September 11, 2020
Minneapolis Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference
Virtual , Central Daylight Time (CDT)Agenda
Friday, September 11
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08:30 AM - 09:30 AMCurrent Fraud Trends & Public/Private Partnership Gary Cantrell, Deputy Inspector General for Investigations, OIG HHS Rick Munson, Program Integrity Chief Compliance Officer & VP Investigations, United Healthcare
- The value of Private Public Partnerships in combatting health care fraud
- OIG’s efforts to combat health care fraud schemes
- COVID-19’s impact on health care fraud (emerging schemes and enforcement challenges)
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09:30 AM - 09:45 AMBreak
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09:45 AM - 10:45 AMTelemedicine and Professional Billing Dawn Backlund, VP, Chief Compliance Officer, North Memorial Health Kelly Cusick, Compliance Manager, North Memorial Health
- Telemedicine pre and post COVID and future outlook
- Changes in professional coding and documentation post-COVID and for 2021
- Compliance hot spots and audit practices/ topics in these areas for 2021
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10:45 AM - 11:00 AMBreak
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11:00 AM - 12:00 PMDesigning Learner-Centered Compliance Education Kelsey Arneson, Compliance Program Specialist, Sanford Health
- Methods for designing compliance education that won’t bore the audience
- Adult learning principles to optimize learner outcomes
- Easy-to-apply visual design tips to elevate the professionalism of your end product
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12:00 PM - 01:00 PMLunch Break
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01:00 PM - 02:00 PMFraud, Waste & Abuse, Hot Topics Jesse Witten, Partner, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Steve Lokensgard, Partner, Faegre, Drinker, Biddle & Reath
- Understand the key concepts included in the proposed regulatory changes to the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute and how they may affect future enforcement efforts
- Learn about the temporary COVID-related waivers to the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute
- Be aware of current enforcement trends, including risks related to COVID-related funding
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02:00 PM - 02:15 PMBreak
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02:15 PM - 03:15 PMCOVID-19 Compliance Landscape: Provider/Payer Perspective Kelsey Lawson, Chief Risk & Compliance Officer, Hennepin Healthcare Ann Kinsella, VP Compliance & Privacy, Medica
- Recognizing compliance risks during shifting federal and state requirements for coverage, cost-sharing and billing
- Optimizing relationships with operational and financial staff to document decisions and mitigate risks
- Enforcement priorities/trends and effective internal auditing and monitoring when resources are stretched
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03:15 PM - 03:30 PMBreak
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03:30 PM - 04:30 PMCompliance Officer Panel Cindy Matson, Senior Executive Director, Compliance Special Services, Sanford Health Tobi Tanzer, VP, Integrity & Compliance, and Chief Compliance Officer, HealthPartners, Inc Lucky Wagner, Senior Vendor Oversight Consultant, Medica
- Review the importance of a compliance program in today’s environment and share ideas to get a program started or revitalized
- Discuss professional development and career progression in healthcare compliance, along with the challenges and benefits of the profession
- Identify qualities of a successful compliance officer and hallmarks of a successful compliance program