Boston Regional Conference
September 8, 2017
Boston, MA
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Stark Law – Case Studies
Lisa Ohrin Wilson, Senior Technical Advisor, CMS
Larry Vernaglia, JD, MPH, Partner, Health Law Group, Foley & Lardner, LLP
- Understand the latest changes to the Physician Self-Referral (Stark) Law;
- Address the compliance officer’s role in working with Stark; and
- Consider several recent cases and potential impact on healthcare providers
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Hearing from the Government
George Mills, Deputy Center Director, CMS Center for Program Integrity
- Key CMS Program Integrity initiatives
- Audits and Investigations, including the contractors who perform them and the scope of their authority.
- Review of Medicaid Program Integrity contractors, ZPICs, and the new UPICs, MACs, and RACs.
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Avoiding Qui Tam Actions: Issues and Considerations
Robert A. Griffith, Gargiulo / Rudnick, LLP
David S. Schumacher, Hooper, Lundy & Bookman, PC
- Gain an understanding of the ins and outs of the False Claims Act from practitioners
- Learn about the features of compliance programs—good and bad—that make the difference in qui tam lawsuits
- Discover practical “dos and don’ts” when dealing with complainants that can save your company from a whistleblower suit
- Understand the most common issues in qui tam lawsuits today
- Get an inside view from former government prosecutors about what matters most in qui tam lawsuits
- Understand from experienced counsel what drives whistleblowers and how you can avoid them
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Beneficiary Inducement and Financial Relationships with Patients
Jill Wright, Foley & Lardner
- Highlight what can and cannot be offered to patients
- Recent changes to OIG regulations and guidance
- When is it appropriate to waive patient financial obligations?
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Managing Access and Permissions: Steps to reduce your risks
Jennifer Cox, Cox & Osowiecki, LLC
Rick King, Chief Compliance Officer, UMass Memorial Medical Center
Lynn Sessions, Partner, Baker Hostetler
- Discussion of the importance of keeping a focus on Privacy (not just Security)
- Outline of immediate steps covered entities and business associates can take to reduce their Privacy and breach risk
- Lessons to be learned: Review of OCR major enforcement activity on unauthorized access
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Keynote: Enforcement Trends and Updates with Acting US Attorney William Weinreb
Dave Yarin, Principal, Deloitte
William D. Weinreb, Acting U.S. Attorney, District of Massachusetts
- Key takeaways from the Yates Memo
- Drug diversion
- Healthcare fraud enforcement trends and compliance program effectiveness
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