Welcome and Announcements

OIG Update: Key Issues in Compliance and Oversight Karen Glassman, Senior Counsel, Office of Counsel to the IG, DHHS Ruth Ann Dorrill, Regional Inspector General, Office of Evaluation and Inspections, DHHS OIG

• Holistic review of OIG’s current priorities
• Summary of anticipated OIG evaluation, audit, and enforcement work
• Deeper dive into four topic areas: COVID-19, opioid misuse, nursing home quality and enforcement

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Virtually Back to Normal: Telemedicine to the Rescue During COVID-19 and After Rachel Goodman, Senior Counsel, Foley & Lardner LLP

• Understanding state and federal regulation of telehealth and other digital healthcare technologies during and after the COVID-19 pandemic
• Identifying potential compliance issues associated with telehealth during and after the pandemic that may need to be addressed within compliance
• Understanding steps that may need to be taken if your organization wishes to continue to use telehealth after the pandemic is over

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Operational Adjustments for the New Stark and AKS Rules Jordan Muhlestein, Compliance & Ethics Director, Intermountain Healthcare Monte Crockett, Counsel II, Legal Department, Intermountain Healthcare

• High-level overview of revised Stark and AKS rules
• Discussion of monitoring processes in key risk areas
• Identification of enforcement unknowns

Mid-Conference Break

Networking and Discussion (optional) Connect with your fellow attendees and enjoy a free-flowing conversation about what stood out during the 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.

Managing a Compliance Department Virtually During the Pandemic Ron Skillens, Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer, UC San Diego Health Sciences

• Evaluate how you can accelerate your productivity through professional development
• Discuss practical methods to build and maintain effective business relationships in the age of the pandemic
• Discuss how to build your 90 day success plan to put all of the concepts in action immediately

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Transitioning to Virtual: Privacy & Security Risks in Telehealth and Work from Home Joan Podleski, Chief Privacy Officer, Children's Health Chris Akeroyd, Senior VP, Chief Information Officer, Children's Health

• Applying controls when starting or expanding telehealth services
• Review available technical controls supporting work from home
• Recognize the risks that can’t be controlled by technology

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The New Physician Fee Schedule and the Impact on Physician Practices Anna Brewer, Partner - Consulting Services , JTaylor

• Outline the key changes of the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
• Quantify WRVU changes and related Revenue impact for major specialties
• Highlight FMV and Commercial Reasonability concerns related to physician employment that exist from this shift in practice economics
• Share best practices for adjusting compensation plan drivers or structures to reduce compliance risk.
• Identify other health system departments that may need to adjust their policies, procedures, and estimates based on this change