Welcome and Announcements

Challenges in Balancing Cyber Risk with the Demands of the Organization's Stakeholders Bill McCreary, VP Chief Information Officer & Chief Tech Officer, The University of Toledo

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Medicaid Fraud 101 Lloyd Early, Special Agent-In-Charge, Ohio Attorney General, Medicaid Fraud Control Unit

• Define the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit’s role in the overall scheme of Medicaid program integrity, statutory authority, and jurisdiction
• Understand the terms “fraud” and “Medicaid Fraud” and the most common schemes by which providers defraud Medicaid
• Discuss current trends in Ohio Medicaid provider fraud

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Care Modifications Therapists Have Made Due to COVID in a Skilled Nursing Facility Petrina Garritano, Regional Rehab Manager, Laurel Health Care Company

• Apply key infection control guidelines and survey preparedness specific to COVID-19 and its impact in the skilled nursing environment
• Learn strategies to ensure quality services are provided to meet the recovery needs of the patients following coronavirus and its long term effects
• Identify and implement approaches to the challenges facing skilled nursing facilities during the pandemic

Mid-Conference Break

Networking and Discussion Connect with your fellow attendees and enjoy a free-flowing conversation about what stood out during the morning sessions or a compliance challenge you want feedback on. The objective here is to enable conference participants to network with and learn from each other and help overcome the isolation of the past months. This optional networking event will be held on Zoom and participants may choose to be on camera.

Compliance in a Pandemic: the LTC Facility Response Teresa Remy, Director of Consulting, LeaderStat

• Review how long-term care facilities have been impacted by COVID-19 and identify common barriers and innovations used to overcome them
• Review changes to the Requirements of Participation (RoP) due to the pandemic
• Review helpful strategies to minimize survey deficiencies and enforcement actions

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Lean Six Sigma Tools for Planning and Execution David Cutri, Exec. Dir. Internal Audit & CCO, University of Toledo

• Explain the necessity of each business unit’s objectives being aligned with the organization’s overall objectives
• Identify the benefits and challenges of employing the Six Sigma methodology during a healthcare business process improvement engagement
• Identify the difference between output measures and performance measures in a business process, and provide tools and techniques to assess both of these measures

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Current Developments in HIPAA Law Steven Mitchell, Regional Manager, HHS OCR Midwest Region

• Policy Developments
• Breach Highlights and Recent Enforcement Activity
• Best Practices
• How to Stay on Top of HIPAA Law Changes and Issues

Conference Adjourns