 2020 Scott Intner, Chief Compliance Officer, GW Medical Faculty Associates Lisa Adkins, SVP/Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer, University of Maryland Medical System Shirley Knelly, Chief Compliance Officer, Luminis Health Mary Edmondson, Chief Compliance Officer, Regulatory Compliance Department, Inova Health System

• Transitioning Your Compliance Team to A Teleworking Environment
• Adjusting Your Compliance Work Plan and Activities to The New Realities
• Dealing with All the Changes Is Remembering the Fundamentals