March 5, 2021

Washington DC Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference

Virtual , Eastern Standard Time (EST)

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A View From the Inside: A Discussion with an OCR Investigator

John Haskell Investigator DHHS, Office for Civil Rights, Mid-Atlantic Region

• What privacy officers and compliance professionals should know about OCR investigations
• Centering the patient
• The necessity of documentation

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ONC Update: 21st Century Cures Act Final Rule

Elise Sweeney Anthony, JD Executive Director - Office of Policy, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

• Join this session for an overview of ONC’s 21st Century Cures Act Final Rule
• Gain a greater understanding of what constitutes information blocking and the eight exceptions to information blocking
• Learn more about the compliance timeline for organizations

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Moving Forward Compliance with the New Stark and AKS Regulations

Gregg Wallander Shareholder Hall Render

• Understand construct of the new regulations to spot issues
• Understand key definitions, exceptions, and safe harbors for effecting proper compliance
• Practical takeaway actions for a health care organization

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2021 E/M Guidelines and Coding Leveling Changes: Is the Compliance Office Prepared?

Cornelia M. Dorfschmid, PhD Executive Vice President Strategic Management Services, LLC

• Understand recent changes in outpatient E/M coding
• Implications for compliance auditing and monitoring strategies
• Documentation risk and training needs in light of E/M changes

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OIG’s 2020 Special Fraud Alert on Speaker Programs and Monitoring Compliance with the Anti-Kickback Statute

Madeline Bainer Senior Counsel HHS-OIG
Amanda Copsey ACRB Senior Counsel HHS-OIG

• Overview of the Office of Inspector General, the federal anti-kickback statute (AKS), and recent enforcement actions
• Discussion of OIG’s 2020 Special Fraud Alert on Speaker Programs and other OIG guidance materials
• Tips from monitoring AKS compliance through OIG Corporate Integrity Agreements

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Lessons Learned from 2020

Moderator:
Scott Intner Chief Compliance Officer GW Medical Faculty Associates

Panel:
Shirley Knelly Chief Compliance Officer Luminis Health
Mary Edmondson, JD, CHC, AVP Chief Compliance Officer, Regulatory Compliance Department Inova Health System
Lisa Adkins SVP/Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer University of Maryland Medical System

• Transitioning your compliance team to a teleworking environment
• Adjusting your compliance work plan and activities to the new realities
• Dealing with all the changes is remembering the fundamentals

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