Seattle, WA Regional Conference
June 10, 2016
Seattle, WA
Rural Health Compliance Topics
Stewart Kirkpatrick, Attorney, Crowley Fleck
Megan McCrae, Attorney, Crowley Fleck
- The challenges of providing health care in rural america
- Statistics and examples of rural America and its health care delivery system
- The importance of the local hospital to the local community
- The types of health care providers common to the rural health care system
- The challenges faced by the rural health care system
- The opportunities for the rural health care system
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Healthcare Regulation on the Horizon: 2017-2027
Thomas Mahlum, LLP, Partner, Robins Kaplan
- Factors driving coming regulatory changes
- Regulatory changes - including False Claims Acts
- Best practices To prepare for those changes
- Factors that will drive future enforcement efforts
- False Claims Act enforcement trends and topics
- Anti-Kickback Statute case discussions
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OCR 101 and Lessons Learned from HIPAA Breaches
Sun Lee, Investigator, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights
- Overview of OCR and investigative process for complaints alleging HIPAA violations and breach reports indicating noncompliance with HIPAA
- Discussion of common breach issues and steps covered entities can take to help avoid breaches
- General updates regarding OCR audits
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A Year in Review – Looking at audits through your contractor’s eye
Tammy Ewers, Provider Outreach and Education Representative, Noridian Administrative Services
Linda Windley, Provider Outreach and Education Representative, Noridian Administrative Services
- Primary focused audits-Part A and B
- Probe vs Specialty
- OIG vs Noridian
- Updates and releases
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Operational and Compliance Issues in Innovative Delivery Models
Matthew Levi, Director of Healthcare Administrative and Innovation, Franciscan Health System
- Factors driving innovative delivery models including telemedicine
- Current and emerging telemedicine delivery models
- Key considerations in implementing telemedicine services Thanks again for your patience and the opportunity!
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The Changing Landscape of Human Subjects Research Compliance
Laura Cacek, IRB Chair, Western IRB
Wakaba Tessier, Attorney, Husch Blackwell
- Common Rule changes
- Right to Try movement
- Social media and research
- Problematic areas when trying to obtain IRB approval
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Compliance Officer Panel: 2016 Hot Topics
Moderater
Lori Laubach, Partner, Moss Adams
Panel
Christie Moon, Director of Compliance, UW Physicians
Erin Brown, Compliance Officer and Financial Counseling Supervisor, Jefferson Healthcare
Richard A Meeks, CHC, CCEP, CHP, Corporate Compliance, Information Security & Internal Audit Officer, EvergreenHealth
Molly Burns Herrmann, JD, CCEP, Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Compliance Official, HIPAA Privacy & Security Officer, NW Permanente PC, Physicians and Surgeons
- Implementation of ACOs & risk-based contracting: How does it affect your compliance activities?
- Getting a handle on social media issues
- Audit and investigation war stories
- Documentation/EHR integrity
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