Registration

Welcome and Announcements

Public Health Legal Authority Development Related to Covid-19 Brian Vazquez, General Counsel, Kansas Department of Health & Environment

• Greater understanding on HIPAA release issues when dealing with a public health emergency
• The roles and limits for federal, state and local authority during a public health emergency
• Definition of isolation, quarantine, and social distancing orders and their application to your organization

Break

Compliance, Ethics and Irrational People (All of Us) Adam Turteltaub, Chief Engagement & Strategy Officer, SCCE & HCCA

• Understand how the human brain makes decisions, often badly
• Learn why people cheat when given the opportunity, and factors that increase and decrease cheating
• Gain insight into why people don’t act when they see wrongdoing

Break

Telehealth, Privacy, and COVID-19: Past, Present, and an Uncertain Future Iliana Peters, Shareholder, Polsinelli, PC Joelle Wilson, Associate, Polsinelli

• Provide an overview of HIPAA, video-teleconferencing platforms, and enforcement during the COVID-19 pandemic
• Describe federal and state telehealth laws and policies, reimbursement, and Public Health Emergency flexibilities during the COVID-19 pandemic
• Offer observations on post-COVID-19 pandemic compliance considerations

Lunch Break

CARES Act Compliance Martie Ross, Principal, PYA Consulting Lori Foley, Principal, PYA, P.C.

• Identify the COVID-19 provider relief programs established under the CARES Act
• Understand the compliance and reporting requirements associated with each program
• Identify best practices in establishing and maintaining internal processes for compliance and reporting

Break

OIG Oversight of COVID-19 Response and Recovery Patrick Cogley, Regional Inspector General for Audit Services, HHS OIG-OAS, Region VII

• Learn about the HHS OIG strategic plan and mission execution related to COVID-19
• Discuss some of the high impact OIG COVID-19 projects
• Review the impact of COVID-19 on healthcare compliance auditing

Break

Auditing 1135 Waivers - Now and Next? What Chief Compliance Officers Need to Know Vickie Patterson, Director, Protiviti Kim Pardini-Kiely, Clinical and Operational Excellence Lead, Protiviti

• Due to the COVID-19 public health emergency, CMS waived certain requirements to provide regulatory relief for providers. In this webinar, we will discuss and provide examples on how to best support the services your organization is providing under the 1135 Waivers. Following this session, attendees will be able to:
• Describe telehealth, HIPAA and Stark 1135 Waivers & documentation strategies
• Apply communication, tracking, documentation, auditing and monitoring tactics to address Section 1135 Waivers and temporary protocols during and post-pandemic recovery