Agenda

Sunday, November 3

  • 09:00 AM - 10:30 AM
    Breakout Sessions
    #P01
    P1: Anatomy of a False Claims Act Case Katherine Lauer, Partner, Latham & Watkins, LLP Madeline Bainer, Senior Counsel, HHS-OIG Colin Huntley, Assistant Director, Commercial Litigation Branch, Fraud Section, Civil Division, U.S. DOJ
    • The Investigation Phase: subpoenas/ CIDs, data analysis, witness interviews and more
    • The Negotiation Phase: initiation, ADR, scope of release, monetary and other issues
    • The Resolution Phase: settlement agreements, individual liability, CIAs/ OIG and relator issues
    General Compliance
    #P02
    P2: Corporate Integrity Agreements: The Role of an Independent Review Organization (IRO) Steven Ortquist, Founder & Principal, Arete Compliance Solutions, LLC Glennon Moyers, Partner, KPMG LLP Amanda Copsey, ACRB Senior Counsel, Office of the Inspector General, US Department of Health and Human Services
    • Why do CIAs include an IRO? Frequently utilized review requirements
    • How have the roles and obligations of IRO been modified in recent years? What is behind the modifications?
    • Working with your IRO: Keys to a Successful IRO engagement
    General Compliance
    #P03
    P3: Navigating Enforcement Action, Investigations, and Settlements Anne Daly, Chief Compliance & Integrity Officer, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Christina Villa, Compliance Coordinator, Adventist Health Ana-Cristina Navarro, Chief Compliance Officer, Shasta Community Health Center
    • This session will provide an overview, through a case study, of how an organization can have an adverse event lead them down the path of government surveys and formal enforcement actions on multiple levels, including a 195 item Systems Improvement Agree
    • Illustrate how a compliance team can, and should, assist in facilitating the planning and actions needed to not only overhaul a Health Care Organization’s (HCO) policies and training, but also to support the change in culture needed to sustain
    • Provide tools and methods for supporting the organization wide efforts, as well as lessons learned and mechanisms to help prevent your organization from having to navigate the choppy waters of a formal enforcement action
    General Compliance
  • 09:00 AM - 12:15 PM
    Pre Conference AM Pre Conference
  • 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
    Networking Break Coffee & Hot Tea available
  • 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
    Breakout Sessions
    #P04
    P4: Litigating a False Claims Act Case John Boese, Of Counsel, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP Robert Vogel, Partner, Vogel, Slade & Goldstein, LLP Latour "LT" Lafferty, Partner, Holland & Knight Patrick Klein, Senior Trial Counsel, Department of Justice
    • Common motions in FCA litigation
    • Proving/disproving falsity, knowledge and damages after Escobar
    • Discovery and trial issues in intervened vs. non-intervened cases
    • Escobar-related discovery from the government regarding claims payment
    General Compliance
    #P05
    P5: Anti-Kickback Developments Tony Maida, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery Sally Molloy, Chief, Strategy, Policy and Training Unit, U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Fraud Section Jillian Sparks, Senior Counsel, Industry Guidance Branch, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Counsel to the Inspector General

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  • Discussion of the recent OIG notice of proposed rule-making on value-based payments and regulatory burden reduction
  • Overview of recent anti-kickback enforcement actions and settlements
  • Review of the new all-payor kickback statute, Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act of 2018 (EKRA)
  • Insights on how these developments impact your compliance program and strategies to mitigate risk

General Compliance
#P06
P6: Managed Care Enforcement and Compliance Kay Mesia, Principal, Two International Rose Dunn, Chief Operating Officer, First Class Solutions, Inc.
  • FDR enforcement in a Medicare Advantage Plan: Compliance process and oversight
  • RADV expectations of Medicare Advantage for claims data accuracy
  • Deficiency remediation
General Compliance
  • 12:15 PM - 01:30 PM
    Lunch (On Your Own)
  • 01:30 PM - 03:00 PM
    Breakout Sessions
    #P07
    P7: Negotiating False Claims Act Settlements and Mediation Jack Wenik, Partner, Epstein Becker & Green PC Janice Symchych, Mediator and Arbitrator, JAMS Sean O'Connell, Counsel, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Laura Laemmle-Weidenfeld, Partner, Jones Day
    • Latest developments in False Claims Act settlements, including new DOJ policies and the effect of Universal Health Services v. United States ex rel. Escobar
    • Negotiating False Claims Act settlements including corporate and individual settlements
    • Drafting False Claims Act settlement agreements from the defense and government perspectives
    General Compliance
    #P08
    P8: Handling a Criminal Healthcare Fraud Case Richard Westling, Member, Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. Ralph Caccia, Partner, Wiley Rein LLP Amy Markopoulos, Counsel to the Chief, Healthcare Fraud Unit, U.S. DOJ
    • The role of data in criminal cases
    • Emerging criminal enforcement trends
    • Responding to criminal investigations and prosecutions
    General Compliance
    #P09
    P9: Enforcement and Compliance for General Counsel and Compliance Officers John Kelly, Member, Bass, Berry & Sims PLC Lisa Adkins, SVP/Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer, University of Maryland Medical System Shannon Sumner, Principal/Chief Compliance Officer, PYA
    • Enforcement agencies, government regulators, and whistleblowers remain focused on pursing health care fraud and abuse matters placing compliance programs and legal counsel as the first lines of defense
    • With so much at risk, our panelists will provide guidance and advice about what is keeping them up at night from the different perspectives of in-house counsel, compliance officer, and outside counsel
    • The panelists will provide advice on best practices to minimize the identified risks and enhance both legal and compliance functions
    General Compliance
  • 01:30 PM - 04:45 PM
    Pre Conference PM
  • 03:00 PM - 03:15 PM
    Networking Break Coffee & Hot Tea available
  • 03:15 PM - 04:45 PM
    Breakout Sessions
    #P10
    P10: Cyber Security and Health Care Privacy Roy Wyman, Attorney, Nelson Mullins Broad and Cassel David Kessler, Public Sector Product Compliance Counsel, Verizon Marti Arvin, Executive Advisor, CynergisTek, Inc. Joseph Dickinson, Partner, Michael, Best & Friedrich, LLP
    • Assessing current cyber security and privacy legal landscape and enforcement actions
    • erging technologies: Cyber security and privacy risks for healthcare-related entities
    • Addressing risks from supply chain and third-party vendors to help reduce enforcement risks
    General Compliance
    #P11
    P11: Federal Administrative Sanctions: Exclusions, Civil Money Penalties, and Case Update Kristin Carter, Sharehloder, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC Michael Torrisi, Senior Counsel, Office of Counsel to the Insepctor General, U.S. D
    • Overview of HHS-OIG and CMS administrative enforcement tools and sanctions, including civil monetary penalties, exclusions, revocations, and suspensions
    • Trends, priorities, and updates in HHS-OIG enforcement and CMS program integrity actions
    • A review of recent federal administrative healthcare enforcement actions
    General Compliance
    #P12
    P12: Compliance, Repayment and Self-Disclosure Brian Bewley, Partner - Life Sciences and Healthcare, Goodwin Procter LLP Heather Bokor, Chief Compliance Ofcr, Univ of Florida Health System Nicole Caucci, Deputy Branch Chief, OIG HHS David Fuchs, Senior Counsel, Office of Counsel to the IG, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services