October 22, 2021

Chicago Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference

Chicago, IL, United States

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Enforcement Trends Update

Linda Wawzenski, Deputy Chief Civil Division, US Attorney’s Office

• Understand why healthcare fraud statistics on criminal and civil cases can help your compliance program
• Learn about COVID-19 fraud and how to avoid it
• Review current DOJ priorities and their impact on healthcare fraud investigations

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OCR Enforcement Discretion: What to Expect Going Forward

Marti Arvin, Executive Advisor, CynergisTek, Inc.

• Describe the enforcement discretion exercised by OCR during the COVID-19 pandemic and identify likely change regarding enforcement post-pandemic
• Ascertain the likely impact of the 5th Circuit decision in MD Anderson v. OCR on enforcement
• Recognize the key implication of the proposed changes to the HIPAA regulations for a healthcare organization

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False Claims Act: Enforcement Priorities, Risk, and Remedies

Michael C. Theis, Partner, Hogan Lovells, US LLP

• Understand the current FCA enforcement priorities of the Department of Justice
• Apply recent case developments and litigation trends to organizational compliance training and guidance
• Define the hallmarks of effective compliance programs that reduce FCA risk

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Providing Telehealth During COVID-19: Key Issues to Consider

Jayme Matchinski, Officer, Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C.

• Provide an overview of regulatory issues related to the provision of Telehealth and Telemedicine
• Identify key issues that impact the provision of Telemedicine during COVID-19
• Define the next steps that providers should consider to avoid liability and enhance patient care

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Compliance Management of Physician Financial Arrangements: Commercial Reasonableness, FMV, Approval Process, and Payment Oversight in light of final Stark Rules

Moderator:
Heather Fields, Shareholder, Chair - Hospital/Health Systems Practice, Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren
Panelists:
Robert Wade, Partner, Barnes & Thornburg, LLP
Adam Klein, Independent Advisor, Adam J. Klein, LLC

• Impact of new Stark Law Final Rule and current government view on common approaches to determining FMV and documenting commercial reasonableness
• Market vs. benchmark data and how (and why) to transition from case-by-case FMV to an enterprise risk management approach
• Hypothetical case study illustrating application to different types of relationships

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How to Respond to “I Heard That’s Illegal!”

David Glaser, Shareholder, Fredrikson & Byron PA

• Suggestions for improving your hiring process for compliance professionals
• Tips for explaining complicated rules and the legal hierarchy to both compliance and medical professionals
• Strategies for analyzing contradictory “expert” opinions and reducing the legal anxiety that can prompt employees to become eternal whistleblowers
• Review examples of situations where compliance professionals correctly, or incorrectly, concluded something was illegal

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