January 15, 2021

Charlotte Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference

Virtual , Eastern Standard Time (EST)

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Privacy Officer Panel: Privacy Breaches and the Lessons They Offer

Moderator:
Carrie Cavanaugh Assistant Vice President, Atrium Health

Panel:
Alicia Bowers SVP and Chief Privacy and Compliance Officer Atrium Health
Elizabeth Willis Privacy Officer, Roper St Francis
Frank Riccardi Vice President, Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer, Cone Health

• Critical initial steps when a breach is suspected/ confirmed
• Proactive planning and networking strategies to positively impact your organization
• How to tailor breach communications to keep employees, board members, patients/potential patients and donors informed

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OCR HIPAA Right to Access Initiative and Information Blocking Rule

Elizabeth G. Litten Partner and Chief Privacy and HIPAA Security Officer, Fox Rothschild LLP
Theresa Morton, MSN, RN Project Director, Promoting Interoperability Cone Health

• Avoid investigations and penalties for failure to comply with HIPAA individual access rights requirements
• Prepare for compliance with the Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology’s (ONC) new rule prohibiting information blocking and facilitating individual access via apps
• Understand the potential impact of the HIPAA proposed rule that will change how you deal with access requests and authorizations

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Post-Acute Care Hot Topics

Pamela Duncan Chief Compliance Officer Hospice Care of SC

• Significant Developments / shifts in the Regulatory Environment
• The impact of COVID-19 and its Subsequent Waivers on Post-Acute Care
• Celebrating Corporate Compliance and Ethics Week in Post-Acute Settings

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Compliance’s Role in Integration Planning

Lee Decker Chief Compliance Officer Novant Health
Kelly Patterson Senior Director, Corporate Compliance Novant Health

• Understand and begin to implement the compliance function’s integration into the merger or acquisition
• Identify risks and define processes needed to mitigate risks with clinic integration
• Identify and mitigate risks associated with integration of EMR and other technology

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The Compliance Cure: Partner with a Physician Advisor

Erin Rydell Director of Corporate Compliance Atrium Health
Brian Moore, MD Physician Advisor Services Atrium Health

• Discuss the evolving role of Physician Advisors and their involvement in hospital compliance
• Discuss ways to establish the Physician Advisor partnership in any healthcare setting
• Explore opportunities for Compliance and Physician Advisor partnerships

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An Ounce of Prevention: Effective Strategies for Minimizing Whistleblower Risks

Sandra Miller Partner Womble Bond Dickinson LLP

• Information that assists in recognizing and analyzing potential whistleblower and qui tam situations
• Strategies and early interventions that are useful in reducing the chance that compliance issues will become qui tam cases
• An understanding of the protections afforded whistleblowers under federal statutes and regulations and potential damage awards for retaliatory actions
• Information on how to deal with an employed whistleblower effectively to avoid increasing risk to the organization both in terms of resolution with the government and damages sought by the whistleblower for retaliation

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