Houston Regional Conference
Friday, December 9, 2016
Houston, TX
Year End Review
Adam Robison, Esq., Partner, King and Spalding
- A fast-paced review of recent legal, regulatory, and case developments impacting hospitals and other health care providers
- Each topic will be related to typical healthcare operations with emphasis on the lessons learned
- The goal is to help participants keep current on new legal developments and thus identify existing policies, practices, and procedures needing attention
Presentation (2 slides/page)
Presentation (3 slides/page)
Enforcement Update
Mark E. Donnelly, Esq., Assistant United States Attorney, Southern District of Texas
- USAO/DOJ structure and function
- Overview of current healthcare fraud
- Civil and Criminal statutes, proceedings, and remedies
Presentation (2 slides/page)
Presentation (3 slides/page)
Coding and CDI Compliance Programs: Avoiding headaches
Diana Adams, Consultant, RRA, Inc.
- Discovering who the healthcare industry watchdogs are for coding and CDI programs
- Understand the history of Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) programs
- Getting involved with the CDI and coding teams from the compliance standpoint
- Ensuring the coding and CDI reflect an accurate picture of clinical care being given
Presentation (2 slides/page)
Presentation (3 slides/page)
Information Governance and DEID
Karen Smith, JD, Senior Director, McKesson
Dr. Lucy Doyle, Vice President, Data Protection, McKesson
- Learn about the difference between Safe Harbor and Expert Determination methods of de-identification
- Understand the risks to re-identification and how to avoid them
- Understand practical solutions from de-identification, including technical, organizational and legal controls
Presentation (2 slides/page)
Presentation (3 slides/page)
Healing the Healer: How to Find Happiness in a HighStress Profession
Saud Juman, CEO & President, PolicyMedical
- Address the multiple causes of stress within the healthcare and compliance world and realign yourself to your profession
- Understand how to better take care of yourself (mentally, physically and emotionally) so that you can better care for your patients and employees
- Learn realistic techniques to combat burnout and stress through using helpful tactics such as meditation, journaling and affirmations
Presentation (2 slides/page)
Presentation (3 slides/page)
HIPAA Audits Are Here to Stay: Key preparation strategies
Lisa Acevedo, Shareholder, Polsinelli, P.C.
Katie Kenney, Associate, Polsinelli PC
- OCR Audit status update
- How the current OCR Document Request List can prepare you for future OCR audits
- How to document your Security Rule compliance
- The importance of up-to-date Security risk analysis
- How to build your “HIPAA Audit Binder”
- Even if you are not selected: How audit preparation can assist in breach/ complaint investigations
- Key Takeaways/Recommendations
Presentation (2 slides/page)
Presentation (3 slides/page)